Fimmed And Topped Plants First Grow Help

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by emrugg1, Jul 16, 2014.

  1. Here are some updated photos of my new FiMMED tops after 1 week
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    \nAnd here is my other baby that i topped for a 2nd time after 1 week
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    \nHow does everyone think they are doing? this is my first grow, kinda just doing it for kicks
     

     
  2. #2 bufu1O1, Jul 17, 2014
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    What have you done is not FIM. You cut the tiny leaves and you shouldn't do that.
     
    Keys to a successful FIM:
    - Cleanliness
    - Separate the new growth(fan leaves) using your fingers, knife tip, tweezers or whatever works best for you
    - Locate the growing tip - that would be the main stalk ONLY where it says to cut, in the below pic
    - Using a very small knife, scissors, or clean finger nails, carefully remove the growing tip, while being careful not to clip the surrounding growth. Be especially careful if attempting this with a razor blade because they have a way of cutting through more than you intended.
     
    Remember, just cutting through the uppermost growing tip is a terrible idea at best, and you're liable to cut the new fan leaves, which isn't good for your bud growth.

    FIM isn't much different than topping, but it's less drastic (stress), and leaves more auxin's, and more nodes. FIM gives you more natural growth, and stronger branching, and it doesn't limit you to 2 tops as topping does. I also understand some people are getting 4 tops using the old topping technique, but to achieve that result, you need to top at a specific time, or node. There are no restricitions using FIM - to get multiple tops - other than the normal ones; never prune a seedling, or a plant in flower.
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  3. They look very healthy. Keep up the good work.
     
  4. Your plants look healthy from the pics I see, keep it up and I hope you'll get the results you wanted
     

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