Top Fed Drain to Waste Journal (12 OG) Looking GOOOOOD!
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reggaerican
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dang nipples your grows make me feel like an amature.. awsome !!
BlackRoses
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Daamn bro, those are looking really killer lookin..
Dank dank dank!!!
Dank dank dank!!!
N!pples
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Here are some pics of 5 of the branches that I fimmed! This is 50 days after the Fim and 50 days into 12 hr.. All but one of these is on the same OG Kush plant, the first two are of the same branch... Im not really sure they all worked how they should have but Im still satisfied with the results!
Very interesting technique and I will use it again for sure....
Cheers everyone!
Very interesting technique and I will use it again for sure....
Cheers everyone!
Lightguy420
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Looks Good N!pples... Now is FIMMING just like topping? I am about 4 wks from a big grow and i trust your judgement.. so when you say you will be using this technique again i am definitely intereted in learning... Thanks Bro!!!
N!pples
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Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, this was my first time doing it.. Its almost like topping but not quite. When you top you generally clip or pinch off the new growth at the top of a node, above a leaf.. This is usually done during the veg stage and the branch will split into two branches then put into 12 hr.
From what I read if you want to “FIM” you pinch the top new growth in half on the day you flip to 12 hr. I Pinched in the middle of where the new growth was a thick and dense so I wasn’t just chopping the leaves in half.. It almost left nothing on the plant and looked like a sloppy top or top gone wrong…
I think I did it to about 7 branches and can only locate 5 of them after the shuffle.. The buds on these branches didn’t get as big as some of the others but they did split and all turned into at least 3 shoots of smaller buds.. I would recommend this to anyone with height restrictions but haven’t done the weigh in yet to see if it might have improved or hurt the weight on the plant.. I’ll give you a better educated opinion after the weigh in…
Cheers!
From what I read if you want to “FIM” you pinch the top new growth in half on the day you flip to 12 hr. I Pinched in the middle of where the new growth was a thick and dense so I wasn’t just chopping the leaves in half.. It almost left nothing on the plant and looked like a sloppy top or top gone wrong…
I think I did it to about 7 branches and can only locate 5 of them after the shuffle.. The buds on these branches didn’t get as big as some of the others but they did split and all turned into at least 3 shoots of smaller buds.. I would recommend this to anyone with height restrictions but haven’t done the weigh in yet to see if it might have improved or hurt the weight on the plant.. I’ll give you a better educated opinion after the weigh in…
Cheers!
k2daalvin
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i SCROG, so FIMing is to get branches to stretch across my screen. FIMing and SCROGing go hand in hand IMHO. i dont necessarily get a "split" per say. as it just delays vertical growth, after the FIM'ed node recovers, vertical growth will continue. i can send some pictures, but my current set up is only 1 month in veg, so pictures don't do too much justice at the moment. i'll keep you updated if you would like.
the one is a picture of the actual FIM'd top. and the whole picture is of the FIM'd GDP a week 1/2 later..
the one is a picture of the actual FIM'd top. and the whole picture is of the FIM'd GDP a week 1/2 later..
#1accordfamily
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buds are looking thick. im starting to rethink my setup..
drpeppersolo
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Your Girls look GREAT love the set up and grow media you used keep us posted!
N!pples
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Thanks K, I might have some learning when it comes to Fimming.. The pic number 2 looks almost exactly how mine did after the fim but I did them at the 12hr switch.. Mine did seem to split into more than 1 branch on at least 5 of the 7.. I dont know where I read to do it at the flip, Ill have to look around! I did do it to the tallest branches to delay the vertical growth.. I thought I read somewhere that it was similar to topping, would stun growth and would multiply the tops... Sounded good to me! Please keep me updated as Ill keep u posted with any noob fims I try and the outcome of these tops..i SCROG, so FIMing is to get branches to stretch across my screen. FIMing and SCROGing go hand in hand IMHO. i dont necessarily get a "split" per say. as it just delays vertical growth, after the FIM'ed node recovers, vertical growth will continue. i can send some pictures, but my current set up is only 1 month in veg, so pictures don't do too much justice at the moment. i'll keep you updated if you would like.
the one is a picture of the actual FIM'd top. and the whole picture is of the FIM'd GDP a week 1/2 later..
The cheapest large Hydro set up Ive done by far . Simple and effective!!!!! Good luck with whatever you choose my friend!!!
Lol, will do! Stay tuned!!!
BlackRoses
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You should get some macro shots if possible, should look even better up close 
drpeppersolo
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N!p if youve got time stop by my journal and tell me what you think
k2daalvin
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im very interested as to how your yield will be effected.. im gona put my $ on the FIM increasing your yield...
i have some pictures here of my GDP, sour delight (sour diesel X northern lights #5) and blue banana(blue dream X banana OG) all scrogged about an hour ago. blue banana has been scrogd for a week... you can see the vigorous side branching in result of the FIM..
hope you don't mind n!ps,
-K2
i have some pictures here of my GDP, sour delight (sour diesel X northern lights #5) and blue banana(blue dream X banana OG) all scrogged about an hour ago. blue banana has been scrogd for a week... you can see the vigorous side branching in result of the FIM..
hope you don't mind n!ps,
-K2