GrEeNdAyZ - DIY CFL - White Widow - Indoor Soil - No Tent - Winter '17

[Why Doe]

I don't get why you removed all the growth?

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

My intent is to main-line/manifold the plant...it's simply a training technique whereby you end up with nothing but main Colas...no secondary branching or popcorn bud etc...in theory each flower is the exact same distance from the root mass and therefore receives the exact nourishment.

This is the guide I'm following.

"Main-Lining" Tutorial by Nugbuckets: Train Marijuana Plants for Bigger Yields & Flat Canopies | Grow Weed Easy

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

I guess I should add...my end goal is to have 8 flowers all the same in a nice small package and really nothing more...weather that happens or not is beyond me, LOL...but I'm gonna try for that.

 

[Why Doe]

I never heard of it but I'll check it out. To me I would think that much cropping would send the plant into shock and kill it.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

It certainly won't kill it...I hope...look at it this way, the root system has developed enough in 17 days to support the plant as it was (the same size as yours in fact)...now that same root mass only has to feed the two growing tips.

Check this crazy journal for an even more extreme Grow.
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I love your setup by the way Why Doe!

Thanks for looking man!

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Oct. 13th. (Friday the 13th) Day 28 above soil. 18th day of veg.

 

[AKgramma]

Like you, I am a DIY, on the cheap, grower, using grow units assembled out of wire shelving. The plants don't care how much $ I spend on their environment. ;-)

You are welcome to share on my journal, as we both have the same approach to growing indoors.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Like you, I am a DIY, on the cheap, grower, using grow units assembled out of wire shelving. The plants don't care how much $ I spend on their environment. ;-)

You are welcome to share on my journal, as we both have the same approach to growing indoors.

Hey gramma...thanks for checking in!...as soon as I get today's post up, I'll be over...incidentally, made a trip to my favourite thrift store yesterday, picked up two timers, a power bar, 6 more CFL's, a role of garden wire and a 200pc bag of zip ties for $9.50.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Oct. 14th. Day 29 above soil. 19th day of veg.

So the ugly burnt leaves are bugging me so off they come.
The next step was to bind the two growth tips to form the initial hub of the manifold.

I'll recheck my ties throughout the day and adjust if needed.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Oct. 15th. Day 30 above soil. 20 days of veg.

Looking good. Growth tips turned back up towards the light.

Watered with ~700ml of PH'ed water...interesting observation, within minutes of watering, droplets formed where fan leaves were removed yesterday.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Oct. 17th. 32 days above soil. 22 days of veg.

 

[AKgramma]

Looking good so far. I think you'll do better than I did, when I tried to mainline a couple of older clones. Their scaffolding never beefed up enough to support the extra arms. I had to place a tomato cage around one of them for support. I wasn't impressed by the yield, either.

You, on the other hand, are starting out with fresh, seeded plants. You'll get a thicker scaffolding from your WWs.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Thanks Gram's...my understanding was that the symmetrical growth from seed was preferable. Although I understand it is possible with the correct clone.

 

[AKgramma]

Thanks Gram's...my understanding was that the symmetrical growth from seed was preferable. Although I understand it is possible with the correct clone.

That is correct! Since I didn't have a young seedling at the time, I had to experiment with revegged mothers. now THAT was a challenge, that resulted in a modest harvest. Nothing to write home about. ;-)

Clones' nodes are alternating, unless taken when the mother is very young, before she begins to mature. You would need an alternating clone with very right nodes to mainline in a symmetrical manner.

It CAN be done with alternating nodes if support is provided via a cut-down tomato cage. This arrangement allows you to slide the longer branch around the circle till the canopy is even again.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Thanks for the info...I think I'll leave revegging for experimentation way down the road...LOL...now that you mention sliding longer branches around the ring, I do remember reading that.

 

[AKgramma]

Thanks for the info...I think I'll leave revegging for experimentation way down the road...LOL...now that you mention sliding longer branches around the ring, I do remember reading that.

The whole point of the mainlining method is to keep a consistent canopy, as well as increasing the number of colas. I am sure we came across the same tutorial. He made is sound easier than it is...

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

...yes I agree. It did seem a simple read eh! I should be topping in the next couple of days here, that takes me from 2 to 4. Hopefully that goes as well as step one has. I'm intending to use the frame of my little greenhouse thingy as the tomato cage. So far this plant has stayed shot with fairly tight node's so I'm hoping that will be to my advantage...really just want eight even flowers and a nice symmetry to the structure.

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

Oct. 18th. Day 33 above soil. 23 days of veg.

I feel as though I'm on track. Both ends now have 3 clearly defined nodes.
Played around with an oil infusion today so will adjust the position of my base and look to top again. If I do make the second top, I'll also remove all growth tips with the exception of the 4 that were created at the top location. I think I'm going to leave some/all of the fan leaves this time for a bit.

 

[swimmer420]

I'm late but caught up love the diy light and all the educational chats lol

 

[GrEeNdAyZ]

I'm late but caught up love the diy light and all the educational chats lol

Hey thanks for looking...was a little ranty