Caddywampus
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Looking good Stone can't wait to see how these turn out 
Stoneslacker's new 250w micro hempy scrog Blueberry, Blackjack and Permafrost
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whocares100
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Hey stone I noticed the tape, I'm trying black contact paper in a chalkboard format so I can write on them, let u know how they do. I'm going to try putting the contact paper on first, the cutting the bottle...and making the hole...
But things are looking good, is that air conditioning vent tape? I have thought about it, tried Mylar and it got to stiff
But things are looking good, is that air conditioning vent tape? I have thought about it, tried Mylar and it got to stiff
StevieStoner
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Looking good ss! I've never heard of mainlining before. What are some of the benifites if you don't mind me asking. Also, are you planning on scroging these ladys?
stoneslacker
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Awesome yankee, looks like it has been a struggle keeping em even. You still going to take her to 12? Wish I had some more room and more time to veg I might be tempted to do the same. I still may choke down the extra veg time to take the B. Russian to 8 tho, she is recovering so fast from her prunings that she could be ready to top again by early next week. We shall see tho!
Hey Caddy! Thanks for stopping in and checking on the updates mate. Been a whole different type of veg experience for me this round with the mainline. I'm used to growing as many branches as possible and LST'ing the shit out of em, so this is somewhat of a more defined training art. Really digging it.Looking good Stone can't wait to see how these turn out
Hey who, I originally was going to use the black gorilla tape to light proof my buckets but was concerned about building up heat in the root zone. I figured the reflective foil tape would serve a dual purpose this way, and has worked out good so far. Mother Nature has been remarkably mellow compared to last June so haven't had any of those 90F days to really get an idea yet. Has been nice to be able to veg without the heat problem, hope to keep going till I flip and then heat won't be as much of an issue. It is the aluminum foil HVAC tape. ATB who, thanks for stopping by!
stoneslacker
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Hey brotha! The benefits of mainlining from how I understand it is in building a hub that provides even growth to all branches. Rather than having multiple branches feeding of the main trunk, mainlining divides the branching into 2 main feeder trunklines that can be extended to multiple heads, thus ensuring the even spread of growth to each side. I am just getting my feet wet with this summer mainline experiment so will only mainline train this round without a scrog net. I am already seeing how I could incorporate this into my next scrog grow and will look to combine both techniques this fall possibly. Thanks for checking in and running your blackjack scrog to give me some screened plantage to hold me over lol! Peace bro
Hettyman
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You're a dick!
Nice looking grow. Seen loads of scrog, but get how you feed the plants through as they grow, but do you fill the space completely, then flip, allowing the growth spurt of flower to take the already spread out branches straight up. or do fill the screen about 80% and allow the flip growth to fill it out, and then go up??
steeliesteve
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Got my ho t5 today. Gonna set up a veg room since both hps are in use. Gonna start a Snowcap LA, Black Russian, Critical SSH and a God Bud tonight! On a good note looks like I'm gonna be laid off July 1-14! Bring it on! Lol
whocares100
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Steelie, I used to work for a company that laid us off every summer, I enjoyed myself on Unemployment,,,and what is God Bud??? u got me interested
I put some plants under my new HPS and did get some black contact paper on my bottles....
Where would I find the hvac tape? Hardware store? is it expensive? Thanks Lookin good my friend.
I put some plants under my new HPS and did get some black contact paper on my bottles....
Where would I find the hvac tape? Hardware store? is it expensive? Thanks Lookin good my friend.
steeliesteve
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I look forward to it every year as well Who. God bud is from BC Bud depot. I got the beans from attitude. Here's what they say about it.
BC Bud Depot Seeds
BC God Bud A BC Bud Depot Cannabis Cup Winner for World's Best Indica, the BC God Bud packs some of the most powerful aroma and flavor findable on Planet Earth. A popular plant among professional cash croppers, these very dense and heavy crystal-coated buds, flavor and accompanying high, make for outer-body experiences. A BC Bud Depot multiple award winner, this is the indica that brought the cup home to Canada. Genetics: Indica 75/ Sativa 25 Flowering time: 55-70 days Harvest: mid October
ive never had it but it sounds great. I do have some Gods Gift which is amazing.
BC Bud Depot Seeds
BC God Bud A BC Bud Depot Cannabis Cup Winner for World's Best Indica, the BC God Bud packs some of the most powerful aroma and flavor findable on Planet Earth. A popular plant among professional cash croppers, these very dense and heavy crystal-coated buds, flavor and accompanying high, make for outer-body experiences. A BC Bud Depot multiple award winner, this is the indica that brought the cup home to Canada. Genetics: Indica 75/ Sativa 25 Flowering time: 55-70 days Harvest: mid October
ive never had it but it sounds great. I do have some Gods Gift which is amazing.
stoneslacker
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You are a dick expert my friend so that means alot.You're a dick!
