1st time "Manifolding"

RottieLvr

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Two Northern Lights and an Indica dominate unknown strain grown from seed. I started them in beer cups then started training them in 1gal pots, and topped and transplanted them into 2gal containers this past week. Each plant was "manifolded" a.k.a. "mainlined" and the result is a total of 8 colas on each plant. Now, I just have to pray that all three are female. These ladies are 32 days from sprout. :)
 

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mortal_wombat

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Looks great..I am going with this technique as well for the first time. Got a cheese auto and lemon skunk auto I'm waiting to germ now. Can't wait! Let us know how it plays out.
 
GuyLeDuche

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Yea, looks good :) I do mine a little different, but same result. I like to remove the 5th node, then strip the 1st and 2nd as well, leaving 2 branches each at the 3rd and 4th. Then I just top them all at some point and get my 8 colas, or 16+ for scrog. I like the 8 colas in tomato cages, you can spread them out and send inner branches up to fill the middle nicely ;). I think the bushy, horizontal style you are using would be great for scrog though, very low even canopy.
 
RottieLvr

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GuyLeDuche said:
Yea, looks good :) I do mine a little different, but same result. I like to remove the 5th node, then strip the 1st and 2nd as well, leaving 2 branches each at the 3rd and 4th. Then I just top them all at some point and get my 8 colas, or 16+ for scrog. I like the 8 colas in tomato cages, you can spread them out and send inner branches up to fill the middle nicely ;). I think the bushy, horizontal style you are using would be great for scrog though, very low even canopy.
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Thank you. When you say you "strip the 1st and 2nd" do you mean you remove the growth tips and fan leaves, or do you top down to the third node, remove the fifth. and when they are growing fast again you top both the 3rd and 4th node?
 
GuyLeDuche

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RottieLvr said:
Thank you. When you say you "strip the 1st and 2nd" do you mean you remove the growth tips and fan leaves, or do you top down to the third node, remove the fifth. and when they are growing fast again you top both the 3rd and 4th node?
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I remove the 5th so the 4th is now 2 tops, and yes, the fans and growth tips of the 1st and 2nd, with the goal of burying the stem up to the 3rd node at transplant. Lots of people skip this and just take off the 3rd node, leaving 4 tips , but when I tried it I felt like it was too much too soon.
 
GuyLeDuche

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When I need to tie down I like to wait a week or so then give a little slack, see if they will pick it up by trying to stand back up. Careful though to not bind the stem too tightly, leave room for it to swell and not get cut ;)


RottieLvr said:
Two Northern Lights and an Indica dominate unknown strain grown from seed. I started them in beer cups then started training them in 1gal pots, and topped and transplanted them into 2gal containers this past week. Each plant was "manifolded" a.k.a. "mainlined" and the result is a total of 8 colas on each plant. Now, I just have to pray that all three are female. These ladies are 32 days from sprout. :)
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Hey, just wondering if in the pics did the lights just come on? I'm asking because to me they look a bit droopy (no offense ;) ), but sometimes that's just them "waking up" lol and no issue. Also saw some lower leaf curling under, I get this when my fans are set too high.
 
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RottieLvr

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Not sure, but they seem to be doing fine. Probably a little stressed. I'd be stressed too if I was a plant and I was growing me. lol I just keep hoping all three of them are female. That's the downside to not using feminized seeds.
 
RottieLvr

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Here they are at day 47 since sprout. The two northern lights plants in the background are already over thirty inches tall, and the unknown indica dominate plant is around 22" tall and has very dense foliage on the tops. They are in two gallon pots and have plenty of room for root growth yet, so I plan on veg'ing them for at least another couple weeks. I'm wondering if I should transplant them to five gallon pots and leave them veg until tent is at least half full? Pray for girls and a huge harvest. Peace.
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Dan can grow

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This is pretty much the technique I use also. I tie em down after topping the 4th node and the branches are long enough to do so. I'll keep them tied down throughout their entire veg cycle. But I do move the ties outward as the branches grow. My nodes are so close it almost gives me a 4 way split. After 4 weeks in flower I'll finally untie them. Here's a photo of my GG #4 right before they got untied.
 

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RottieLvr

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Dan can grow said:
This is pretty much the technique I use also. I tie em down after topping the 4th node and the branches are long enough to do so. I'll keep them tied down throughout their entire veg cycle. But I do move the ties outward as the branches grow. My nodes are so close it almost gives me a 4 way split. After 4 weeks in flower I'll finally untie them. Here's a photo of my GG #4 right before they got untied.
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Yea, your GG#4 is looking good dude. I thought I'd experiment a little with this method. I just transplanted into three gallon pots. I'm gonna leave them alone for a week or so then flip them. Do you have a pic of the tops?
 
RottieLvr

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Dan can grow said:
Looking good a bit stretchy but that's ok
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Yea, those northern lights were like that from sprout. I had them tied down when I was training them, but not since I moved them into the 3 gallon pots. I'm just gonna leave them do their thing till harvest. I have some tomato rings to put around them once I know they are all female. lol
 
Merton

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Those are looking good, for sure! I just have two questions for you, have you taken into account the flowering stretch for your grow space? Also, how long did you veg them for while mainlining them?
 
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