BobChukowski
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I understand the concept of FIM, my question is, did I pinch off enough?
FIM. Did I do this right?
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Herb & Suds
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Nope
You want to remove it all
It will regenerate
You want to remove it all
It will regenerate
BobChukowski
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As far as I know, you are describing topping, not FIM?
Herb & Suds
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My bad, I was
BobChukowski
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All good! I appreciate anyone trying to help. I have successfully topped on my previous grows, this time I want to go for 4 main colas from a single FIM and a single recovery period vs 2 colas from topping and then topping again to reach 4. I’m sure one of the two outcomes will happen with what I’ve done here, I’m just curious if I took enough or too much for a proper FIM so I know what to expect in the coming weeks!
Herb & Suds
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My experience has been yield isn't that much greater be it two cola's or four
some how it evens out
BobChukowski
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From what I’ve heard, you are correct, two colas will likely produce larger buds and as your cola count increases the growth is smaller and kind of evens out. Something like that anyway.
I have a small tent, single plant, and I’ll be trying to use a SCROG net for the first time. So my logic is 4 colas + 4 tent corners = symmetry/even canopy.
These are my experiments this grow.
Herb & Suds
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If you are scrogging
Then you will end up with more than 2 or 4 colas
Tie that bitch down
One plant per net cause multiples are to hard to water
GOOD LUCK
BobChukowski
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Excellent! I have a single plant only and a small tent so I should be alright. Those look very nice, this is my goal. How early do you put your net up? Do you use a specific height? I was planning on doing something a little unorthodox? Maybe common? I’m not sure, but I was planning on vegging for a little bit still while hopefully 4 main colas develop and then suppercropping those 4 colas to fill in the canopy right before putting my net up. I have had success supercropping on my last grow but as they knuckled and healed they needed to be tied down all over the place, it was a mess.If you are scrogging
Then you will end up with more than 2 or 4 colas
Tie that bitch down
One plant per net cause multiples are to hard to water
GOOD LUCK
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My reasoning behind this is I want the plant to remain mobile for as long as I can so I can clean out my DWC system as late into the grow as possible before immobilizing the plant and the entire system.
Herb & Suds
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The net took 3-4 weeks to fill
and lots of zip ties
and lots of zip ties
lakesidegrower
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To me that’s looks like the right amount removed to fim properly, I’ve never had good results doing it tho. Any plant I’ve fimmed just ends up being topped lol I’m sure there are people around who fim with great success tho
BobChukowski
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Why not roll the dice, right? Worst case scenario is it’s just topped like you said which is still great and what I would have otherwise done anyway haha
BobChukowski
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So it turns out (at least I think) that when I did the FIM I indeed did NOT pinch off enough. Three days later I noticed a new single node developing on its own and the leaves I had pinched were also developing just fine other than the tips being chipped off, so I tried again on that very next node. This time I think I may have done it correctly so I’m still doing the waiting game. I know this should be technically slowing her down but he lower growth points are catching up to the top so either way I’m effectively starting to develop an even canopy? Maybe, and I don’t really care if my technique is text book as long as I’m having a fun time with it.
Here is the first FIM attempt I had posted earlier
Here is day 20, the morning after my second FIM attempt. You can clearly see here that on the previous FIM attempt, I only pinched the leaves tips. I probably tried too early or maybe I just didn’t pinch low enough. You can see in the middle my second FIM
Here on day 22 you can see that the pinched leaves aren’t growing out nearly as much as my last attempt. I think that’s the point right? Pinching low enough that you get most of the leaf parts off but high enough that you leave the baby node points that were just starting to develop to be left unscathed along with the two node points that would be there if I had just topped ?
Anyway, we’ll see what happens.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FELLOW CANADIANS OUT THERE!
Here is the first FIM attempt I had posted earlier
Here is day 20, the morning after my second FIM attempt. You can clearly see here that on the previous FIM attempt, I only pinched the leaves tips. I probably tried too early or maybe I just didn’t pinch low enough. You can see in the middle my second FIM
Here on day 22 you can see that the pinched leaves aren’t growing out nearly as much as my last attempt. I think that’s the point right? Pinching low enough that you get most of the leaf parts off but high enough that you leave the baby node points that were just starting to develop to be left unscathed along with the two node points that would be there if I had just topped ?
Anyway, we’ll see what happens.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FELLOW CANADIANS OUT THERE!
The only fims I’ve had work is when I basically topped but left just a tiny bit of leaf on the edge. Like that tuft you posted but if you cut 80% off and just left a little on the edge.
Like a week later the little bit of leaf grew into one or two more tops. It ends up looking exactly like if I had just let it grow one more node before topping.
Like a week later the little bit of leaf grew into one or two more tops. It ends up looking exactly like if I had just let it grow one more node before topping.
Yes the 4 cola's 1 in each corner works great as long as the stems are bendable.. This is usually sativa's.
BobChukowski
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So I’m thinking now that both FIM attempts failed. I’m pretty sure the centre cola is still a single. I’ll attach pictures. I thought FIM was supposed to be simple and actually kind of a “happy accident”. At least I’ve given the side shoots a chance to catch up. Does this effectively break the apical dominance of the centre cola? I think I’m just going to leave it alone now and set up my SCROG net in the next few weeks.
