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What should I do when I fim and nothing happens
SLuGGeRNauT_420
started grow question 4y ago
What should I do when i fim but nothing happens
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Techniques. FIMing
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EmeraldLakeCannabis
answered grow question 4y ago
Means you didn't fim far enough down and just took a chunk out of the leaves on the node you attempted to fim, it seems. I'd personally just top it. Easier that way.
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SLuGGeRNauT_420
answered grow question 4y ago
I guess I really fucking missed didn’t I
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Papa_T
answered grow question 4y ago
I would just cut it back a little further at the stem and just top it.
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