Nice looking grow. Seen loads of scrog, but get how you feed the plants through as they grow, but do you fill the space completely, then flip, allowing the growth spurt of flower to take the already spread out branches straight up. or do fill the screen about 80% and allow the flip growth to fill it out, and then go up??
I usually shoot for around 60-75% screen coverage and train for the first week of flower to fill the screen area. After the 1st week I let them grow above the screen about 6 inches or so. Glad to see you back Hetty, you going to attempt a scrog with your new crop?Ok, you really have to start a journal now. I want to see all those girls, especially the SnoLA! Enjoy your little mini-vaca bro.
Any hardware like Home Depot would have the hvac tape. Just look in the duct venting section. Works really good and stays stuck on really well.Steelie, I used to work for a company that laid us off every summer, I enjoyed myself on Unemployment,,,and what is God Bud??? u got me interested
I put some plants under my new HPS and did get some black contact paper on my bottles....
Where would I find the hvac tape? Hardware store? is it expensive? Thanks Lookin good my friend.
Hettyman
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Thanks, that was roughly what I was thinking, I'm guessing it'll be trial and error with each strain till I get it right. Gonna scrog under my 250 for first time, which will also be first Depp water experiment. Gonna make up a square bamboo frame held to the tent poles with spring clips so I can move it up and down. Oh and i'll use garden string to make the screen at the spacing I wantYou are a dick expert my friend so that means alot.
Also just dong some drawings to get an idea for my bigger soil pots i'll put under my 400, with a 4 bamboo vertical struts in each corner of the pot (round pots, but you get what i mean) with just 2 horizontal bamboo's straddling them and use these for guidance, and possibly string across. This is because they will be 2 sat strains, which I am used to, and these 2 n particular are supposed to be vicious in the first few weeks of flower, so they will allow more options for training then a screen, and possible end up with a load of main stems, rather then a screen.
Just trying to pop 3 seeds in rockwool, a little worried as am used to using peat pellets and know just how moist to keep them without drowning the seeds etc...but i'm sure they be fine...well I hope
stoneslacker
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Good deal man, looking forward to your 250 scrog. Really helps to maximize the 250's light coverage and keep the plants short and compact. Just set your screens at a manageable height, somewhere between 6-12 inches works great.Thanks, that was roughly what I was thinking, I'm guessing it'll be trial and error with each strain till I get it right. Gonna scrog under my 250 for first time, which will also be first Depp water experiment. Gonna make up a square bamboo frame held to the tent poles with spring clips so I can move it up and down. Oh and i'll use garden string to make the screen at the spacing I want
Also just dong some drawings to get an idea for my bigger soil pots i'll put under my 400, with a 4 bamboo vertical struts in each corner of the pot (round pots, but you get what i mean) with just 2 horizontal bamboo's straddling them and use these for guidance, and possibly string across. This is because they will be 2 sat strains, which I am used to, and these 2 n particular are supposed to be vicious in the first few weeks of flower, so they will allow more options for training then a screen, and possible end up with a load of main stems, rather then a screen.
Just trying to pop 3 seeds in rockwool, a little worried as am used to using peat pellets and know just how moist to keep them without drowning the seeds etc...but i'm sure they be fine...well I hope
stoneslacker
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The 3 test subjects are responding well to the mainline experiments. I am pushing the training faster than I probably should, but I have a couple reasons for doing so. First I want to try and keep each plant's height and overall footprint as small as possible. I will only have about 16-20 inches at the very maximum for these girls to stretch so I see some LST, cropping and canopy shaping in my future. Second, I really want to flip these girls soon. Next weeks temps are forecasting up over 90F and there will be little cooldown as July starts to ramp up. I have already dropped them to 17hrs light and may drop them to 15.5 next week.
In the growth department B. Russian definitely is leading the way. She has been the most robust since germination and I have been hacking the shit out of her with little recovery time and she is just tanking right through it. I have topped her again to 8 heads against my better judgement, and probably sooner than I should have, but I want to give those new branches some incentive to grow. Plus it is almost addicting watching those future colas multiply! She is nice and healthy and should respond nicely with 8 fast growing heads. The first 3 pics were taken before I decided to top her and the fourth pic shows the topped branch.
Maz x GWS is looking nice with her 6 new tops fighting to grow. The bottom node on each side has been the fastest growing and I think tomorrow I will tie the 3 nodes apart and spread them out a bit. She is also looking good and has me a bit worried about how much training she will need to keep her even.
