Fimming autos?

phree23

phree23

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hey wat up all! i got a quick Q! can you FIM atuoflowering strains? i know this may be a dumb question cuz ive read you dont want to top them but i havent heard anythin about not fimming them. lol yea and im not really sure wat the difference is between topping and fimming. but hey im new to growing and want to learn as much as i can! and the best way to learn is to ask questions!:bigjoint:
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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fimming is a form of topping, lol, it makes it so you get 4-8 new tops instead of 2 that you would get with normal topping. i'll link you to m_blazes tutorial........
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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here ya go, this should make it crystal clear what fimming is, its results, and how to do it.
FIMming with M Blaze... A complete how to FIM guide.
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After seeing and hearing many questions about the FIM method I decided to do a tutorial on this method to show exactly how it is done and the results that can be achieved.

FIM stands for ''Fuck I Missed'' and im not sure how it got that name because its very simple to do. I use this method all the time to help create a wide canopy with many branches and colas. Some people FIM each plant more than once to create even more colas and branches and it works very well for them and has very minimal stress on the plant.

I usually FIM plants when they are between 1-2ft tall and it should be done at least 2 weeks before turning to 12/12 to maximise the growth potential of the new shoots and maximise the benefits of using this method.


#1 Locate the very top of the new growth.



#2 With a clean, sterilized scissors, Fold the fan leafs over and cut approximately 80% of the new growth off the plant.



#3 This is what it should look like after the cut has been made.



#4 View of the Cut section after 2 days growth, showing the 4 new growth shoots (branches)






I sometimes dont even use scissors and I just pinch out some of the new growth with my fingers. Heres a few pics of another plant that I pinched with my fingers. This plant has been neglected throughout its short life so far and it has been sitting under a shitty fluro light so it would be doing much better under some decent lighting and better conditions but it gives you an idea of the early progress.



You can see the dot where the FIM was done.

















4/6/09 Now you can see how many new shoots have started to form and you can get some idea of how many main branches this plant will have. Remember that this plant has been under a Fluro light so the growth would be even better under some decent lights.










This is the difference between FIMming and Topping:






Heres a few pics of the later stages of a single FIMming and what it can do.










Please add to this if you have any more info or pics of FIMming.
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darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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btw, the name was given because someone fucked up a topping(fuck i missed, lol) attempt and discovered its many benefits and sent it into some grow magazines and that and named it the "fuck i missed" method. lol
 
AquafinaOrbit

AquafinaOrbit

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FIM = Fuck I Missed
A form of topping that resulted when someone topped their plant incorrectly, but to their surprise it cause the plant to grow even more tops then Topping would have.

Ah nvm seems you beat me to it with much greater detail.
 
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johnny12r

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that is the guide i used to fim mine but it did not grow new tops its still one but its shorter and more compact then the rest not sure why?
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

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lol, dont ya hate it when that happens(you start typing out a nice reply just to notice someone else already said it.)? I know I do. +rep for trying even if i beat ya to it, lol
 
phree23

phree23

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darkdestruction420 said:
fimming is a form of topping, lol, it makes it so you get 4-8 new tops instead of 2 that you would get with normal topping. i'll link you to m_blazes tutorial........
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thanks man! yea i knew it was like toppin but wasnt sure if ya do it on atuos is all but thanks for the info and wat not man!:bigjoint:
 
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johnny12r

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darkdestruction420 said:
thats odd, got any pics or more detailed info?
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in the first pic the two all the way to the right (you can only see one,its the small one)i fimmed 2 i topped and 2 i left.in the second pic the small one is the one i fimmed (the other was a male)the 2 on the left i topped 2 on right i did nothing to.they were all the same seeds planted the same day as an experiment to see what worked best?
 
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johnny12r

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you can see in the first pic as it grew the leaves that grew after the fimming were cut off looking but they just grew that way i fimmed it by the guide ?
 
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