Fimming With My Blaze: A Complete How to FIM Guide

**raptor22** · 06-06-2009, 12:37 PM

I just wanted to say thanks for the FAQ. I experimented with topping a plant this grow, and the topped plant is doing much better than the others, so I am going to give fimming a try next time around.

**Mindmelted** · 06-06-2009, 12:51 PM

Thanks M Blaze,Now i understand what people where talking about.Will have to try this with my super silver haze on the next grow.

**born2killspam** · 06-06-2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by M Blaze

Sticky yes but close NO! Closing this thread would serve no purpose at all. I welcome all comments and questions so why would I want the thread closed?

Yea, dudes gotta stick around and keep repeating the same things again and again, and again..

I'll volounteer my understanding of the technique to help, I've outlined it when questions came up in UB's thread..
And I was going to suggest expanding on the OP to lessen that a bit, but thats done now I suppose, but will need to be done some more I'd bet.. (If a method as simple as topping creates as many questions as UB's thread, all I can say is good luck..

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How predictable are your results anyways.. I've done FIM a few crops, and found it tough to get clearly repeatable results.. I truly understand why they call it 'F.I.M.', but the results I got were never bad.. It was the screen that drove me up the fucking wall.. I gotta hand it to ppl who can scrog like Kalitkitsune etc, that takes alot of talent a patience!!
Funny thing is I remember from back in the OverGrow.com days that nobody knew what FIM stood for.. The general concensus amongst ppl was that it was designed to make ppl wonder, kind of like John Cooper did with the Cooper 'S' mini engine..

**MediMary** · 06-06-2009, 03:44 PM

ahh I just meant that your digram was so nice.. I didnt think anyone would have question = )
hehe fuck I missed, thats what I told my girl last night... lol
j/k = )

love u guys..
peace in

**born2killspam** · 06-06-2009, 05:17 PM

The black backed diagram has been on this site for a while.. I've reposted it in a few threads myself.. Still, questions abound..

**M Blaze** · 06-06-2009, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by born2killspam

How predictable are your results anyways.. I've done FIM a few crops, and found it tough to get clearly repeatable results.. I truly understand why they call it 'F.I.M.', but the results I got were never bad.. It was the screen that drove me up the fucking wall..

My results have always been consistent but some plants will grow more new shoots than others. Jackmayoffer's thread will be interesting to see because it will be done to half his crop so there will be a lot of plants to compare results. It always works well for me and does what its intended to do which is to create as many new growth shoots as possible with very minimal stress to the plant. The end result is a wider canopy with many colas but some plants will have more colas than others.

Originally Posted by born2killspam

The black backed diagram has been on this site for a while.. I've reposted it in a few threads myself.. Still, questions abound..

Yes I think I got both diagrams off this site but im not sure who originally posted them.

**born2killspam** · 06-06-2009, 11:26 PM

Neither am I.. When I saw that pic I tossed it on my hdd though..

**growinman** · 06-07-2009, 12:10 AM

This is first class, just like yourself, MR Blaze!! Most definately one of the most clear and easy to follow write-ups(w/pics 2) around!!

+rep4u!!

**uptosumpn** · 06-07-2009, 02:46 PM

See thats what the fuck im talking about!!!! Clear, to the point and well explained! Damm blaze you have taught us well!!! Know i have something else to my techniques of growing to have monster yeilds!!!! Thanks ++rep to ya!

**turtleblood** · 06-08-2009, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by M Blaze

Some people FIM each plant more than once to create even more colas and branches and it works very well for them and has very minimal stress on the plant.

I usually FIM plants when they are between 1-2ft tall and it should be done at least 2 weeks before turning to 12/12 to maximise the growth potential of the new shoots and maximise the benefits of using this method.

#1 Locate the very top of the new growth.
#2 With a clean, sterilized scissors, Fold the fan leafs over and cut approximately 80% of the new growth off the plant.
#3 This is what it should look like after the cut has been made.
#4 View of the Cut section after 2 days growth, showing the 4 new growth shoots (branches)
I sometimes dont even use scissors and I just pinch out some of the new growth with my fingers. Heres a few pics of another plant that I pinched with my fingers.
You can see the dot where the FIM was done.
4/6/09 Now you can see how many new shoots have started to form and you can get some idea of how many main branches this plant will have.
This is the difference between FIMming and Topping:
Heres a few pics of the later stages of a single FIMming and what it can do.

THANK YOU! SO useful to have a good explanation with visuals... And explaining exactly the difference between FIMming and topping is great. Now I know when and how I should FIM in the future.

You said that FIMming 2 weeks before starting 12/12 was best for the potential growth you can get from the plant. What about FIMming many times over an extended veg period? You could essentially grow a tree if you did this, correct? Is that what you do in your grow? I am going back to look now... but thanks for the time you put into this! Very much appreciated!