Senorbuzzzzy
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I FIM’d this girl a week ago. I have this odd, mangled top now. In addition to the stems coming out of the node, I see these…is this another new stem or a flower starting?
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Senorbuzzzzy
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Should I trim off that stem to put more energy into the new growth or should I just leave it alone and accept the fact this will look odd.
Amnesia Fast
Organic soil
Born 4/20/21. Currently coming up on 7 weeks old.
transplanted 6/29
Amnesia Fast
Organic soil
Born 4/20/21. Currently coming up on 7 weeks old.
transplanted 6/29
Hey Senor,
Welcome to 420! I can’t see to well on ipad plus the pics are fuzzy. Can you try again with pics & maybe whole plant pic?? If it were mine I would leave the top alone for now, yes even mangled leaves can pull in light to do photosynthesis. Ok it’s a fast plant which is a quick running auto - so yes it may be in flower then.
typically with any auto-flower or fast plant - it’s best to start in large final container and avoid the upcan transplant
Welcome to 420! I can’t see to well on ipad plus the pics are fuzzy. Can you try again with pics & maybe whole plant pic?? If it were mine I would leave the top alone for now, yes even mangled leaves can pull in light to do photosynthesis. Ok it’s a fast plant which is a quick running auto - so yes it may be in flower then.
typically with any auto-flower or fast plant - it’s best to start in large final container and avoid the upcan transplant
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Senorbuzzzzy
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It’s Amnesia Haze. I got the strain wrong.
Ahh no worries!
CDXXNOW
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Hello, FIM actually means "fuck,I missed" and mangled regrowth from fimming is common and should be expected.
CDXXNOW
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Also, in some cases and what is desired, is for the regrowth to double. Say for instance, if you fimmed a new shoot two shoots should emerge from the fimmed spot.
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Senorbuzzzzy
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I think that’s what I’ve got. The part I FIM’d just kept growing as well as the ones on the nodes. Lucky me!
Novadawg
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I did the same thing with half a dozen of mine. Looks like they got hit with a wire brush but seem to be doing ok. Odd thing is (to me cause I don't know anything) the fim didn't seem to slow the growth of any the plants. 
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Senorbuzzzzy
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Yes. Same here. It’s looks mangled but it’s still growing like a weed ! No slowing at all.
I've seen that kind of reaction in real cannabis too. It is a stress reaction - non-specific.
In other words; just about any type of stress can cause this. I've seen it with high heat, over feed, transplant, bugs, etc.
It seems to clear up by itself pretty quickly, if the stress is removed.
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