IDK if I even need to get into mainlining given the results from topping just above the third node! I think it pretty much does the same thing in the end bro. I figure topping above the 2nd or 3rd node and utilizing LST and Supercropping effectively should put some serious weight on 4/8 dominant colas. What you think about what I just said versus mainlining?!
I'm pretty much doing a combination of both. The mainlining thread has mostly influenced me to create more dominant branching earlier in veg and to prune heavier. So far its working well, I have an AK47 with 4 branches that should yield close to four ounces lol. Godamn I have a real winner of an ak47 cutting that a friend gave me, its amazing. I've been mainlining when starting from seed I guess, but most of the strains I have are clones from previous runs. I just popped a pair each of kollossus regular, Queen of Hearts regular and a cpl bagseeds from some strawberry cough. Will probably top for a mainline on those.
Chalk one up for the marijuana mind lol
The problem I have with mainlining is that it takes a lot of time and work to manage. Pretty sure Nugbuckets is a full time gardener. All that lollipopping and bondage lol. Its easier and faster for me to just strip them when I have time and supercrop rather than tie everything down for each transplant. Really the dominant branching tends to present itself after a series of cropping, making a deduction of what to lollipop and what not to fairly easy. For the most part I don't plan to mainline 100%, but I do plan to start directing production to fewer branches. So far, at least with the AK47 clones, it works awesome because she loves to produce dominant colas. I'll get some pics before I chop them. With some of my other strains it works ok, but Jackberry (purple), el monstre and a few others it doesn't work all that well. They have excessive node separation no matter what I do, and they do better with side branching influenced to grow upwards with traditional cropping and/or LST.Nice brother! So you gotta let me know what you find to be more efficient I guess, in thse next 6 wks.
I'll probably be done with everything in my garden around April, and setting up for the new run!
I'm trying to have a plan for everything next run haha. I wanna see my harvest in my mind before I actually see it
I'm hoping Wal-Mart or Home Depot end up carrying the mushroom compost in the spring!
Thats wassup boss.The problem I have with mainlining is that it takes a lot of time and work to manage. Pretty sure Nugbuckets is a full time gardener. All that lollipopping and bondage lol. Its easier and faster for me to just strip them when I have time and supercrop rather than tie everything down for each transplant. Really the dominant branching tends to present itself after a series of cropping, making a deduction of what to lollipop and what not to fairly easy. For the most part I don't plan to mainline 100%, but I do plan to start directing production to fewer branches. So far, at least with the AK47 clones, it works awesome because she loves to produce dominant colas. I'll get some pics before I chop them. With some of my other strains it works ok, but Jackberry (purple), el monstre and a few others it doesn't work all that well. They have excessive node separation no matter what I do, and they do better with side branching influenced to grow upwards with traditional cropping and/or LST.
Like I said, for new strains, I will try to mainline the first go and see how they respond during flower. After that it depends on their growth patterns I guess.
PS, my newest obsession is mushroom compost, empire builder potting soil and Vermifire. I want to get my hands on some but its a 90 mile run just to get the Vermifire. Empire Builder appears to be available only on the west coast
< nodsThats wassup boss.
I was kinda thinking the same thing in regards to the amount of time and maintenance that you have to put into mainling.
But I'm pretty sure that we you let the plants grow a bit and cut back to the 2nd or 3rd node, you get a similar product to MLing.
I figure you could supercrop the shit outta those 4 mains and end up with a nearly identical structure!
We'll see how it all pans out for me in little over a month I'm guessing. I've got a White Widow and a Critical Jack of which we can observe the growth of 4 & 6/8 dominant colas. I'm anxious to see how the 2nd gen will put out tho, given the didn't really get any veg. They seem to be doing well tho man.
Shit I'm anxious to watch all of them grow haha. I did something different to them all to see what would happen, so that kills a few more experiments in one for me. Wish I woulda supercropped tho. I got a lot of legginess with my BIG White Widow.
And I'll look into mushroom compost more too! Make myself familiar with it as I should be. But Amazon is ALWAYS an option too.
I wish I had the space to have a compost pile man. That would be ill. I'm telling you...The next op is gone be that much better for me!
What you talkin bout Beech lol
Don't tell me you got those boxes EMPTY, I won't believe it.Got a 4pk of case fans forms Wally World for $7.
Using 3 for drying boxes and 1 for a grow room Ona cup!
Ill show you guys how I made that tomo
Jacking is like stealing, it isn't if you tell them first. LOLThread jack! Hahah...Maybe someday I'll stop being lazy and make my own but until then enjoy
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