The Main-Lining Thread
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nugbuckets
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dude, nice tip, getting done first thing in the morning....plus rep bro..
Allow me to join this choir!
Nugs, my hat is off to you. Not only do you have the rare ability to blend the art and the science, your generosity of spirit, your humble willingness continue to learn and share is a gift to all. Thanks brotherman.
Quick question for the nerds: I have 10 pack of Agent Orange, 10 pack of Jilly Bean, 5 pack of Appollo 13-BX
My flower room can fit 4 x 8 heads
This is my first ML effort and I'm wondering if I should stick with one choice (canopy management) or mix em up. Is one of the above easier to learn, more forgiving for my first effort?
Thanks for any feedback nerds, Sub
Nugs, my hat is off to you. Not only do you have the rare ability to blend the art and the science, your generosity of spirit, your humble willingness continue to learn and share is a gift to all. Thanks brotherman.
Quick question for the nerds: I have 10 pack of Agent Orange, 10 pack of Jilly Bean, 5 pack of Appollo 13-BX
My flower room can fit 4 x 8 heads
This is my first ML effort and I'm wondering if I should stick with one choice (canopy management) or mix em up. Is one of the above easier to learn, more forgiving for my first effort?
Thanks for any feedback nerds, Sub
nugbuckets
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Thanks brother, glad you have joined in....if i were you, and you were ML'ing for the first time, i would build a cheap simple adjustable flooring scene, then you will be able to run whatever you want....i would germ 3 seeds of each, and choose the best 4 girls from them......all three of those strains can stretch......good luck, and let us know what you choose to do.....nugs
......you can see the floor right at the very end of this vid......
[video=youtube;-12rx4AU2rA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-12rx4AU2rA[/video]
nugbuckets
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Deep (or not so deep) Thoughts........
Main-Lining is simply pruning and bondage....LST, super-cropping, Scrog...they are all part of a whole....try not to make Main-Lining a separate entity from all the other "canopy management" methods......i think folks have a tendency to over-think the process.....Main-Lining is simply pruning at the right spot, at the right time, and gently (LST) bonding the plant to the rim of the pot, and then ultimately (if done properly) to a canopy ring of some sort.....simple.
....i have seen too many really small plants that have had the process started on them.....try to resist starting so quickly....the plant will respond much faster and be much happier overall if it is left to develop substantial roots first.......the plant should have at least 6 true nodes of growth before the top is removed......so the "clone" node is usually the 3rd true node, and the "hub" node is the 4th.....that means the "cody" node along with #1, and #2 are removed below the keepers, along with anything above the 4th node....this usually means the plant is between 6 and 10 inches tall before the first pruning...for reference, the first pic is a Quart pot, and the second a 2 gal. pot.......have a dank day Nerds........nugs
Main-Lining is simply pruning and bondage....LST, super-cropping, Scrog...they are all part of a whole....try not to make Main-Lining a separate entity from all the other "canopy management" methods......i think folks have a tendency to over-think the process.....Main-Lining is simply pruning at the right spot, at the right time, and gently (LST) bonding the plant to the rim of the pot, and then ultimately (if done properly) to a canopy ring of some sort.....simple.
....i have seen too many really small plants that have had the process started on them.....try to resist starting so quickly....the plant will respond much faster and be much happier overall if it is left to develop substantial roots first.......the plant should have at least 6 true nodes of growth before the top is removed......so the "clone" node is usually the 3rd true node, and the "hub" node is the 4th.....that means the "cody" node along with #1, and #2 are removed below the keepers, along with anything above the 4th node....this usually means the plant is between 6 and 10 inches tall before the first pruning...for reference, the first pic is a Quart pot, and the second a 2 gal. pot.......have a dank day Nerds........nugs
Thanks for the quick response Nugs. I've had that very thought.
I've just spent 3 days reading this entire thread and noted with interest your various set-ups.
I did my first SS run last winter and was quite pleased with the results. Looking forward to this next level with MLing.
I've just spent 3 days reading this entire thread and noted with interest your various set-ups.
I did my first SS run last winter and was quite pleased with the results. Looking forward to this next level with MLing.
ThatGuy113
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Just got one of the Qrazy Trains jarred up. Now that I have the method down this much I've double my best yield to date. I am one happy grower. 
nugbuckets
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Just got one of the Qrazy Trains jarred up. Now that I have the method down this much I've double my best yield to date. I am one happy grower.
"I've doubled my best yield to date"......this is what it is all about nerds....
that QT is dank as hell by the way bro....lets get a nice dried shot in here huh?
ThatGuy113
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Oh believe me those shots are in the works. I'll probably have my photo session monday morning and go crazy. I think I might beat that yield from qt2 in a few days. I keep on focusing on Qt 2 and my Qt 4 plant still has to be chopped and her buds looked bigger then Qt2s. This should be a fun week.
Man i already know my next mainlining will be much better because of that very reason. I'd topped my babies at different times and those i topped the latest werent nearly as stressed. I first thought that topping early would send the info's right on and so make the main-lining quicker...it doesnt.
Learning everyday , gotta love TGA's genetics and how symetric they grow , i'm really impressed!
A-13bx is easier to work on than Kaboom (she's a little tougher but still closer to a train wreck type of fiber than she is to a Kush - A-13's butter though!) still a couple of weeks before i flip them, hoping to have something similar to your -amazing- Timewreck.
I finaly found most ingredents for the SS and will prepare one for my next grow - in the mean time advance nutes have been ban from my country , i still run with organic nute but as far as bud candy.
http://www.guanokalong.nl/guanokalong-extract-uk
Would that be an option or wuold raw honey (real honey) be better?
Have a great sunday everyone!
Ps: I dont know if any of you guys dig the Joe Rogan Experience, if you dont you guys should check it out (for those who knows we need to team up to get Sub on his show!)
Learning everyday , gotta love TGA's genetics and how symetric they grow , i'm really impressed!
A-13bx is easier to work on than Kaboom (she's a little tougher but still closer to a train wreck type of fiber than she is to a Kush - A-13's butter though!) still a couple of weeks before i flip them, hoping to have something similar to your -amazing- Timewreck.
I finaly found most ingredents for the SS and will prepare one for my next grow - in the mean time advance nutes have been ban from my country , i still run with organic nute but as far as bud candy.
http://www.guanokalong.nl/guanokalong-extract-uk
Would that be an option or wuold raw honey (real honey) be better?
Have a great sunday everyone!
Ps: I dont know if any of you guys dig the Joe Rogan Experience, if you dont you guys should check it out (for those who knows we need to team up to get Sub on his show!)
zoneboi2013
Member
Thanks nugs, defenitly will make friends in here.. Mainlining is my calling and im going to have it mastered. Space dawgs in flower right now along with h.d.f . Paypaya will be up next in the flower room all my plants are mainlined. Beleive i found a keeper of the space dawgs shes more sativa and taller then the rest maybe ill upload some pictures. Thanks
nugbuckets
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Happy Sunday Nerds (where it's 420 all day long).....
nugbuckets
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hehe...nice....have a great Sunday Subbie!Nugs, did you mainline those lobster tails? I'd believe you if u said yes
ptfarmer420
Member
Deep (or not so deep) Thoughts........
so the "clone" node is usually the 3rd true node, and the "hub" node is the 4th.....that means the "cody" node along with #1, and #2 are removed below the keepers, along with anything above the 4th node....
Thanks bro ... It was really well explained ... Even for stoners ... Pass it along