NL x Skunk is the lone girl to stay at 4 heads like I originally planned for all 3. She looks great, her arms are thick and strong as hell and her 4 new heads are really starting to show some growth. It's going to be an interesting challenge keeping all three even I think. Really enjoying this mainline training though, very precise and methodical unlike the somewhat randomness of a scrog.
The scary, possibly all male/hermie/nightmare seedlings. I really hope at least one clone each of the girls roots successfully. I am already thinking about cutting the secondary grow down to 3-4 rather than six. Could be zero if clones don't root and these seedlings go wrong.
Peace
In the growth department B. Russian definitely is leading the way. She has been the most robust since germination and I have been hacking the shit out of her with little recovery time and she is just tanking right through it. I have topped her again to 8 heads against my better judgement, and probably sooner than I should have, but I want to give those new branches some incentive to grow. Plus it is almost addicting watching those future colas multiply!
She is nice and healthy and should respond nicely with 8 fast growing heads. The first 3 pics were taken before I decided to top her and the fourth pic shows the topped branch.Maz x GWS is looking nice with her 6 new tops fighting to grow. The bottom node on each side has been the fastest growing and I think tomorrow I will tie the 3 nodes apart and spread them out a bit. She is also looking good and has me a bit worried about how much training she will need to keep her even.
NL x Skunk is the lone girl to stay at 4 heads like I originally planned for all 3. She looks great, her arms are thick and strong as hell and her 4 new heads are really starting to show some growth. It's going to be an interesting challenge keeping all three even I think. Really enjoying this mainline training though, very precise and methodical unlike the somewhat randomness of a scrog.
The scary, possibly all male/hermie/nightmare seedlings. I really hope at least one clone each of the girls roots successfully. I am already thinking about cutting the secondary grow down to 3-4 rather than six. Could be zero if clones don't root and these seedlings go wrong.
Peace
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eastcoastmo
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Looking fantastic Stoney 
Darth Budder
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Hey Stone,
Lovin this grow. I read up on mainlining and you are right, it does just seem to make sense. I am going to train my mommys like this now. Got my first mommy in the strongman pose right now !
DB
Lovin this grow. I read up on mainlining and you are right, it does just seem to make sense. I am going to train my mommys like this now. Got my first mommy in the strongman pose right now !
DB
yankeegreen
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Awesome progress stone. The Black Russian is looking perfect in my opinion - don't think you pruned to 8 too early. Looks like MxGWS is going to be a challenge. I guess some strains just take better to the technique and other's fight you on it! I would let those girls veg at least a few days maybe a week if possible before moving into flower if that's the plan.
Kudos buddy!!
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Kudos buddy!!
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DrOfWelshMagic
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Do you have a good link on mainlining plz m8. I wanna do a bit of research before trying it on my Sannies Herijuana... a certain post on this thread perhaps. forgive my laziness and googling it could throw up any old shit. thanks in advance.
Darth Budder
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Here is the one I liked.
https://www.rollitup.org/subcools-old-school-organics/542308-main-lining-thread.html
KushCanuck
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Flip time now if height is a concern for you Stone, you`re good to go now. The B Russian will go nuts after flip and you`ll be able to train them into place until week 3-4. Yankee`s right, she looks very good, not trained too early at all. The others could also flower now, you`re doing a nice job with your testers mate
KC
KC
stoneslacker
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Thanks Easty, they definitely are coming along pretty nice. Always nice to have some success when trying out something new. Hope to have some nice bud pRon coming up soon.Looking fantastic Stoney
Thanks DB. Ya the concept of mainline training is really becoming more and more apparent as the girls progress. Really starting see how even the growth is on both sides of the manifold. I'll be sure to check on your progress mate, if I can help feel free to ask, and I'm sure KC and Yankee would be happy to assist also, they both have alot more experience to offer.
Hey Yankee! Thanks for the encouraging words, nice to know I didn't jump the gun too soon. Seems to me in order to make the new heads grow faster they need to be pruned, but there is a balancing act between letting them get some growth and distance themselves from each other a bit. My plan is to let them veg and bond them down and out horizontally all next week and see where we stand. Hoping by the end of this week, early next week my clones will be rooted and I can get them potted and in the grow cab. We'll see, my cloning station is a bit ghetto so I'm not too optimistic at this point. May look into making a DIY aerocloner in the future. Thanks for checking in and helping guide me along the way mate, very much appreciated.
Hey Dr. W. The mainline thread DB posted is the place to start mate. Lots of info there, but quite a few posts to search thru. Both KC https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/640014-kuckcanucks-cataract-kush-grow-3-a.html and Yankee https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/646028-mainline-wwxbb.html have great mainline threads with nice example pics to help guide you along.