FIM TECHNIQUE

First published by Kyle Kushman in July 00 High times, the FIM Technique came from a grower in south carolina who discovered the topping method by accident. Without naming himself or herself the reader instead cryptically asked that the technique be called FIM. Now colloquially referred to as FIMMING, this ingenious way to get multiple tops from one plant has transformed indoor growing.

Traditional topping [diagram A] involves cutting the growing node off completely to induce the stalk to split in two. FIM growers trim the top 80% of the node, leaving about 20% intact [diagram B]. The node splits into many more tops, creating a bushier tree. Using the FIM technique just once can yield up to eight additional shoots.

What originally apeared to be a sloppy way of topping became instead, perfect for dramatically increasing harvest.

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First harvest - 26.5 pounds - Grown with 2 flashlights and a picture of the sun. 14.95 plus shipping for a how to video.
See BIGMIKE13's thread for complete details.

funny you should bring this up, I have just fim'd my middle plant. I got two extra shoots, but are growing retarded. For my type of setup, it is not as beneficial as it would be having more time to veg. like an outdoor grow. I wouldnt recommend this for a cab grow like mine but if you have lots of time and space, it might work out better. Nice thread.

there's several theads on this subject, jonny. and you're the first person to write back with an answer thanks.

i prefer not to stress the plants unnessarally. why FIM when you can top? why top at all if you can avoid it? is it even increasing yeild?

some strains will have a predetermined yeild, which won't be increased by topping. most strains though, will produce more.

blueberry is a good example of a plant that should be topped. cola's are small, buds are small, yeild is measly unless you top, which i do at ten nodes.

kp

Big bud strains love to be topped

I havent tried the fim method yet, i thought it stood for fuck i missed.

I tried topping various plants and they all reacted well to it and produced more bud.

My train of thought has led me to "cola grow" I'm growing from clone and just grown the cola, i dont want all the hundreds of levaes below to consider, i only want to grow the cola. Less but better quality bud is what i aim for and a quicker turnaround.

right, that is the only way to push BB to its full potential in bud mass.
i tried fimming a few times and stopped doing it, all you end up with is some crippled leaves and no additional grow, so it sucks from my point of view.

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On my last grow I "FIM"ed one, and LST'ed the other. The LST yielded MUCH more. The stress from the topping slows growth. That ultimately meant that it wasn't just a smaller bushier plant, it was a stunted retarded plant.

I have basically found that no matter what, any additional stress to your plant is a BAD thing!

But I can't claim to be an authority on this, I've only tried it once. I'm sure I'll try it again, I just didn't like the outcome.

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Well a while back I looked in grow FAQ and I got the impression that topping and FIMing were the same thing so I did some research and found this. I just put it up here because it helped me...

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Everything I read and say on this sight is for entertaiment purposes only. I have never grown or plan to grow marijuana, my sparse knowledge comes from what i have watched and or read on this and other sights on the internet.


First harvest - 26.5 pounds - Grown with 2 flashlights and a picture of the sun. 14.95 plus shipping for a how to video.
See BIGMIKE13's thread for complete details.

i use the fim method for my plant at about 8 inches if they are clones take a razor blade push back top two fan leafs and cut the grow leaf bud off leaving about 10-20 percent the more you cut back the more colas ive got up to 7 also sometimes i will snip lower branch near top depends on looks but the theory is the plants tries hard to make it the more it has to push through without taking to much damage the stronger the plant so sniping branches pinching stem cutting off top all these methods are used to "push" the plant if its not the size of the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog same applies to your plant