Fimming With My Blaze: A Complete How to FIM Guide
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bender420
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I do it last time once they were fully rooted, after I transplanted the rooted rockwool cubes to a coco. Fed them 0.6 EC as soon as I felt like they caught on in a few days from transplant boom I FIMMED em. I really like it because now there is a lot of branching starting from a very lower part of the plant.
Mine look similar to the pic above, perhaps not as crazy as the dude's above but this was my first time. The results I got are like doing a screen of green without the screen.
sgt.stiffy
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im very interested in this method, i am going to try it with my scrog 
jolly8541
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I tried this with my current grow, but I don't think that I pinched the growing tip back far enough. I think that I got the same result from tying my V shaped clones until the lower growth caught up with the main stem. Question, in matters where growing height is limited, should I trim the lower growth on the plant. I use flouros and have a pretty solid canopy, but the lower portion of the plant doesn't get much light. If I trim the lower growth in this type of situation would this increase my main bud growth?
DannyGreenEyes
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Thanks for this thread M-Blaze, it explains just about everything.
Two of the clones I bought have already been FIMed and being a newbie it drove me nuts at first. I had no idea what was going on, but this explains a lot.
I was trying to decide between the 4 cola topping technique and FIMing, but unless my eyes deceive me, your plant got one heck of a lot more colas then the 4 I would get from topping.
I'd like to do it with my other plants, but does this have to be done above the second node like with UB topping technique, or can it be done at any stage of the plants growth? (while in veg of course)
And just out of curiosity, have you tried this technique on a polyploidy?
Two of the clones I bought have already been FIMed and being a newbie it drove me nuts at first. I had no idea what was going on, but this explains a lot.
I was trying to decide between the 4 cola topping technique and FIMing, but unless my eyes deceive me, your plant got one heck of a lot more colas then the 4 I would get from topping.
I'd like to do it with my other plants, but does this have to be done above the second node like with UB topping technique, or can it be done at any stage of the plants growth? (while in veg of course)
And just out of curiosity, have you tried this technique on a polyploidy?
DannyGreenEyes
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Approx. 30 hrs. & no reply. I guess I'm on my own.
I'll try it with my plants the way they are and report my results for anyone else with the same question.
Have a good one.
I'll try it with my plants the way they are and report my results for anyone else with the same question.
Have a good one.
bender420
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u can FIM at any time on any node, but you want to do it to the highest nodes so the lower branches could catch up. for a lot of strains u can even fim right before flowering. ♦
DannyGreenEyes
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Cool, thanks for the info +rep
I just FIMmed 4 of the 6 plants that need it. The other 2 didn't have top growth at the right stage, or they're not currently making a node (don't know which is the right way to say it. lol), so I'll try those 2 tommorow. Hopefully I didn't mess it up too bad. lol
I just FIMmed 4 of the 6 plants that need it. The other 2 didn't have top growth at the right stage, or they're not currently making a node (don't know which is the right way to say it. lol), so I'll try those 2 tommorow. Hopefully I didn't mess it up too bad. lol
bender420
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You will be aight, it is pretty difficult to mess it up.
notoriousb
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and if you do mess it up, it will always grow back. it's a plant
DannyGreenEyes
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Hi again everyone. I'm happy to report that the 5 plants that I topped all started that lower case y branching below the FIM and have started branching like crazy, but the tops aren't growing out as fast as I would have liked, in fact barely at all, and on some of them the tips where I made the cut are kind of turning brown. Is this normal?
Also, the 2 clones that I bought that came from a FIMed plant, does anyone know what I can expect from them? In other words, do I have to FIM them to get more than 1 cola or will they grow more than 1 cola all by themselves? Has anyone grown a clone that came from a FIMed plant?
One more question, if the clones that came FIMed will grow more than 1 main stem, how do I identify them from other stems?
Also, the 2 clones that I bought that came from a FIMed plant, does anyone know what I can expect from them? In other words, do I have to FIM them to get more than 1 cola or will they grow more than 1 cola all by themselves? Has anyone grown a clone that came from a FIMed plant?
One more question, if the clones that came FIMed will grow more than 1 main stem, how do I identify them from other stems?
DannyGreenEyes
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OK, just took some pics, hope this helps. First let me warn you, my cam sucks, even at this resolution - 1280 x 1024 (1.3mp) which is it's highest setting. I'll be getting a decent digital camera with this harvest.... hopefully.
