strip nodes early until mainline node is reached

Well hope all the information helps you decide on what you'd like to do going forward. It would be worth testing out if its possible with some bulk seeds. Good Luck and Happy Growing.

Wait your mainlining an Auto?? Umm, why? You wont have time to train it before it flowers, forget it and just let it grow naturally with some LST. No one main lines Autos and theres very good reason for this-it doesnt work. it can take 4-6 weeks to grow out a good main line base- and with an auto your in flower by then. Dont do it buddy- unless your happy to see under an oz total wet yield.

I often take the bottom node off regardless as it seems to never grow as thick and well as the nodes above it. If you’re set on doing a mainline.. go for it. But it’s a risky proposition on auto. I would recommend just topping when you want and then let the branches grow out, once they’ve got some length, tie them down. But more than one topping on an auto can seriously throw off your yield and quality. If you just are wanting to experiment and don’t care about how the end product is.. more power to ya! Try it out. But if you want decent results I wouldn’t go beyond a single topping.

@gottagrowsometime interesting!! not sure if I have seen an auto mainlined before 😏 if you do remove the top wait until the 4th node and keep an eye on whether she reacts by beginning to bloom regardless of the outcome Good Luck!! 👍

I'd also leave any stand alone leaves on her though. Don't strip them just the new growth shoots between the nodes.

I don't know if I'd mainline an auto. I would top and LST it though. granted if i where to mainline.... I'd do it at its third node, and strip the lower ones. Be prepared for it to go into shock and maybe start flowering as this could be to stressful for it. I would only make two mains and let it go from there. IDK if it could sand another topping after that. Best Of Luck