Fimming With My Blaze: A Complete How to FIM Guide

Ace11

Member
When LST'ing do we want to create a bend or an actual pinch/fold in the stem? If she is 16 inches tall with the first 8 inches clipped, what percentage of the plant should lie above/below the bend or pinch? Been reading all the truth you guys have been spittin and can't learn enough from you guys, thanks so much!
 

K21701

Active Member
When LST'ing do we want to create a bend or an actual pinch/fold in the stem? If she is 16 inches tall right now, what percentage of the plant should lie above/below the bend or pinch? Been reading all the truth you guys have been spittin and can't learn enough from you guys, thanks so much!
You just want to gently bend her over and tie her down



The tie on the right is at the very bottom and acts as an anchor line so you don't puller out by her roots. The one on the left is under the second set of leaves from the top and pulled in the opposite direction as the anchor line. Check out my Hempy grow...Both my girls are LST'd
 

J2M3S

Well-Known Member
How long do my plants have to veg after FIMMing before I can put them into flower to experience the benefits of using this method without effecting yeild?

Peace....
 

BiteSizeFreak

Active Member
Do some plants just not like being FIM'd? I tried FIMing a few of my plants and it didn't work for shit. Followed all the instructions perfectly and it just made them all funky and still only main top. ???
 

collective gardener

Well-Known Member
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This and the following pics show the effects of LST on the lower branches. The 5 gallon plants have had one round of bending, and the 10 gallon pots were bent twice. The plants don't seem to show any stress after bending. All of these plants were either topped or FIM's once when very little prior to any bending. This gave us more branching to bend down and out. The next crop of plants we have will recieve a third round of bending. They will end up approx 5 feet in diameter.

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https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/407048-20-000-watt-medical-grow.html
 

dannyboy602

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Wow I learned something. You FIM to create more terminal buds as the buds at each of the four nodes become active. That's cookin wit gas man.....
 

jkwazapman

Member
:leaf: yo man yes im a bit noob altho i did grow before the fiming tric i never tried i was just wonderring if it increases bud colonies? :leaf:
 

jzs147

Well-Known Member
i fimmed mine at the 3rd node first attemt dunno if i done it right been 2 days dnt really see any growth but plant is looking healthy will wait an see and let you guys know
 
High Times issue #215 July 1993 had a article by Otis Birdseed "How to yield ten pounds from a single plant." To begin start your seeds indoors mid winter under 24 hours of light. After 3 lower branches have formed the plant may be sexed by taking a cutting off the main stem. Put cut in water under 12/12 light and it will indiacate sex in a week. When the female plant has developed new leaves on the 3 remaning side branches you are ready to begin pinching. After each branch has 3 sets of leaves, pinch the tip off each carefully. Each pinched top should form 2 more leaves, and so on, every 7 to 10 days. When 3 new sets of leaves appear on each branch, pinch again. Train your branches to grow horizontally by bending, tying or weighing them down. The 4 branches become 8, then 16, 32, 64, 128...and so on. After you plant them outdoors in May keep branches tied down or propped up as needed. Most important: if down South, stop pinching the last week of July; if up North, last week in June. It should have thousands of budding sites if you have watered and pinched regularly. It's worked great for me but haven't made the 10 pound yield yet. Almost 6 pounds so far but I keep trying. M Blaze is spot on.
 
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