These plants came to me as clones, I've been growing all but 1 of them for 3 weeks. Because of a newbie mistake their growth has been stunted a bit. I added Bone Meal & Blood Meal to FFOF. Only 2 tablespoons of each in each 5 gallon pot. But that was enough to cause nute burns which as it turns out causes thin & underdeveloped roots. The sad storie's here including a pic of the roots, if you wanna take a look. https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/279949-nute-burns-tansplant-flush-clone.html I've only been seeing a damaged leaf here & there on the other 7 plants, so the burning is minor and hopefully it will stop in about a week or so.
Another newbie mistake I made was using my PH tester (probe type) to test the PH in the water, and I'm just finding out that it's not accurate at all for water. I'll be buying PH test strips before I water them which will be tommorow. You might notice that they're drooping a little, but the stores are closed and I'm also hoping that starving them for water a few hours might encourage their roots to expand and seek out water.
That said, if anyone sees anything else that I might be doing wrong please let me know. I'm learning fast, but I'm still a newbie.
OK, now on to the plants. The first two are the Opiums, these are the 2 that came to me from a FIMed mother, at least I think. The only other possibility for the crazy branching, from what I'm told, is that it cam from a polyploidy, which I highly doubt.
The Opium 1 is 7.5" and the Opium 2 is 6.5". The only questions I have on these 2 plants is if I can expect more than 1 main stem or if I have to FIM it to get more than 1. And if I can expect more than 1 without FIMing it, then how do I tell which ones are the main stems so I don't clip them and turn them into clones.
The next two are my Durban Poisons, they're both 5". On both plants the first pics are them, the 2nd pics are examples of the y branching which I think means the FIM worked, and the rest are pics of the FIM spot.
The next plant is my NY Diesel, she's 6.5". I'm not sure if I did this one right. Pic 1 is the plant, pic 2 is an example of the y branching, but as you can see the new branch isn't very developed, they pretty much all look like those 2. Pic 3 is a piece I broke off by accident from the FIM spot while taking the pics, I'm pretty sure it was just the side leaves, but if that was the start of a main stem then I made a big boo boo. The rest are of the FIM site.
The next two plants are my Blueberrys, at least one of them is. I'm pretty sure one is a Mendocino County Purp, and I think it's # 1 being it's almost twice the size of #2. (A few people have told me that Blueberries are "tempermental" so I figure the smaller one must be the blueberry) I won't know for sure which is which till they flower and one turns purple. #1 is 6" and #2 is 3.5". The first pics are of the plants, the second pics are examples of the y branching, and the rest are of the FIM site.
The last one is the Purple Passion, I've only been growing her for 2 weeks this Monday. I had to replant her because she had a real bad reaction to the nute burn, but that's another story. I FIMed her with the rest (Monday) before I realized that she was going to have to be replanted, and her growth has been severly stunted, she's only 1.5", about a half inch bigger than when I got her. The first pic is of the plant and the others are of the FIM site. Because of her stunted growth I doubt if anyone can say if it worked or not. I just threw her in there in case anyone wanted to see a very small plant that was recently FIMed.
So the qustion I have, other than the ones on the Opiums, is if anyone can tell if the FIMs are taking hold or if I have to redo them. Can you tell from the Y branching that's started on all except the NY Diesel? Or do I have to wait for the FIM spots to grow and see if I get any new main stems from that spot?
Sorry for posting soo many pics, but my cam stinks and I wanted to try to make sure that I was taking pics of what you needed to see, not that I'm sure what that is yet.
I'm really trying to learn, so if anyone can tell me what I should be looking for, what I should expect to see, or when I should expect to see it I'd really appreciate it.
These plants came to me as clones, I've been growing all but 1 of them for 3 weeks. Because of a newbie mistake their growth has been stunted a bit. I added Bone Meal & Blood Meal to FFOF. Only 2 tablespoons of each in each 5 gallon pot. But that was enough to cause nute burns which as it turns out causes thin & underdeveloped roots. The sad storie's here including a pic of the roots, if you wanna take a look. https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/279949-nute-burns-tansplant-flush-clone.html I've only been seeing a damaged leaf here & there on the other 7 plants, so the burning is minor and hopefully it will stop in about a week or so.
Another newbie mistake I made was using my PH tester (probe type) to test the PH in the water, and I'm just finding out that it's not accurate at all for water. I'll be buying PH test strips before I water them which will be tommorow. You might notice that they're drooping a little, but the stores are closed and I'm also hoping that starving them for water a few hours might encourage their roots to expand and seek out water.
