Oriah
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Honestly, im not sure, haha. Somewhere around 2 months i think, BUT a good portion of it was in "slow" veg mode, in my T5 box, waiting on tent space.
The Main-Lining Thread
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KushCanuck
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My exact current situation .. hopefully it also equates to trunks like that for me too 
. Beauty mate,
KC
. Beauty mate,KC
tusseltussel
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I vegged mine under 2 26w cfls and as for slow veg yea a little but not a problem when like you said your waiting for space to open up. I stopped useing big lights for veg like 5 years ago and it's no problem got 2 months to kill befor space opens up in the flower room anyway and im not in this for production or anything. keeps me and my wife happy.
you all are going to have to wait a couple weeks to see pics of it though.....
you all are going to have to wait a couple weeks to see pics of it though.....
KushCanuck
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I liked everything there except the last sentence ...
. I germ and pre-veg, as I like to call it under 2 42w CFLs. I`ll be transitioning to a tent (bought a new one instead of rushing another) and changing to 18/6 under MH for another 3-4 weeks before flower. I`ll hopefully get some big trunks, hahaKC
tusseltussel
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have to get out my lights backdrop and light diffusers, find my tripod and grey card and all that stuff. Then I gotta remember how to use it all. I don't want to come with low quality pics and I will be in week 7 by then so should be a nice show. By the looks of the pics some of the nerds put up including Nugs, I feel I have a lot to live up to.
I liked everything there except the last sentence ...
KC
Baywatcher
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Yeah, I had to get my camera manual out to remember how to set a custom white balance
turnip brain
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Just topped two plants at about the 7th node and leaves growing in 7s-9s. These previously had a rough patch when i was away and they dried out and had some dried out roots and leaves. I trimmed the dried out growth at that time and they bounced back really nicely. Looking robust now.
Anyway, is it time to also start removing lower growth when initially topping/establishing the first node for the main line? I guess ideally I'd like to let them get to where I can takes clones when removing lower growth. Is that a good outlook?
Edited to add pic: just topped
Anyway, is it time to also start removing lower growth when initially topping/establishing the first node for the main line? I guess ideally I'd like to let them get to where I can takes clones when removing lower growth. Is that a good outlook?
Edited to add pic: just topped
turnip brain
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Thanks, i guess I was thinking kind of the other way 'round, top now, so more growth kicks in in the lower offshoots and take them after they stretch out. These plants are growing low with little stretch. What do you do to seal? i just dabbed on some aloe.
KushCanuck
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This is the method I use. I top, give a couple days for shoots to explode, train and top, wait it out. Gives real fat `knuckles` this way allowing growth between trainings I find. My 2
KC
KushCanuck
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This is the method I use. I top, give a couple days for shoots to explode, train and top, wait it out. Gives real fat `knuckles` this way allowing growth between trainings I find. My 2
KC
Thanks Nugs!!
KC
galaxy1965
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Hey Everyone. So I read through the entire thread and took notes. I'm a new grower and just finished my grow room. The dimensions are 10x12x9. I'm planning on putting 4 1000w lights in the flower room. I'm using super soil as a medium. Just wanted opinions on how many plants to put in. I'm growing AOS and plan on mainlining to 8 heads. I was thinking 5 plants per light. Does that sound reasonable?
How exactly do you guys even the canopy? I have 2 different strains in my grow room. One indica and another sativa. They all have been sort of main-lined, I decided to go with two hubs instead of one due to the time it would save me.
They are in flower now and the sativa plant is about 2-3inches taller than the others, the others are also different in height. I suppercropped one of the top of the sativa once and it got even but are there any other way? I would have to supercrop 4 tops on the sativa and slow it down very much for the others to catch up. I also have to supercrop 2-3 tops from the others but not so much as the Sativa.
They are in flower now and the sativa plant is about 2-3inches taller than the others, the others are also different in height. I suppercropped one of the top of the sativa once and it got even but are there any other way? I would have to supercrop 4 tops on the sativa and slow it down very much for the others to catch up. I also have to supercrop 2-3 tops from the others but not so much as the Sativa.
tusseltussel
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Super crop for a single plant, put something under plants to even up multiple plants
Shawns
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"Main-Lining"
definition. a form of training and managing canopy for cannabis.....to build a "hub" off of a single node creating a "manifold" for equal energy distribution from the root mass to the growing tops.
....it really is that simple....i am sure it has been done before, and a lot of folks do it, and probably even has a name, but I just call it "main-lining".....my theory being, on a plant from seed, if all branches came off of the same node on the trunk, they should all get the same amount of hormones and nutrients ...or energy, from the root mass.....like building a "hub"........make sense?
Thanks, appreciate it but it doesn't really address my question specifically. I have read several pages trying to find the answer but was wanting to know at which node exactly to make the first cut for this method, and if I am supposed the trim all of the foliage below that first cut. From looking at the pictures it looks the the stem or trunk is bare.
Mohican
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Let it grow to 6 or 7 true nodes then top above the second true node. Use the first set of branches on the first true node as clones later when the growth starts to explode.
Bind down the two mains and when they are starting to grow well (not too long) top them for two mains on each side for a total of four mains.
Spread the two mains on each side apart to for an H shape (the manifold). When these have recovered, and they start growing top them for a total of 8 mains.
Depending on the stretchiness of your strain, you can continue topping and binding to the tomato ring until you are ready to flower (16, 32, 64...).
By arranging and bending the faster mains, you can even out the growth and create a perfect and short canopy.
Bind down the two mains and when they are starting to grow well (not too long) top them for two mains on each side for a total of four mains.
Spread the two mains on each side apart to for an H shape (the manifold). When these have recovered, and they start growing top them for a total of 8 mains.
Depending on the stretchiness of your strain, you can continue topping and binding to the tomato ring until you are ready to flower (16, 32, 64...).
By arranging and bending the faster mains, you can even out the growth and create a perfect and short canopy.