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When to mainline

Steeluk1987started grow question 4 years 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 4 years 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

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tiko_lunaanswered grow question 4 years 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 4 years 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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Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 4 years 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!👊

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Fruitgroweranswered grow question 4 years 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 😉🌱👍

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