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DieselKushstarted grow question 5y ago

Do you think these guys are ready, #1 we want to top and #2 we want to FIM? What do you think should we wait?

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Burmeseanswered grow question 5y ago

Hi friend, You can top or fim when they have 4 or 5 nodes.It’s still alittle bit early to do that.But I recommend to do LST rather than topping or fimming.For an auto flower,you shouldn’t top or fim more than one time.They have short life cycle and don’t have so much time to recover.You can get the same result or may be better one by doing LST.So I encourage you to do only LST rather than top or fim.Happy growing... ✌️

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Astarteanswered grow question 5y ago

I would wait a week or two. Ive done side by sides with autos doing no top, top, and fim. Topping is by far the best in my experience but I would only top it once and when its more robust.

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russrahlanswered grow question 5y ago

They look a bit small to me to be fiming them yet. Your bigger plant, #1 I think is close, I would wait a few more days till they have at least 4 nodes and are a bit beefier. Cheers!💨 #trusttheplant

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Godsgrower316answered grow question 5y ago

Those look from seed Nd if there autos dont top just lst. Otherwise best to wait between 3 nodes to 5 atleast before you start topping

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