HELP just FIM'd a couple days ago at 18" tall and starting to flower

i just clipped my tops a few days ago and mo girls are starting to flower. they are still on an 18 6.. i dont know if i should keep the lights on 18 6 for another week or flip to 12 12 now. generally i kno the lower branches need time to grow after fimming otherwise it was pointless to do.

any suggestions?

If you are 18/6 stay that way for at least 7 days if not 14. They will not flower, they are just showing there sex. Most importantly the fim sights need time to heal, very important.

okay thanks, yeah i know its not a good idea to flip them now just making sure that i should stay with the 18 6 sched so they get a full week if healing if not more

They should grow up even real fast. Sounds like they are mature and moving right along.

GoldenGanja13 said:

They should grow up even real fast. Sounds like they are mature and moving right along.

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Hey GG13, you got a good tutorial for fimmin? I have to give this a try some time....

just did alot of research on the internet about fimming this is my first attempt with it and curious to see how it goes.. i normally sea of green short cycles but this time im trying the theory less is more with 10 big mamas

thanks ganja golden appreciate the insight!

Here is a look at them right now ....the strain is Larrys Dream

I fim all the time on the day before I switch light cycles. Doesn't really affect em. I've done half and half before to see if there was a problem, and the yields were about identical.

droman said:

View attachment 1664122Here is a look at them right now ....the strain is Larrys Dream

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What r u using for lighting? They seem pretty lanky. Looks like ur light needs to be closer. That or u need a bigger light

got them from a breeder about this size... ther were under 4ft cfl's befor now they are under 1600 watts of hps.. lights are about 12 -16 inches above tops air cooled cool tubes

droman said:

got them from a breeder about this size... ther were under 4ft cfl's befor now they are under 1600 watts of hps.. lights are about 12 -16 inches above tops air cooled cool tubes

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4 ft cfls?!?!? I have to see that!

hgkdehs said:

4 ft cfls?!?!? I have to see that!

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4' fixture with cfl bulbs....i think they are still cfl right?

No. Those are regular fluorescent tubes. Not compact. Cfls come in different shapes and sizes but are spiral a lot of the time

Cfls have the ballast all in one unit, whereas regular fluorescents have the ballast in the fixture. That's where the compact part comes from

I start the first fim with clones reaching 4-6 ". Just take top praying leafs and unfold enough to snip 70% of newer growth. While that heals everything else gets a boost. I have 7 strains and 8 plants in flowering now, but while in veg I kept everyone even with the fim. My best fim job had 23 even tops and harvested 7.5 oz (synthetic/soil).

aeviaanah said:

Hey GG13, you got a good tutorial for fimmin? I have to give this a try some time....

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they are just pre-sexing all of mine did that last grow conveniently identifying 2 males early

hgkdehs said:

Cfls have the ballast all in one unit, whereas regular fluorescents have the ballast in the fixture. That's where the compact part comes from

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Thanks for that info!

GoldenGanja13 said:

I start the first fim with clones reaching 4-6 ". Just take top praying leafs and unfold enough to snip 70% of newer growth. While that heals everything else gets a boost. I have 7 strains and 8 plants in flowering now, but while in veg I kept everyone even with the fim. My best fim job had 23 even tops and harvested 7.5 oz (synthetic/soil).

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Right on, i just fimmed a few in the veg room, not sure if i will be successful. how critical is the height of cut on the praying leafs?

AS long as you get at least 1/2 off it will serve it's purpose, but 2/3rds works best.