The Main-Lining Thread
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aiblueskyroots
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Ive done 3 gal and 5 gal and imo go for the 5 gal or bigger. 4-6 plants with 8 tops in a 4x4. I say 5gal because i personally think to benefit most from this method, you must veg 3-4 weeks longer than usual. again thats my opinion. But because of the added veg time, you will need ample space for root growth and if your doing an 8-10 week veg cycle, a 3gal will not cut it.
ilovetoskiatalta
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I have had as many as 9 plants in a 4'x2'. It has been a mix of 12"x12" square pots and 3 gallon fabrics. The first 4 are the square pots, the last are some of the 3 gallon. These were all in the tent in the last 2 pics @inventel
aiblueskyroots
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Random question, but is there a new website for A51 lights or are they still unavailable
Here's a look at how my four cola mainline is doing. All was going well until I went out of town for 10 days. Didn't have a problem with watering as my blumat system took care of that but I came back to an aphid and mite infestation. I took off some lower leaves and sprayed a mix of dawn ultra with water. Probably only a couple weeks left but I'm hoping to be able to save it as it is my first grow. Would welcome any other ideas on dealing with the pests.
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BabyLobsterito
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Hey guys, hate to ask a question that may have already been asked, but 300 pages is a bit to go through with a slow laptop from '02... But obviously y'all are experienced with mainlining.
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge/tips about mainlining a plant to use as a mother? I feel like making all the separate main colas would allow me to FIM each top to produce more bud sites per cola, but instead of flipping her to 12/12, keep her under T5's in Veg and use the higher number of lateral branching sites to perpetually take clones off of her without removing too many branches/too heavy of pruning in one area of the plant at one time... any constructive input is welcome. Thank you!
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge/tips about mainlining a plant to use as a mother? I feel like making all the separate main colas would allow me to FIM each top to produce more bud sites per cola, but instead of flipping her to 12/12, keep her under T5's in Veg and use the higher number of lateral branching sites to perpetually take clones off of her without removing too many branches/too heavy of pruning in one area of the plant at one time... any constructive input is welcome. Thank you!
BabyLobsterito
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Right on, that's enough for me lol. I have 2 separate strains that are genes I would like to hold on to, one looking like it's a strong male from seed and the other female from clone. If the one turns out to be male, I plan on attempting my idea on it as well, to experiment with keeping a clone stock of pollen donors... Just to preserve my personal stock of identical parent genes for projects.
BabyLobsterito
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Sweet. I'm glad I seem to be heading down the right direction so far.
aiblueskyroots
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Has anyone mainlined original granddaddy purp before? If so, how did it work out?
madininagyal
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didnt do it but she does very well in mainlining for my friend like all indica he tried it if that can help
aiblueskyroots
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Good. Does GDP grow short or medium? I did some research and i came across 2 different answers (short &medium).Iwas just reading shorter genetics sometimes do not work well because sometimes they do not stretch enough to make the desired large colas, in turn hurting yield.
madininagyal
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all gdp i have seen were producing fat cola and strech was around 1,5x
ilovetoskiatalta
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Depends on veg time, container size and and training. My
afgooey made 14" colas.
The first pic shows the Afgooey(In the middle in 5 gallon pots) at flip. They were about 14". The second was just before harvest.
