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My last grow as I have absolutely no space in my new small apartment - the Box is so big that it barely fits in my bathroom (120x120). Plants are three days old.
I got some cuttings from 2 different shops which was a big mistake. Shop Nr.1 provided the four smaller ones, they were already in a bad condition when I received them and they are still recovering. Should have refused them but whatever.
The two bigger ones (Bruce Banner) are from a different store and they are doing great! Soil used is Plagron Growmix, I planted them directly in the 18L pots (filled with 20L). Watering with 300ml per plant for now (ec value 0.5, pH 6). No nutrition so far as the soil already has some in it.
As this is my last grow I would like to keep the plants for at least 4 weeks in vegetation and train them quite a bit.
When can I start mainlining? The four smaller plants still need a few days to recover, but the 2 bigger ones (Bruce Banner) should be ready - or should I wait as well? Thx a lot in advance for your help!
there's mainlining and manifolds, people usually mix them up or use them interchangeably.. really there's no need for ssuch vocabular. it's simply plant training.
Check out the related grow article/guide on cocoforcannabis.com. I don't care to remember which is which as they are useless labels that just take up space in my brain that can be used for better things.
whichever it is, don't remove all the leaves, if it is the extreme one. Stripping growth tips is fine, but don't strip the leaves unless they are directly touching the substrate or causing constant condensation on leaves (physically-touching overlap).
you simlply train the branches out before you top. When they are in position, you let them go vertically. How many colas you need is a function of how many branches you started with.. 2-4-8-16 etc.. or 4-8-16.. eacch time you top them you are doubling the number of colas. Space them appropriately based on how many you want to have... 2.5-3 colas per sq ft is a good guideline to maximize yield and retain well-formed buds deep into canopy.
Whether it's more extreme training with a manifold or just using a scrog or something to keep a few branches horizontal, call it whatever you want, lol. The more extreme one often results in longer vege times, so it's a retarded technique if that is the result. Why anyone would purposely run their expensive lights an extra 2 weeks just for the fuck of it is beyond me. Not stripping leaves will help eliminate the slower growth of that particular method.
if the branches are long enough to warrant bending, tying down etc, it's fine. They stay maleable for a fairly long time but all stems eventually become rigid... it's just important to train before that point. There's a fancy biology term for it, but i can't recall what it is - stiffening of the stems over time.
Check out the little 90-degree plant benders. Way more effective at forming an even growing plane than tying things down. As the plant grows you do have to remove them after 2-3 weeks, but by that time the stems are rigid. It will immediately try to grow upward after the bend, so some minor training until the branches reach out to proper spacing and you are golden.
Don't strip the leaves! removing 80% of the leaves so it looks cool is not wise. A bunch of bare stems and 2-4 newer growth leaves at the tip is not optimal for growth, lol. Why anyone would come up with such a "technique" is absolutely insane about its effectiveness or usefulness.
Hope you all had a good start into 2025! 3.5 weeks in, this what happened:
- Switched schedule to only 18h
- Tried to train the plants, didn't work out great (guess it works better with plants that start from seeds). Some branches even broke.
- Had some issues to get stable humidity in the box. Trying to keep it at around 30 degrees and 65-70% humidity.
- Plants got watered every three days. They are getting thirstier, going to reduce nutrition a bit (I followed the CANNA schedule but without the booster) and watring every two days from now on.
I am going to start flowering light schedule in 7 days and use a scrog net. The current box is wayyy too big for my apartment, it barely fits in the room, if I continue this hobby I am definitely getting a smaller one.
One week of flowering is done! Plants look pretty healthy, I had some issues with temperature and humidity that I was able to fix.
They are getting the low end of the recommended amount of nutrition currently. 1.5L of water per plant every three days. Automated watering system is already ordered and will be installed next week. This week I am going to install a net to ensure even growth. Light is 75% of 630W and will stay like this for at least the next 4 weeks.
UPDATE: Net was placed, plants were defoliated and trimmed
2 weeks of flowering (currently 12.5h light) are done and the plants are doing well! I have upgraded the grow box a bit, I now have a TAPO sensor for humidity and temperature that automatically turns off/on the ventilation system
Tomorrow the automatic watering system will be installed, more pictures will follow.
Update: Watering system added, took me quite some time to install but figured out how I can make each plant get the same amount of water. It is a cheap wifi system from Aliexpress, 25€.
Where should I place the sensor for humidity/temperature? I see huge differences depending on the spot, I have placed the sensor now slightly below the top leaves - above the lamp directly hits and it has 4 degrees (celsius) more!
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