The Main-Lining Thread

[Javadog]

Burying the stem will actually help and improve the root mass, try and veg for a while after doing it though, maybe consider potting up now, the more time you can give her to shoot roots the better!

Great response. Thanks for taking the time.

I was thinking the same thing....already have the 5 gallon bucket with hempy mix in it. :0)

I only hesitate as there is zero chance of the plants currently in the mother/seedling/clone closet
all fitting if I start to up-pot them now.

BUT...one might fit.

:0)

I will see.


Onward and upward,

JD

 

[Javadog]

It is done:


This is my first real hempy, but I will not repost there. I use Mo's original ratio. I hope that he is well.

JD

 

[budolskie]

Will get a pic of my 5 seedlings up this afternoon don't no if the widow gona pop out the soil but I only need to choose 4 but if widow doesn't pot might try get the 5 in with 8 heads each

 

[budolskie]

heres my 1st time main lining thread all u experts welcome to follow to help me out or just see the outcome

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/713593-1st-time-main-lining-journal.html

 

[tusseltussel]

it works out nicelyif you have veg space. 60 day flower 60 day veg rotate... I pull 3-5 oz every 2 months and I only need 1 per month to stay medicated...works out so I can shut down and go on vacation once a year so when I get home I have enough jars in the pantry to last until the next first harvest.

so mine should be done for xmas haha

 

[budolskie]

it works out nicelyif you have veg space. 60 day flower 60 day veg rotate... I pull 3-5 oz every 2 months and I only need 1 per month to stay medicated...works out so I can shut down and go on vacation once a year so when I get home I have enough jars in the pantry to last until the next first harvest.

Yes I have a 3x3 veg cupboard but its transporting them after 60 days veg to another location... I will have to see after my first run see the size before I flip and that, like I say this is a first try at it and still gave 22 fem seeds to try after wards follow my thread and see how they turn out

 

[cypress01]

Hey guys this is my first attempt at mainlining, and I have a doubt, I hope someone can help me. What should I do with the new buds shown on the picture below? Cut them and leave the fan leaves, cut them along with the fan leaves, or let them be? I pruned for four last Saturday. I'll leave the pic below, see you guys.

 

[Lemon king]

if what you have circled is NOT the main 2 tops you need, snip em off.

i may be wrong thats some fast side branching! leave the fans man there ya solar pannals!!

 

[shadyslater]

Yeah L.K' right bro.. jus keep lookin over the 1st 7 or so pages get to know it GOOOOOD lol
Good job on the manifold too very nice

 

[gr865]

Well I decided to give the mainline a try. Comedy of errors, not really errors but mishaps.

1st, started seeds, 5 Querkle (two of the 5 made it), 2 Grand Daddy Purple (neither made it).
I believe I started the process to early, but all was fine until my homemade 12 light CFL veg fixture broke loose on one side and gravity took it course. I hit Q1 hard broke off the two main shoots, but all was not lost, was about to throw it away when I noticed a small green shoot coming off of node number 1. It had been buried upon transplanting but was just exposed. So I have been growing it out in hope of salvaging something from it.
8/19/13 Q1
8/22/13 Q1

On the 22nd when I was check on Q1 I noticed that Q2 had one side of the two shoots wilting hard, upon checking I saw that it too was damaged by the light, I tried to tape it but did not work, found it too late. So I removed the one half. Was now down to one half manifold.

8/19/13 Q2

8/22/13 Q2 Right side was limp and could not be repaired. It was removed right after I took this pic.

Well that was 8 days ago. Here we are as of 8/29/13.

Q1 Quite a recovery, hope I can do something with it.

Q2 This is only one half of the original plant.

Will post more later.

Peace Out,

GR

 

[Mohican]

It takes a few tries. I realized that I could let the plant grow out more and then just remove lower branches later to create a nice Nugbuckets looking stem.

 

[cypress01]

if what you have circled is NOT the main 2 tops you need, snip em off.

i may be wrong thats some fast side branching! leave the fans man there ya solar pannals!!

Yeah L.K' right bro.. jus keep lookin over the 1st 7 or so pages get to know it GOOOOOD lol
Good job on the manifold too very nice

Thank's guys, i already cut them off, i will upload a new pic once i prune for eight.

 

[arpege]

Hey everyone.. This is a wonderful thread and technique.I have been reading up on this technique as much as I can. I understand the concept. I notice that I don't see many or any folks using this in a hydro setup. Probably missed some because there a lot of posts.I know cages are supposed to be used but do you think this technique will work harmoniously with a drip /scrog type of setup without cages? I have space/ height issues. I am going to try and work this in a BCNL Producer. If anyone has some ideas or experience please let me know.

 

[Mohican]

I don't think it matters how the roots are grown. This only addresses the canopy and stem structure. It should work in any medium.

Here is the Mulanje Bubblegum x Mozambique Poison cross mainlined:





I kept everything in 1 gallon pots too long and they are all pretty small.


Mainlined garden:







Cheers,
Mo

 

[budolskie]

nice mo be waiting for your tips in the future

 

[SloStoner]

hello everyone i'm planning to do my first grow ever in a 2x2 tent.. i will be using a 250w agro bulb ... what do you guys think: 2 plants (i can have 2 different strains) main lined for 8 colas in organic soil or one big 16 colas plant in a waterfarm? what would be better for my first grow

 

[tusseltussel]

hello everyone i'm planning to do my first grow ever in a 2x2 tent.. i will be using a 250w agro bulb ... what do you guys think: 2 plants (i can have 2 different strains) main lined for 8 colas in organic soil or one big 16 colas plant in a waterfarm? what would be better for my first grow

I run a 2.5x2.5 with a 400w and 1 plant fills the room

 

[SloStoner]

do you main-line for 16 colas? how much yield do you get off the 400w?

 

[Marty Wanna]

Hey all... practicing my mainlining...

 

[FuckJeffGoldbloom]

Hey all, When growing from seed, is there a preferred time you wait to prune the top? I seem to think it would be beneficial for the stem to thickin and roots to grow as much as they can, before i chop the top. When mainlining from seed is their a specific node you top down to? Do you always mainline the first set of branches or could you chop them and build a mainline off middle branches and chop the lower growth? I very much would like to mainline my four girls, they aren't quite ready to top, i have 4 seedlings in hempy buckets, almost 4 weeks old, growth was very slow the first 3 weeks, but are starting to grow faster as i think the tap root just hit the res. they just finished developing the 4th node onto the 5th... Thanks a bunch for this thread it has been very helpful so far!