Mainlining Special Queen

Popped the seed as follows Soak in a shotglass of RO water in darkness for 24h Transfer contents of shotglass into a folded kitchen cloth/paper inside of tupperware, fold the cloth covering up the seed, drain excess water after the cloth has soaked up the water Leave another 24h Check to see its root has popped out, if no: wait another 24h if yes: pot into 0.5l pot with biobizz light mix soil, cover with dome. Fast forward 4weeks Transplant to 7l pot Week 5 I topped just above the 4th set of nodes and stripped all nodes below leaving only 2 "main" heads I'll wait for her to recover and then repeat the process for 4 "main" heads and so on She seems strong and responds very well to the high stress training so far

Topped the two main heads creating 4 new heads #hydra After 2 days recovery I tied the 4 heads down, seen as they were looking healthy. It's the first time I'm mainlining a plant, I usually just do multiple toppings throughout vegetation to make sure the plants bush out. Wanted to give mainlining a go, not sure if I'm going to take her to 16 or 32heads yet, let's see how it goes. So far this strain seems to respond very well to this high stress training method.

Week7 I usually just snap the heads off with my fingers. If they don't snap off clean and seem to "tear" more, I'll use one of my disinfected (!!!) Pruning shears/scissors. Making sure its the right time to top your plants is crucial. I like to top them just before watering/feeding. Making sure she gets water directly after the stress. Haven't ever had issues this way, but whatever works...works, right?:) She's really taking well to the training, no signs of any stress or stunt to growth. Immediate recovery. Rather impressed so far.

Tied her down a bit more, I'm trying to keep all growth as horizontal as possible. The stem is also thickening daily, I'll wait until week 9 or maybe even 10 to Transplant her into a bigger pot. She's very strong. I'm still very impressed and have high hopes for her future.