Vote Now 🏆 for the Grow Awards 2025!
Start My Diary
Login
Sign Up
Login
Home
Diaries
Shorts
Questions
Contests
Growers
Strains
Breeders
Nutrients
Lights
Equipment
Blog
English
Espanól
Русский
Deutsch
ไทย
Login
Start My Diary
Sign Up
Following
Follow
Brands
&
Growers
to get updates
Chat
By continuing to use the website or clicking Accept you consent to our cookies and personal data policy. For details please see
Privacy Policy
Accept
Grow Questions
How did I do? First time Main-Lining. Little nervous.
How did I do? First time Main-Lining. Little nervous.
Erasmus
started grow question 4 years ago
How did I do? I'm scared I cut my girls to much.
Solved
Week 3
Techniques. Main-lining
like
MangoDudu
answered grow question 4 years ago
It’s ok. you could have held another internode and flexed your arms more. You have done the cut on a nice big trunk be careful that the exposed wound does not rot, perhaps it was better to start earlier and more calmly
1 like
Complain
Selected By The Grower
Similar Grow Questions
Solved
AMSFiend
Main-lining Guidance.
First time attempt at main-lining. This breed gave me huge colas on my last grow and I’d love to have an even canopy of them! Any suggestions, comments or even criticisms are welcomed. I’d like to know what I am doing right or wrong and know how to do it better. Thanks all!
Week 3
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
1
1
Solved
SugarBoogers
Training?
How exactly should I go about this plant when it comes to training? I've not grown a fem in a while and I'm just looking for a full canopy (or as full as possible). I know about topping, fimming and tieing down the branches, but is there some other/better techniques?
Week 1
Techniques. HST
Techniques. ScrOG
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
3
3
Solved
Lasninasverdes
Dejo 2 puntas o 6.
Tengo un led de 150w para cuatro plantas, a una de ellas le hice main-lining y le están saliendo dos brotes nuevos por cada tallo.¿ Debería dejar solo dos puntas o hacer 6 puntas en total con los 4 brotes que se ven en las fotos ? Gracias fumones
Other. Other
Plant. Other
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
1
Solved
Tubington9
Should I switch reg to larger tent? Looking for opinions, first time mainlining
Im currently mainlining a reg seed, confirmed fem, in my 27x27 tent, plan was to move it to the 3x3 once the last plant was harvested. Received my order of autos and am thinking of doing autos in the 3x3 instead. Just wondering if the 27”x27”x56” will be good for the reg?
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
2
3
Solved
Pagus
Yellowing leaves after first Mainline top. Light stress?
Just checking in here, I am pretty sure this is light stress. it was at 18" (specs say 18-24" during veg) and she was likely pretty stressed after having her top cut off!!! I have raised light to 23". Am I on the right track here?
Leaves. Color - Yellow
Setup. Lighting
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
1
3
Solved
VT__Homegrown_Fun
How to top to make more colas (mainline)
I was curious if anyone could help me understand how they train their plant to separate into like 7 or 8 different branches right down at the bottom of the stem. Almost looks like multiple topping on top of each. Any advice? Added a photo for more clarity.
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. FIMing
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
3
2
Solved
Autoflowergirls06
Got a second?
Judging by my last video posted do y’all think I could start lst or even mainline? I’m pretty confident on both styles I have over 100 videos under my belt hehe 😜 this is my first grow should I just let them do there thing with minimum training or go all out?💪🏻😜☘️🌳☄️
Week 2
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
2
3
Solved
2x2growing
Mainline inconsistency
I started mainlining my plant and one of the main branches stopped growing completely :s Anyone seen this before? I’ll probably have to top her a few more times to make up for it.
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
1
3
Solved
Tubington9
Are these plants ready for topping/LST? 2 have just gotten to 6th node and one to 5th (was planted 4-5 days after first two)
Looking to top all three and potentially manifold at least one of these plants. Only concern is I just transplanted them in tuesday. They look great but I just want to make sure they are out of the woods on transplant shock before i start hacking away at them.
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
2
2
Solved
Tubington9
Striping below the topping when manifolding? First time attempting
Seen a million different videos and techniques, just curious what method is best when manifolding/mainlining. Some people strip everything below the 3rd node when they initially top, some leave the bottom growth. Stripping means the plant will focus on new growth up top im aware.
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
1
1
Solved
Sk001
Are they ready??
New babies!!! I have lst them and now im ready to top them ! Can i main line them too??
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
1
Solved
Jojo974
To net or not to net
Hello After stoping LST for a few days , I have settled a net on top of plants to open structure. Am I wrong doing it and I am hurting my plants or it’s a good deal? Sorry for my English
Week 6
Techniques. ScrOG
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
3
4
Solved
Zorachus
Did I wait too long to top?
I just topped, main-lined, and defoliated. The stem is about the thickness of a pencil, and the nodes are very tightly packed. The reason I waited so long to top was because I wanted to clone the cuttings and give them to a friend. My question is, did I wait too long to top?
Week 4
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
4
4
Solved
happygrass
Topping autos
Can you FIM/top or mainline autos?
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
2
Solved
Calibud
I start flushing a week ago. And the growth of the buds slowed down. I’m in my 10 week of harvest. I just out the girls in 48 hours of darkness! Can I still allow the plants to grown more? Or do I need to pull them???? Please help
Buds. Other
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
3
Solved
EasyName
Is it a problem if one main cola is longer then the other?
Did my first topping/mainlining. Right cola is longer then the left one, is it a problem or will they even out? For now Im trying to break any apical dominance by holding the longer cola below the shorter one. Any ideas how to deal with this?
Week 6
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Main-lining
4 years ago
4
4
Solved
Misanthrope
Outdoor Canopy
I know the importance of keeping a uniform canopy height when mainlining indoors but does it matter outdoors? Is the sunlight strong and mobile enough to distribute the light evenly or should I do my best to keep the canopy level?
Week 12
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
3
Solved
Misanthrope
Overenthusiastic Supercrop
Think I overdid it with the supercropping. The worst branches hang below 90° but the growth seems healthy, everything turned up towards the sun the next day. I changed the worst so they're supported and less than 90°. Is there more I can do? A way to avoid splitting the skin ?
Week 12
Plant. Wilting
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
1
4
Solved
Apolloo
Pruning????
Hello everyone. I am growing for the second time and this time I am growing 10 gorilla cookies Auto It is the 7th week. They appear generally healthy, but is it too early to try lollipoping? Also, if I do lollipoping, will any other pruning be necessary?
Techniques. Main-lining
Techniques. Defoliation
3 years ago
3
3
Solved
AZMamaBear
Leave the leaves?
Mainlining this girl for a summer outdoor grow. Topped her for the 2nd time today. Removed nodes below 3rd node, but kept the fan leaves. Defoliate or leave the leaves?
Week 7
Techniques. Main-lining
3 years ago
2
4