Mainlining advice.

[gggrassofhome]

Morning gurus, finally got some time and have started a new grow.

Decided to have a crack at mainlining.
I have been vegging for 50 days and have just flipped to 12/12.
Broke a few branches along the way but saved most of them.

My question is, do i continue to remove side branches and just leave the tips against the mains as it stretches to get the baseball bat colas, or just defol and leave branches alone?
Growing 4x amnesia haze fast by seedsman from clones.

Appreciate any input from whether you think mainlining is worth the extra veg time and fucking around.
I was thinking it would be easier to maintain the canopy and less trimming for an old broken cunt like me.

Cheers all.

 

[Porky]

Never done it before but I was having a read of this article the other week and it explains the technique well!
The do look cool when finished but I think for the time yield would be about the same!
Keen to see how yours go for ya but!

Main-Lining Tutorial on Training Marijuana Plants | Grow Weed Easy

"Main-Lining" definition: a form of training and managing canopy that builds a "hub" off of a single node and creates a "manifold" for equal energy distribution from the root mass to the growing tops.

www.growweedeasy.com

 

[One Drop]

I’m starting one down here not sure if it’s going to a true mainline but I’m winging it bet this fucker goes male now …… you need to start early almost form out of the box get go …

 

[Bullfrog]

Morning gurus, finally got some time and have started a new grow.

Decided to have a crack at mainlining.
I have been vegging for 50 days and have just flipped to 12/12.
Broke a few branches along the way but saved most of them.

My question is, do i continue to remove side branches and just leave the tips against the mains as it stretches to get the baseball bat colas, or just defol and leave branches alone?
Growing 4x amnesia haze fast by seedsman from clones.

Appreciate any input from whether you think mainlining is worth the extra veg time and fucking around.
I was thinking it would be easier to maintain the canopy and less trimming for an old broken cunt like me.

Cheers all.

If you want the biggest nugz and a flat canopy you can strip it to the tip.
Otherwise you can keep everything that will get light and remove anything that wont.
ROG "rows of green" does some good mainlining examples

 

[gggrassofhome]

Never done it before but I was having a read of this article the other week and it explains the technique well!
The do look cool when finished but I think for the time yield would be about the same!
Keen to see how yours go for ya but!

Main-Lining Tutorial on Training Marijuana Plants | Grow Weed Easy

"Main-Lining" definition: a form of training and managing canopy that builds a "hub" off of a single node and creates a "manifold" for equal energy distribution from the root mass to the growing tops.

www.growweedeasy.com

Thanks porky. Thats pretty much what i followed. Its definately slower through veg so yeah see how they go.

 

[gggrassofhome]

If you want the biggest nugz and a flat canopy you can strip it to the tip.
Otherwise you can keep everything that will get light and remove anything that wont.
ROG "rows of green" does some good mainlining examples

Thanks bullfrog, ill suss out ROG.

 

[Bullfrog]

I was thinking it would be easier to maintain the canopy and less trimming for an old broken cunt like me.

welcome to the "Old Broken Cunt Club"

 

[afghan bob]

Yup there's a few of us lurking

 

[Aye Shroomer]

I haven’t mainlined trained before but I thought it worked best from seed. Not from clones.

Reason being the equal branching from the nodes. Anyone have any knowledge regarding that?

 

[Bullfrog]

yep thats true but you can do a mainline with a clone its just not technically a perfect mainline. Theres also the manifold training technique which is more appropriate for clones

 

[gggrassofhome]

yep thats true but you can do a mainline with a clone its just not technically a perfect mainline. Theres also the manifold training technique which is more appropriate

Yeah ive followed the tips i could find for mainlining clones, like choosing branches with symmetrical nodes etc.
Got lucky with 3 out of the 4 clones, they grew almost perfectly where i needed to cut. The other one was a matter of training down the apically dominant branches so the lower ones could catch up
Worked well, i have 8 mostly equal branches per plant and an even canopy throughout.
Stretch is underway now.

 

[Bullfrog]

Yeah ive followed the tips i could find for mainlining clones, like choosing branches with symmetrical nodes etc.
Got lucky with 3 out of the 4 clones, they grew almost perfectly where i needed to cut. The other one was a matter of training down the apically dominant branches so the lower ones could catch up
Worked well, i have 8 mostly equal branches per plant and an even canopy throughout.
Stretch is underway now.

what lights are those ?
they look very cool

 

[gggrassofhome]

what lights are those ?
they look very cool

They are lumatek 630w CMHs
With the tekken pro reflectors.
HiPar 3200k and 4000k lamps.
Just realised last week they have fucked my eyes pretty good over the past 3 years.
Wearing sunnies now but will need to get the eyes repaired soon.

 

[Bullfrog]

probably whats wrong with mine. i cant read labels anymore. well i can read the front label not the back but that is by design Im sure.
"the large print giveth and the small print taketh away" - tom waits