FIM Failed? Help!

Hey guys, how u doing?

Bro, first time ever I tryied to FIM but after looking some photos,
I guess I missed the FIM LOL, maybe I cut the side down collas with the main colla, but Im not sure. Will it grow as a TOP? Can it messy everything?

Its a OG photo from Strain Machine x Kush Brothers (90% indica)

Thank you all!

@OGIncognito boss? :face_with_thermometer:




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A few more days or a week will tell if the Fim worked. I’m not very successful with these and prefer topping. Welcome back and don’t be a stranger Grow Bro. Keep this post running as your journal :love_you_gesture:

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Hey friend, good ideia, As a “noob” I do not feel like should create a journal, I need much more experience. But its a good idea tbh! its my first time with high stress training, Im a bit curious how the plant will handle this, I´ll post here after a week or so!

This FIM looks a bit diferente as the others pics I saw so…

:smiley: Thank you again boss! have a nice week.

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I use my journal kind of like talking out loud to myself. Hoping one of my buddies stops me if I am about to do something stupid :thinking:

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hahahaha amazing, good advice 4 sure! Maybe A good way to me starting doing this :smiley:

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It’ll be a FIM or a Top…will know soon…my guess is FIM

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Nice, so it means that I shouldn´t worry about a slow growth if I did a messy right? haha, its too brushy to lst so I´ve decided to try a FIM this time.

Lets see what happens, ty bro!

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My first go at topping autos. These are about 3 weeks old. I have always LSTd autos, but these were healthy enough to give it a go.


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Bro it looks amazing!

It was my first go at fimming also, maybe I should go topping but I´ve decide give a try at fimming, lets see what gonna happen haha!

Nice baby bro!

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Fim’s always slow things down a bit…but the payback is the extra branching…you’ll be good either way.

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Uhuuu nice to hear it.

Im a bit anxious, but happy at same time!

Nice! They look great. I just fimmed a couple of White Widow and 6 days later they were off and running. Hope yours with our, let’s us know. Always good to watch and learn.

I can’t believe how much this forces us Growmies to practice patience.

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Hey mate!!

Good to know you did it right and your plants are running off properly, thank you for the support. And yes, the “grow culture” is doing me to be a very patient person tbh, and of course some joints help it! hahaha

For sure I´ll post some pics soon!

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Looks like a fim to me :man_shrugging:
You took some of the first to and just above the 2nd. .
Slightly damaging the first 2 slows them down and the bottom 2 come up give you 4 main tops. .
Sometimes the top 2 get damaged in such a way that they grow back extras like 2 becomes 3 or 4 from the top plus the 2nd 2 shoot up given you a bunch of tops.

But I think you’ve done good :+1:
You definitely didn’t hurt anything

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hey bro!! Thank you very much for the answer, it made me more hopeful haha, if this becomes 4 central stems it’s already a good size, I felt less apprehensive with your answers, let’s see how the plant reacts, I’ll post more photos in 1/2 weeks!

It’s an almost 100% indica strain, so very short one, like a bush and I ended up not noticing the second node, and I cut it off along with it haha, let’s see what will happen! :open_mouth:

Thanks again

Hey guys, I’m back again!

I’ve noticed some growth coming out from the cuts. I’m not sure how many colas there will be, but I’m here to show you and ask for your advice. Should I remove the four big fan leaves right now, or should I wait for the new growth to get bigger?

Thank you all!



@1HappyPappy

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I think most would say it is a little early to remove them, but I always take any leaf that touches the soil.

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Tbh there are 2 leaves touching the soil. Ill remove then soon! Ty :v:t2:

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I tend to be a little more aggressive than others but I would probably remove the first 2 big one from the top in hopes the tops right under them would shoot up.

But either waysn your plant is nice and healthy looking so you want go wrong with removing some big fans or don’t.

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Hard to tell for sure without seeing it up close better but it looks like you definitely going have at least 4 and those others from the lower nodes should stay right up top with the “fimed” tops :+1:


Pretty sure you’re looking at about 8 main colas posable 10 if you train her right.

And it’s not hard really.
Just don’t let any top get to high above the others. If you notice one shoot up trying to “take the lead” then bend it over/down a little.
Do this daily and no top will become the main they all will be about the same giveing you a bud rocket bush rather than a Xmas tree if that makes sense :sweat_smile:

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