That said, if anyone sees anything else that I might be doing wrong please let me know. I'm learning fast, but I'm still a newbie.
OK, now on to the plants. The first two are the Opiums, these are the 2 that came to me from a FIMed mother, at least I think. The only other possibility for the crazy branching, from what I'm told, is that it cam from a polyploidy, which I highly doubt.
The Opium 1 is 7.5" and the Opium 2 is 6.5". The only questions I have on these 2 plants is if I can expect more than 1 main stem or if I have to FIM it to get more than 1. And if I can expect more than 1 without FIMing it, then how do I tell which ones are the main stems so I don't clip them and turn them into clones.
The next two are my Durban Poisons, they're both 5". On both plants the first pics are them, the 2nd pics are examples of the y branching which I think means the FIM worked, and the rest are pics of the FIM spot.
The next plant is my NY Diesel, she's 6.5". I'm not sure if I did this one right. Pic 1 is the plant, pic 2 is an example of the y branching, but as you can see the new branch isn't very developed, they pretty much all look like those 2. Pic 3 is a piece I broke off by accident from the FIM spot while taking the pics, I'm pretty sure it was just the side leaves, but if that was the start of a main stem then I made a big boo boo. The rest are of the FIM site.
The next two plants are my Blueberrys, at least one of them is. I'm pretty sure one is a Mendocino County Purp, and I think it's # 1 being it's almost twice the size of #2. (A few people have told me that Blueberries are "tempermental" so I figure the smaller one must be the blueberry) I won't know for sure which is which till they flower and one turns purple. #1 is 6" and #2 is 3.5". The first pics are of the plants, the second pics are examples of the y branching, and the rest are of the FIM site.
The last one is the Purple Passion, I've only been growing her for 2 weeks this Monday. I had to replant her because she had a real bad reaction to the nute burn, but that's another story. I FIMed her with the rest (Monday) before I realized that she was going to have to be replanted, and her growth has been severly stunted, she's only 1.5", about a half inch bigger than when I got her. The first pic is of the plant and the others are of the FIM site. Because of her stunted growth I doubt if anyone can say if it worked or not. I just threw her in there in case anyone wanted to see a very small plant that was recently FIMed.
So the qustion I have, other than the ones on the Opiums, is if anyone can tell if the FIMs are taking hold or if I have to redo them. Can you tell from the Y branching that's started on all except the NY Diesel? Or do I have to wait for the FIM spots to grow and see if I get any new main stems from that spot?
Sorry for posting soo many pics, but my cam stinks and I wanted to try to make sure that I was taking pics of what you needed to see, not that I'm sure what that is yet.
I'm really trying to learn, so if anyone can tell me what I should be looking for, what I should expect to see, or when I should expect to see it I'd really appreciate it.
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DannyGreenEyes
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I'm having trouble telling the sex. I'm a newbie so maybe I should have not FIMed any before I had some grows under my belt, but 2 came to me with FIM characteristics (I guess they came from a mother that was FIMed) so I FIMed the rest.
I finally saw what I think to be "white hairs" but I'm not sure if this is a preflower or just another branch starting.
The 2nd & 3rd pic are of the same node from different angles. You really can't see the white hairs in the 2nd pic.
I'd appreciate the help, I'm trying to learn what to look for. I'm a newbie, but I'm a fast learner.
+rep for any help.
I finally saw what I think to be "white hairs" but I'm not sure if this is a preflower or just another branch starting.
The 2nd & 3rd pic are of the same node from different angles. You really can't see the white hairs in the 2nd pic.
I'd appreciate the help, I'm trying to learn what to look for. I'm a newbie, but I'm a fast learner.
+rep for any help.
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Mr. StankyFingas
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Danny, Males will have little club shape characteristics forming between the creeses of the branches (shows earliest near the tops) and the females will sprout little white hairs. How drastically have you increased your dark period and how long ago did you do it? If you want them to bud as fast as possible, then 10 hrs of light and 14 of darkness should deffinatly get em goin. Just make sure on your dark period it is completely dark with no light cracks what so ever: this could cause budding problems as well.
DaveCoulier
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So... I decided to try fimming one of my plants, and Im pretty sure I screwed it up. After three days the node has regrown it appears. Or perhaps I did do it right? I have no fucking clue. Im only used to topping, and fimming seems so much more complicated to me. Cut too little, and the node just grows like normal. Cut too much and you end up topping it. Is that about right?
Here is a couple of pics of it:
Here is a couple of pics of it:
