Wierd Topping Results --HELP--

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So i topped 5 of my plants and i'm getting some wierd results. the first plant i topped is growing back with two main stems (es expected) but the leaves coming out of those stems are all distored and almost twisted and do not resemble normal leaves AT ALL!. and then there are two that i think i clipped alittle two low and are not growing back. normally How long does it take for new growth to appear again - cause its been over two days for some????
 
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i dont have any rite now but i'll and get some alittle later. any advice in the meantime wud b great tho
 
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i hope so - because 1 has show nabsolutely NO sign of growth since i cut it ( thats the 1 i think i cut 2 low)
 
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marcus420

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pictures would help you may have stressed it therefore slowing growth how big are they and does the plant you may have cut too low still look decent ?
 
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kindprincess

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well, it sounds to me like you accidentaly found the fim technique. fim stands for "fuck! i missed!"

let me find the article and i'll be back.
 
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kindprincess

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here you go

FIM Technique
There is a topping method known as the FIM technique. If you push the leaves apart at the very top of the plant you should see a small bud (not flowering bud but an actually leaf bud). Use a pair of nail clippers to pinch off about 3/4 of the bud. This should result in more than two top colas being developed. In a single FIM clipping you can produce up to eight new top colas.
The origins of this technique are humorous. As the story goes, FIM was discovered accidentally when a grower messed up a topping exercise. FIM stands for: "Fuck I Missed".
 
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yeah i did that - and i still have those results. on the one that has no growth i accidentally cut the whole bud off - is that bad???
 
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abudsmoker

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no and the leaves will look normal. its justs forcing new growth and takes time to look dark green and normal again
 
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stickstones

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kindprincess said:
here you go

FIM Technique
There is a topping method known as the FIM technique. If you push the leaves apart at the very top of the plant you should see a small bud (not flowering bud but an actually leaf bud). Use a pair of nail clippers to pinch off about 3/4 of the bud. This should result in more than two top colas being developed. In a single FIM clipping you can produce up to eight new top colas.
The origins of this technique are humorous. As the story goes, FIM was discovered accidentally when a grower messed up a topping exercise. FIM stands for: "Fuck I Missed".
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Got any idea when this should be done? Maybe at a certain # of nodes?
 
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fdd2blk

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funky growth 1 - looks fimmed, that's a GOOD thing.
funky growth 2 - see funky growth 1
no new growth 3 - nope not yet. give it time.

all is well my friend. all is well.
 
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