1st time grower

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

Hello, so this is my first time growing I'm in az and would love to hear any tricks tips or any knowledge please help

Ps. I'm on week 5 my plants are out door in 2qt pots. There about 6in and on the 5 noth.. I just fimmed. But have no idea if done correct or what I am looking for in results please help!!!!

Pmurp · Apr 5, 2020

Take a picture of where you fimmed
FIM stands for Fuck I Missed so just by the name you can guess it’s easy to mess up

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 5, 2020

It’s still too early in the season for them to be outside. They will go into flower early and then have to reveg when the days get longer.

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

Pmurp said:
Take a picture of where you fimmed
FIM stands for Fuck I Missed so just by the name you can guess it’s easy to mess up

Pmurp · Apr 5, 2020

You shouldn’t FIM until the 3-5 node on the plant, when fimmed correctly you trim between the new colas.
Example pic 1;

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

It was th ees 5node that I fimmed the picture i put was a day after fim

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 5, 2020

Pmurp said:
You shouldn’t FIM until the 3-5 node on the plant, when fimmed correctly you trim between the new colas.
Example pic 1;

That topping line is wrong. It shouldn’t go through those side shoots.

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

So what am I looking for when I fim ? What I noticed is in between the nodes there are 2 leaves growing and the 2 nodes below that is 2 leaves growing

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

TreeFarmerCharlie said:
That topping line is wrong. It shouldn’t go through those side shoots.

I tried to fim what did I do wrong

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 5, 2020

Mybabyjustine said:
So what am I looking for when I fim ? What I noticed is in between the nodes there are 2 leaves growing and the 2 nodes below that is 2 leaves growing

This shows it best

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 5, 2020

Mybabyjustine said:
I tried to fim what did I do wrong

Sorry, I was commenting on the graphic they posted

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

That's what I did didnt I?? Its my first time did I cut to much not enough I'm confused

Mybabyjustine · Apr 5, 2020

TreeFarmerCharlie said:
Sorry, I was commenting on the graphic they posted

There all doing growing different

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 6, 2020

Fimming is difficult to get right for some people. I can’t tell if it was done right from those pictures. I just top my plants, because I don’t see any benefit with fimming over topping.

treemansbuds · Apr 6, 2020

TreeFarmerCharlie said:
It’s still too early in the season for them to be outside. They will go into flower early and then have to reveg when the days get longer.

Wrong .... maybe.
If you started your seeds outside 5 weeks ago you should be fine. If you have your plants under lights for more than 15 hours a day, then move them.outside, (clones) then YES, you take a chance on them flowering early on you.

Mybabyjustine · Apr 6, 2020

treemansbuds said:
Wrong .... maybe.
If you started your seeds outside 5 weeks ago you should be fine. If you have your plants under lights for more than 15 hours a day, then move them.outside, (clones) then YES, you take a chance on them flowering early on you.

My plants are 5 weeks old already I just fimmed.them I think there recpcered.its been bout 5 days .. 1 think.im noticing is the 1st set leaves the bottom ones are kinda turning yellow I'm growing outside any ideas i.jist added like 2tbls of coffee grounds to my soil I'm just using my soil

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 7, 2020

treemansbuds said:
Wrong .... maybe.
If you started your seeds outside 5 weeks ago you should be fine. If you have your plants under lights for more than 15 hours a day, then move them.outside, (clones) then YES, you take a chance on them flowering early on you.

Thanks for this! I wasn’t aware you could plant them outside that early from seed, so that is good to know. It’s too cold where I live to do that, but it will help prevent me from giving out wrong information to those in warmer climates.

Mybabyjustine · Apr 7, 2020

Thos is 6 weeks from seed Its been s week since fimmed not sure if didnit right

TreeFarmerCharlie · Apr 7, 2020

Mybabyjustine said:
Thos is 6 weeks from seed Its been s week since fimmed not sure if didnit right

It looks like you may have cut them too high. The harest thing about learning to FIM, IMO, is that it's very diifficult to find any good videos, or even guides, that show anything other than where to cut. I just tried to find some pictures to show you what to expect to see with a properly fimmed plant and I couldn't find anything. The best way I can explain it is that, if it is done right, you should start seeing some weird twisted leaves that emerge, and you should also see some additional shoots grow from where you cut the plant.

treemansbuds · Apr 8, 2020

Mybabyjustine said:
My plants are 5 weeks old already I just fimmed.them I think there recpcered.its been bout 5 days .. 1 think.im noticing is the 1st set leaves the bottom ones are kinda turning yellow I'm growing outside any ideas i.jist added like 2tbls of coffee grounds to my soil I'm just using my soil

I never FIM, I super crop my plants. Use real soil and not your native soil. I suggest Kellogg's Patio plus from Lowes or Home Depot

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