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Are they ready??
Sk001
started grow question 5y ago
New babies!!! I have lst them and now im ready to top them ! Can i main line them too??
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Techniques. Main-lining
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Hempy_The_Kid
answered grow question 5y ago
If they don't appear to be stressed after a couple days after training, you should be ok to keep on training.
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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
5y ago
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Rolland_Joynts
More or less lookin for an opinion
Hi there, I am starting my first auto flower grow (dwarf low flyer -crop king seeds). Only my third grow ever! Just curious as to what the pros prefer auto flower or photo period? And why pls Also was thinking of trying the mainline technique with the DLF any thoughts? Thanks
Plant. Other
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
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Mosherd7
Perfect Mainline End look for maximum yield
First decent mainline grow from seed. Still learning. Avoided keeping tiny branches to avoid popcorn buds. Now that they are still vegging but have the shape I want, do I leave the branches now? Or chop tiny low ones to try and get THICK single nug branches?
Setup. Outdoor
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
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THC123
Do I Let these branches grow?
I am mainlining this plant, but I’m not sure if I let the branches grow off at the every node or snip them off so the focus goes to the main cola?
Week 7
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
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sacredgeometry
Mainlining Question
When should I start tying down my new mains? Should I let them grow out more? I feel like if I tie them to early they would just point up towards the light the next day and I would have to tie down again.
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
2
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Uthon
How far do you defoliate your mainlined autos?
A question to all you autoflower mainliners out there, how often do you defoliate, and to what extent? I trimmed the fan leaves off the bottom of the cola stems, should I take it higher?
Week 8
Techniques. Main-lining
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
1
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Buddie
Main lining
So I just did topping for 8 colas Should I leave the big fan leaves on for a few days or is that taking away from new growth?
Week 4
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
2
2
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DeezBuds
Too soon to begin mainline?
My very first grow. When should I start mainlining? I feel like they will need bigger pots by next week. Thoughts? 😃
Week 3
Setup. Seedling
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
4
4
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2x2growing
Mainlining not so symmetrical?
I started my first indoor grow off with mainlining and 2 of my branches are growing nodes in a staggered formation, whereas the other 2 are growing symmetrical nodes. Does anyone know why this is happening? It’s grown from seed.
Week 6
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
2
2
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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
5y ago
1
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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
4y ago
3
3
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blasterw32
secondary branches stretch during flowering
I've been growing Moby Dick using a mainlining technique. During the stretch phase, some secondary branches have grown a lot and are not close to the main stem anymore. Should I keep them? Should I cut? Will they help making big, fat colas?
Week 8
Plant. Spaces between nodes
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
2
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thedoe
defoliation pruning review
how did I do with defolitation? i think it should be okay but juuust checkin. also, how many nodes do you usually leave per mainline branch? for branches non alternating (interesting), left 4-5 paired nodes for tight alternating branches left 8-10 or so
Week 9
Techniques. Main-lining
Techniques. Defoliation
3y ago
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esotaro
How many colas can I fit in a 2ftx2ft before crowding becomes an issue?
I will be mainlining my plants to 8-16 mains and I'm trying to decide how many plants I can fit in. I was thinking between 2-4 plants, which would be 16-64 colas in that 2ft x 2ft area.
Other. General questions
Plant. Other
Techniques. Main-lining
4y ago
7
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Tarzanus
Grow techniques
Any of the gurus of LST, main lining and other grow techiques willing to share an idea how to further improve the plants behavior. 🙂 I intend to further remove branches and leave only one at each of the nodes where there are two, make the canopy wide and airy. +root cut branches
Week 3
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Main-lining
3y ago
2
3
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NSRDNTSNH
Number of colas
To other growers which top and manifold their plants, do you prefer fewer branches with big colas for example 6 or 8 main colas with everything else trimmed off, or do you prefer as many branches as possible as long as they reach the top canopy?
Week 6
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
2
1
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DreamOn
Broke Stem branch while main-lining
Now it's standing straight up to heal It's still growing and look healthy, but what recovery time should I expect? Will it be strong enough to continue main-lining? Should I just release the other branch? Or wait until it's healed and continue? Thanks for your tips and inputs!
Week 3
Techniques. HST
Techniques. Topping
Techniques. Main-lining
6y ago
8
1
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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
5y ago
3
4
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MBnVA
Lights
Any thoughts on lights being on 24 hrs?
Week 6
Setup. Lighting
Techniques. Main-lining
5y ago
3
2
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Cremo
Mainlining HST defoliation too much for one go?
Hi guys, is mainlining + defoliation + HST in form of squishing the main stem at different places with my fingers and wiring the shit out of them too much for one go? :D (BTW. I didn't clean out everything underneath! Should I?)
Week 5
Techniques. HST
Techniques. Main-lining
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
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