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Mainline limit
ButtersStotch
started grow question 6y ago
If I have 2 months of veg left, what would be the drawbacks to mainlining to 256 colas if Iām already at 64?
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Week 13
Techniques. Main-lining
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416fireman
answered grow question 6y ago
Congestion of 256 colas.... our shitty unstable weather. Might be a Ontario botrytis accident waiting to happen. But with adequate spacing and separation through training and some luck weather wise. Could be a huge trim party waiting to happen.
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Fusion
answered grow question 6y ago
Only drawback you have from creating so many tops is that she won't focus on building any huge colas, builds a even canopy instead.
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Fruitgrower
answered grow question 6y ago
64? looks like 32... I would leave it at 32 tbh. I think otherwise you're going to create some issuse with the roots and space and airflow. š±š
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