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

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droman

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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?
 
GoldenGanja13

GoldenGanja13

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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.
 
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droman

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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
 
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droman

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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
 
hgkdehs

hgkdehs

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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.
 
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droman

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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
 
hgkdehs

hgkdehs

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

hgkdehs

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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
 
GoldenGanja13

GoldenGanja13

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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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aeviaanah

aeviaanah

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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?
 
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