FIM technique: past experiences?

[Dr. Bloor]

Afghan and Juicy Fruit FIM ?

[Dr. Bloor]

Afghan clones. Fimed? Maybe

[Dr. Bloor]

Juicy fruit clones hopefully fim! I have no idea!

[Dr. Bloor]

Juicy fruit clones hopefully fim! I have no idea! Mother plant also.

[Dr. Bloor]

I think the first picture shows it best!

[Dr. Bloor]

We will see! Never tried the fim thin on clones in flowering.

[Opie Yutts]

I don't think you are supposed to fim during flowering. Like LST and topping, it's supposed to (I think) make more branches, a bushier plant, and more colas. Also those plants don't really look FIMed to me. There should be more branches than normal. (A bushier plant with more colas.)

Which is better? One huge cola totaling 2 oz, or 10 smaller colas totalling 2 oz?

[oldsanclem]

The whole thing is to maximize the size of the plant, to the area.
Light on the floor does not produce bud.
In a small grow you do not have the option to grow a plant 4 ft hight and 4 feet square.
By fim and trimming the plant so it fill up all the growing space and miximizing the light output.
Done right you have all big buds , because you use ALL the light.
The SCROG system works best for the big single bud. But if you get caught with over 99 plants its a federal offence in the U.S.
NOW the real effective way to tell what you have done is the old Grams/Watts/months.
By prying outer leafs and exposing the center and cliping or pinching out the center groth. This is only good for the 1-4 branching of the plant.
At the point of where the branches are long enough. I add chlose pins to the branches to weigh them over.
You can not see the floor, thats when you have a full light use.

[Dr. Bloor]

Opie: I do not think they are fimed either. I have no idea. These are plants that were cloned when the mother were in flower. I just thought I would try it. There growth did slow down. Then started again. Do you think I should just top them off?

[Dr. Bloor]

The whole thing is to maximize the size of the plant, to the area.
Light on the floor does not produce bud.
In a small grow you do not have the option to grow a plant 4 ft hight and 4 feet square.
By fim and trimming the plant so it fill up all the growing space and miximizing the light output.
Done right you have all big buds , because you use ALL the light.
The SCROG system works best for the big single bud. But if you get caught with over 99 plants its a federal offence in the U.S.
NOW the real effective way to tell what you have done is the old Grams/Watts/months.
By prying outer leafs and exposing the center and cliping or pinching out the center groth. This is only good for the 1-4 branching of the plant.
At the point of where the branches are long enough. I add chlose pins to the branches to weigh them over.
You can not see the floor, thats when you have a full light use.

I am growing outdoors, well in a greenhouse.