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Hi, I am experimenting fimming for the first time and it did not go exactly as i hoped, I was expecting 4 main branches to grow but it continues to grow vertically... I have another plant which is almost ready to go into bloom so I would top the Thai to not increase the time in the vegetative stage, I'm not sure where to cut, or if cutting too low will kill the plant...

 

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Mr.GreenthumbOG

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The fim is exactly that. Never know what will happen. I don’t fim for that reason.

 

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Cutting too low will not hurt the plant.

Obviously you cut too high. There is like no room for error to get a FIM right. That's why I say fuck fimming.

 

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FIMM (Fuc I missed missing)
Terrible method. Until it’s not.

 

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Mr.GreenthumbOG said:

FIMM (Fuc I missed missing)
Terrible method. Until it’s not.

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It worked for me a couple of times, out of 20 tries. It didn't seem to increase yield, so I never bothered to get it right.

It's sort of a surprise when it happens, like when I was a kid and discovered that stuff about lighting farts was true.

 

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I FIM'ed my 7 plants each 2 times.. That 4 branch thing is bullshit.. It just slows the main stem so the lower branches can catch up. And then the Main keeps growing..
Works great.

I also topped 1 plant all over and it made it so spindley that I ended up chopping a bunch of lower veg because it was just a mess.. I prefer to FIM by far.. Odly enough, the one I topped had 2 lower branches grow long so THAT plant looks like it has 4 colas.. But the FIM plants have more bud sites and are more even on top which is good for indoors..

 

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mysticepipedon said:

Cutting too low will not hurt the plant.

Obviously you cut too high. There is like no room for error to get a FIM right. That's why I say fuck fimming.

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FIM = fuck I missed

 

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Thank you all for the answers!
Not too bad, in the end it is all experience.... I don't think i'll fim again. I have already topped the Thai leaving only the first knot, and I will continue doing Mainlining to maximize the colas!

 

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Haha you might as well just topped. I’ve tried fimming and it has worked on numerous occasions but never had 4 tops shoot out. I’ve only ever had three. Idk if that from not doing it right but I always thought hey if I’m gonna try it, never do it on the main cola. Lol
That way if I fuck it up I can take it as a clone instead. Lol