When to mainline
Steeluk1987started grow question 6y ago
I want to try main-lining with this plant, when should it best be snipped at the first noad, do I wait for a few noads or do I cut it as soon as possible because of its short life cycle?
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Shagrathanswered grow question 6y ago
HI there!
When mainlining photos it is adviced to top when 5-6 nodes have grown but Im not sure if the same applies to autos too
tiko_lunaanswered grow question 6y ago
Better use LST. NorCal_Kannabliss is right, autoflower start the flowering stage the week 4 so they don't have time to recover from techniques such as mainlining or topping or FIM
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Ttrichomeanswered grow question 6y ago
If u want to mainline train ur auto u must start mid week 2... at approximately 3-4 nodes. Than u MUST time every topping after perfectly or overall plant size and subsequently yield will suffer. It can be done but time every topping after to proceed after 2 new developed nodes not after the first or ull stunt.
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TimTheTerpMananswered grow question 6y ago
Don't do any training other than some light lst to an autoflower. It doesn't have long enough to grow to recover from those types of training! Happy Growing!π
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Fruitgroweranswered grow question 6y ago
It's not advised to mainline autos as it can stunt the yield but I have done it. And others have. My advice is do it a little earlier than you would on a photo and make sure she's fed well and super healthy. Check out my ggg diary ππ±π
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