Mainlining - when to flip to flower?

Rurumo said:

You will yield more if you fill up your space with more colas, but if you grow just 8 per plant, they can get quite large. After trying it both ways, I prefer more colas than 8 because large dense colas are quite prone to mold inside. They are great for pics though.

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Lightiskira said:

I’m new to growing and this is my first time mainlining. My question is how long do you wait to flip to flower after you’ve reached 8 total colas? Should I wait til it grows more or does it not matter mainlining after reaching 8 colas? Here is a picture of my plants just a couple of days ago. Let me know your thoughts or best practices.

I’m growing in Mars hydro 2.3x2.3x5 tent. Mars hydro ts1000 lights are used. FFOF soil used in 3 gallon pots.

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Lightiskira said:

I’m new to growing and this is my first time mainlining. My question is how long do you wait to flip to flower after you’ve reached 8 total colas? Should I wait til it grows more or does it not matter mainlining after reaching 8 colas? Here is a picture of my plants just a couple of days ago. Let me know your thoughts or best practices.

I’m growing in Mars hydro 2.3x2.3x5 tent. Mars hydro ts1000 lights are used. FFOF soil used in 3 gallon pots.

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Manipulator said:

these are ready for me In the fullest picture. Going into HPS and don’t want too tall. Been doing for a while and experimented with all numbers of colas and def like 8 best.

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Dank Bongula said:

Those look great! Next run I want to flip earlier like yours in an effort to avoid my slightly uneven canopy

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Dank Bongula said:

How are yours doing?

Here's mine two weeks after flip...
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Chopped all bud sites below the main colas.

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