Grow box design

MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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Only if you cut the main stalk just above root level. Then weeds are tough! Try to do half one day and the other half a couple of day later if it looks like you are taking too much at one time. Rememer for FIM you are just looking to cut about 3/4th of the actual growing tip. I use a little 4" trimmer scissors. Supercropping just take a little practice. Squeeze lightly and if it doesn't bend squeeze it just a little harder and try again. You're just looking to crush the outer "shell" of the stem to make it took unstable to hold itself up. You should be able to bend it over at least 70-75%. Also note that they have a tendency to want to prop themselves back up again after a week or two but that's ok. After you bend them they will stay low enough. It they get in the way again, supercrop it again a little higher. When you damage them on purpose sometimes, it's actully good for them due to the fact that the plant sends repair parts to fix the damaged area and it helps the plant in general get stronger.
 
mwdtx

mwdtx

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MostlyCrazy said:
Only if you cut the main stalk just above root level. Then weeds are tough! Try to do half one day and the other half a couple of day later if it looks like you are taking too much at one time. Rememer for FIM you are just looking to cut about 3/4th of the actual growing tip. I use a little 4" trimmer scissors. Supercropping just take a little practice. Squeeze lightly and if it doesn't bend squeeze it just a little harder and try again. You're just looking to crush the outer "shell" of the stem to make it took unstable to hold itself up. You should be able to bend it over at least 70-75%. Also note that they have a tendency to want to prop themselves back up again after a week or two but that's ok. After you bend them they will stay low enough. It they get in the way again, supercrop it again a little higher. When you damage them on purpose sometimes, it's actully good for them due to the fact that the plant sends repair parts to fix the damaged area and it helps the plant in general get stronger.
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that makes sense, i should do this about week 6
 
MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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You can start either as soon as week 2. For me when they get about 6" tall or have 4 nodes it is free to FIM. I usually wait on the supercropping until I can tell if it's headed for the lights. That I do toward the end of veg. I do my last supercropping about 1 weeks for I go 12/12 to let it get a little veg comeback and the bottom shoots have a chance to climb a little.
 
mwdtx

mwdtx

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MostlyCrazy said:
You can start either as soon as week 2. For me when they get about 6" tall or have 4 nodes it is free to FIM. I usually wait on the supercropping until I can tell if it's headed for the lights. That I do toward the end of veg. I do my last supercropping about 1 weeks for I go 12/12 to let it get a little veg comeback and the bottom shoots have a chance to climb a little.
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if i do it that small will it still grow tall still, and not just out
 
MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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It will grow more bushy then tall but have more buds closer to the light. Remember when you FIM, all the shoots start out about even. The one you cut recovers and continues growing and the little side tips that start up are ready to take off from the hormones (like auxins) that the plant sends out in response to minor stress. With FIM you are justing taking advantage of the plants drive to survive. They have break one, grow two programming. It will still continue vertical growth. You're just speading the growth hormones around. In later grows you'll learn how to jack it up higher with custom root care and better lighting if this is a success and you want to continue.
 
mwdtx

mwdtx

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MostlyCrazy said:
It will grow more bushy then tall but have more buds closer to the light. Remember when you FIM, all the shoots start out about even. The one you cut recovers and continues growing and the little side tips that start up are ready to take off from the hormones (like auxins) that the plant sends out in response to minor stress. With FIM you are justing taking advantage of the plants drive to survive. They have break one, grow two programming. It will still continue vertical growth. You're just speading the growth hormones around. In later grows you'll learn how to jack it up higher with custom root care and better lighting if this is a success and you want to continue


ok so i can do it more than once spaced out or can i do it once
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MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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I do FIM at 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks. You can do it anytime up to about a week before they go to 12/12. When they get to flower there is no more cutting on the plant. If you do it all at once you may shock it a little but probably for a day or two at most. They get that WTF look then, regroup and continue to grow like the weeds they are.
 
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