Experiments with Mainlining

Lagged · Oct 27, 2020

Hey all, starting our second round of micro-growing here. We wanted to try various different training methods and record our results. These 4 plants were given the mainlining treatment. 2 of them were done on the 2nd node (confusion via a discussion here about counting nodes - counted the single blade serrated leaves), 2 were done on the 3rd.

The goal is to get them to 2ft final height.

How do these manifolds look? Everything seems nominal to me (in terms of training)

Thanks guys!

Rurumo · Oct 27, 2020

looking good, soon you'll have a nice even forest of colas!

Lagged · Oct 27, 2020

When is it recommended to clip the fan leaves for the manifold?

Rurumo · Oct 27, 2020

Lagged said:
When is it recommended to clip the fan leaves for the manifold?

I would hold off on any defoliation for now. Right now you are just shaping your manifold and creating your budsites. You don't need to worry about defoliation until you flower, and even then, I always lean towards conservative defoliation-just take the fan leaves that impact the budsites you've created, plus some of the lower stuff. Better to take off too little than too much. I saw a good example the other day, I'll try to find it.

Lagged · Oct 27, 2020

Rurumo said:
I would hold off on any defoliation for now. Right now you are just shaping your manifold and creating your budsites. You don't need to worry about defoliation until you flower, and even then, I always lean towards conservative defoliation-just take the fan leaves that impact the budsites you've created, plus some of the lower stuff. Better to take off too little than too much. I saw a good example the other day, I'll try to find it.

Okay, thanks. I'm following nebula's manifold method and somewhere between "let it grow 4 nodes" and "top to the 3rd node" those fan leaves disappear and I'm trying to figure out when in the process that happened lol

Rurumo · Oct 27, 2020

Lagged said:
Okay, thanks. I'm following nebula's manifold method and somewhere between "let it grow 4 nodes" and "top to the 3rd node" those fan leaves disappear and I'm trying to figure out when in the process that happened lol

No worries, you're doing good!

Lagged · Nov 2, 2020

An update on our mainlining. The first two had their initial top a bit too early. The second two are just about ready for their second round of topping in the next couple days. Some nice growth coming out of the 1st nodes.

Lagged · Nov 6, 2020

Chopped 2 plants to 6 colas, the other two are still 8. Little defoliation and some tying down.

Lagged · Nov 27, 2020

After a week of flowering, caught this bad boy in the mix

Lagged · Nov 27, 2020

The rest looking good 1 week into flower

Lagged · Dec 5, 2020

2 weeks into flower

budolskie · Dec 5, 2020

Lagged said:
2 weeks into flower

Nice girls bro,
I have 9 seeds i think im going to mainline there only 2 weeks from germ, i will be watching your thread and asking for help none the less

Lagged · Dec 11, 2020

After 3 weeks of flowering it was time to defoliate. Had some stretchers in poor light at the bottom that wouldn't have amounted to anything in the end

budolskie · Dec 13, 2020

Lagged said:
After 3 weeks of flowering it was time to defoliate. Had some stretchers in poor light at the bottom that wouldn't have amounted to anything in the end

How long from starting the seeds to flipping the lights to 12/12 roughly thanks, im debating doing mine this time and i might do a nebula on then next time round when i have 15 sherbet s1s

Lagged · Dec 17, 2020

Sorry I didn't answer your question @budolskie : We flipped to 12/12 after 8 weeks from seed.

After 4 weeks of flowering - had a gnat problem. Just added nematodes today. Lookin frosty

budolskie · Dec 18, 2020

Lovely they look, im gona give the nebula a miss this time round and start my next pips around 4 weeks before this run finishes....
I have just bought 15 sherbet s1 from pheno finders a may use them or buy sum more as wont be till end jan i start them

Lagged · Dec 18, 2020

budolskie said:
Lovely they look, im gona give the nebula a miss this time round and start my next pips around 4 weeks before this run finishes....
I have just bought 15 sherbet s1 from pheno finders a may use them or buy sum more as wont be till end jan i start them

They would look a lot better if they didn't get absolutely raped by the gnats.

Hoping for at least 2oz per plant. We shall see. They are growing like crazy right now

budolskie · Dec 18, 2020

Lagged said:
They would look a lot better if they didn't get absolutely raped by the gnats.

Hoping for at least 2oz per plant. We shall see. They are growing like crazy right now

What do you usually yeild per plant doing the nebula?
is it really worth the extra time on veg or would overall on yearly basis Doin the normal 4 weeks veg and flip get you more crops and more flowers maybe

Lagged · Jan 3, 2021

6.5 Weeks into flower, looking nice. One plant was battling gnats pretty bad and had a cal def. Think we figured it out though.

Lagged · Jan 10, 2021

After 7.5 weeks of flower

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