Hi Emeraldo,
Just from memory and without going off to check I think Mainlining tries to be very nicely symmetrical whereas Manifolding forgoes one of the toppings to be not as symmetrical but pretty much the same result. It is understandable that each time a topping is done that a plant can/will respond with it's growth slowing until it recovers. It seems this is different for different plants, different circumstances, some get really knocked back, others barely pause and rocket on. When folks are growing in grow tents/rooms they have the time to develop their plants in veg to how they want them before triggering flowering. But when growing outdoors, once nature triggers flowering you just have to go with it. I think this is how folks like Light Addict who created mindboggling results with comprehensively training his 'fluxed' plants in veg, until they were how he wanted them before he'd triggering flowering. But with either Manifolding or Mainlining because the toppings are done low the resulting plant's growth in height seems dampened down to 3 or 4 feet or so, which is great for folks who don't want 'big trees' to result. I could be wrong but I thought with either method once the toppings have been made the plant doesn't require further interventions. Whereas for me, ideally I only want the plant's growth to reach, perhaps 2 feet or maybe a little more, so for me it requires more daily/regular intervention to constantly train the new growth to keep it low and horizontal. Some folks have a location where they are happy with an 8 or even 12 foot plant, others only want around 4 foot, and for them some sort of topping whether it's Mainlining or Manifolding or other, is enough that once done they can pretty much leave the plant to reach that lower height on it's own. When growing outdoors I am inclined to favor training that creates the desired result without extra steps when time is against you, compared to indoor growing that doesn't have the same time constraints.
It is amazing what you're up against with the cold weather and your Arjan's Haze #1. I guess you have to pretty nurse and monitor it daily now to reduce the heating when the sun is out and yet have it back on overnight, but as you say, it probably is only for another 2 weeks so good luck with it, you have it looking great!
Re: Molasses, I think I have read the Hazy Lady post before, but will go and have another look. Certainly, many say the regular addition of molasses benefits their grows a lot. I added a tablespoon to the waterings last season a few times. Altho I did recently read, I think on a High Brix related post, where the poster said that ideally you want the soil biology to getting the sugars they need from the symbiotic interplay between the soil biology and the plant roots, and feeding molasses can make them lazy.
For me, this season's grow I need to be ready for any leaf yellowing that occurs and treat it before it gets unstoppable. So I'll be looking into the CalMag that you mentioned, altho as I said before I have Dolomite and ground oyster and mussel shell as amendments in my container soil this time. And so far everything is looking nice and green, but only 2 months growing to this point.
Anyway, keep on with, you're doing a great job, it looking really good.
Just from memory and without going off to check I think Mainlining tries to be very nicely symmetrical whereas Manifolding forgoes one of the toppings to be not as symmetrical but pretty much the same result. It is understandable that each time a topping is done that a plant can/will respond with it's growth slowing until it recovers. It seems this is different for different plants, different circumstances, some get really knocked back, others barely pause and rocket on. When folks are growing in grow tents/rooms they have the time to develop their plants in veg to how they want them before triggering flowering. But when growing outdoors, once nature triggers flowering you just have to go with it. I think this is how folks like Light Addict who created mindboggling results with comprehensively training his 'fluxed' plants in veg, until they were how he wanted them before he'd triggering flowering. But with either Manifolding or Mainlining because the toppings are done low the resulting plant's growth in height seems dampened down to 3 or 4 feet or so, which is great for folks who don't want 'big trees' to result. I could be wrong but I thought with either method once the toppings have been made the plant doesn't require further interventions. Whereas for me, ideally I only want the plant's growth to reach, perhaps 2 feet or maybe a little more, so for me it requires more daily/regular intervention to constantly train the new growth to keep it low and horizontal. Some folks have a location where they are happy with an 8 or even 12 foot plant, others only want around 4 foot, and for them some sort of topping whether it's Mainlining or Manifolding or other, is enough that once done they can pretty much leave the plant to reach that lower height on it's own. When growing outdoors I am inclined to favor training that creates the desired result without extra steps when time is against you, compared to indoor growing that doesn't have the same time constraints.
It is amazing what you're up against with the cold weather and your Arjan's Haze #1. I guess you have to pretty nurse and monitor it daily now to reduce the heating when the sun is out and yet have it back on overnight, but as you say, it probably is only for another 2 weeks so good luck with it, you have it looking great!
Re: Molasses, I think I have read the Hazy Lady post before, but will go and have another look. Certainly, many say the regular addition of molasses benefits their grows a lot. I added a tablespoon to the waterings last season a few times. Altho I did recently read, I think on a High Brix related post, where the poster said that ideally you want the soil biology to getting the sugars they need from the symbiotic interplay between the soil biology and the plant roots, and feeding molasses can make them lazy.
For me, this season's grow I need to be ready for any leaf yellowing that occurs and treat it before it gets unstoppable. So I'll be looking into the CalMag that you mentioned, altho as I said before I have Dolomite and ground oyster and mussel shell as amendments in my container soil this time. And so far everything is looking nice and green, but only 2 months growing to this point.
Anyway, keep on with, you're doing a great job, it looking really good.