Snow white has been topped for a second time and is responding very nicely to it. She is looking healthy still and the nodes are larger than yesterday. Hopefully it won't be long until we are able to top her for the 3rd and final time which will give us 8 colas in total for this plant. We wanted to try this training for both the symmetry and equal distribution of nutrients to the stems. In theory our colas should all be around the same size. We have noticed that one side is growing much larger and at a faster rate than the other. Not sure if there is any way to try and rebalance the distribution of nutes or if we should let nature just do its thing. One thought was to let the larger side veg out more and do less lollipopping so that hopefully the mains wouldn't receive as much nutrients, and we could focus it more on the smaller side. Anyways, were going to see how things go from here on out and decide that later, so far she is looking super happy and healthy.
We haven't decided how long we want to veg this plant, but we're thinking at least 3 more weeks, as we want enough time for the new mains to grow, and be topped a final time so that they can veg out hard before flipping to 12/12. This is a plant that we are really looking forward to seeing the results of. It was a really nice smoke and we hope that we can grow some top shelf bud in the process. stay tuned!!
Feb 23 - We have been watching the new mains growing at a rapid rate! This plant is doing super well which we are extremely pleased with. Probably only a couple more days until we can top once more and then leave the plant to grow out until we decide we want to flip to flower. We are trying to let each new main that grows off, develop 2 or 3 nodes, before we chop it. Not only to increase the length of the new branch, but also to give the plant some time to get nice and strong so that it can support itself later on in the cycle. Definitely a tedious process but one that is worth doing.
Feb 25 - Two days later and the new mains are almost big enough to top now! We are thinking either today or tomorrow for the top, just so that a) the plant doesn't get too large for the pot we are growing it in and b) so that we can eventually match up this plant with our next round to go into the flower tent. This has been such a fun mainlining experience and the plant has responded very well to the stress. Hasn't skipped a beat! We are planning on using this same technique with our Blue Dream Photoperiod plant, but the nodes are spaced MUCH tighter together so it will be interesting to see how she decides to grow.
@mdubbs, thank you! that's exactly what i was going for and I'm glad that it sorta worked out! I agree, the extra time will be worth it in the end. Cant wait to see her grow more and then flower with 8 main colas!