simpsonsampson420
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i did a step by step how to super crop a few days ago.. one thing led to another and i was talking about FIM'ing.. some asked for some clarification as to what it is.. so here is my step to step how to FIM..
first lets talk about FIM'ing.. it stands for "fuck i missed".. rumor is that someone was going to top their plant, messed up, let it go, saw what happened, and FIM'ing was born..
FIM'ing is similar to topping in that you are creating multiple tops by removing some foliage/plant material...
with topping you cut through the stem removing a couple of nodes.. this almost always creates two tops..
with FIM'ing you remove part of the new growth bud.. not a flower bud.. its a spot at the end of each branch where new growth emerges.. it will make sense shortly...
now.. removing this new growth bud, if done correctly, will cause at least 2 tops like topping will.. but you remove much less plant material.. this means less stress to the plant.. which is always a good thing...
notice tho how i said it will cause at least 2 tops.. with FIM'ing it is very possible to get more than 2 tops.. i personally had 1 plant get 4 or 5 tops on my last grow...
you can FIM throughout veg to cause more tops to branch out if you want.. i personally just super crop throughout veg and FIM all the tops i create that way somewhere between a week before to a week into flowering...
you can FIM 1 of two ways.. 1 way you use a cutting instrument.. either scissors, a razor blade, or even finer nail clippers... the second way is to pinch the tops off.. i like this way more.. i think the unevenness of the cut gives it a better chance of having more than 2 tops...
so i will show you the technique.. at least my version.. obviously since i dont have any flowering girls right now i cant show you the results.. but i will link my youtube video from my last grow here.. watch it and somewhere in it it will show the girl i was talking about with the multiple tops...
here we go!!
1) find the plant you want to FIM..
2) find the top you want to FIM.. you can do 1 top of every top.. its up to you and how strong your plant is.. it causes less stress than topping.. but still causes some amount of stress.. dont over do it if your not confident in your plants genetics..
3) look for the new growth bud.. it will be in here...
4) here is what your looking for... you may have to pull back a few longer leaves that are emerging out.. but you'll eventually find a little tiny nub of new growth..
5) grab about 80% of the growth with your finger tips or finger nails...
6) and pinch it off...
7) this is somewhat how it should look afterwards... this has some sativa influence so the growth site was easier to get to... heavily indica dominant plants will be a little harder since the node spacing and over all growth will be much tighter...
you can see in the second picture the larger leaves that were growing out the i had to pull back to get to the growth bud...
first lets talk about FIM'ing.. it stands for "fuck i missed".. rumor is that someone was going to top their plant, messed up, let it go, saw what happened, and FIM'ing was born..
FIM'ing is similar to topping in that you are creating multiple tops by removing some foliage/plant material...
with topping you cut through the stem removing a couple of nodes.. this almost always creates two tops..
with FIM'ing you remove part of the new growth bud.. not a flower bud.. its a spot at the end of each branch where new growth emerges.. it will make sense shortly...
now.. removing this new growth bud, if done correctly, will cause at least 2 tops like topping will.. but you remove much less plant material.. this means less stress to the plant.. which is always a good thing...
notice tho how i said it will cause at least 2 tops.. with FIM'ing it is very possible to get more than 2 tops.. i personally had 1 plant get 4 or 5 tops on my last grow...
you can FIM throughout veg to cause more tops to branch out if you want.. i personally just super crop throughout veg and FIM all the tops i create that way somewhere between a week before to a week into flowering...
you can FIM 1 of two ways.. 1 way you use a cutting instrument.. either scissors, a razor blade, or even finer nail clippers... the second way is to pinch the tops off.. i like this way more.. i think the unevenness of the cut gives it a better chance of having more than 2 tops...
so i will show you the technique.. at least my version.. obviously since i dont have any flowering girls right now i cant show you the results.. but i will link my youtube video from my last grow here.. watch it and somewhere in it it will show the girl i was talking about with the multiple tops...
here we go!!
1) find the plant you want to FIM..
2) find the top you want to FIM.. you can do 1 top of every top.. its up to you and how strong your plant is.. it causes less stress than topping.. but still causes some amount of stress.. dont over do it if your not confident in your plants genetics..
3) look for the new growth bud.. it will be in here...
4) here is what your looking for... you may have to pull back a few longer leaves that are emerging out.. but you'll eventually find a little tiny nub of new growth..
5) grab about 80% of the growth with your finger tips or finger nails...
6) and pinch it off...
7) this is somewhat how it should look afterwards... this has some sativa influence so the growth site was easier to get to... heavily indica dominant plants will be a little harder since the node spacing and over all growth will be much tighter...
you can see in the second picture the larger leaves that were growing out the i had to pull back to get to the growth bud...
