mainlining journal-first time

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degde14

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Alright here we go, i havent yet tried my hand at mainlining, but im finishing my first indoor grow at the moment. Im on week 6 now, so roughly another 3 to go. cant wait!. so these will be my outside plants. i have green crack x2,, mango skywalker og x2 and death bubba. i will be using duel fuel for nutes, i ph the water and usually keep it around 6. so im 2 weeks in after germination. so far so good they were under 2 23w cfls (areo garden) plus another 4 13w cfl for the first week or two. i haave moved them into my inside grow till the weather gets a little nicer, im thinking second week of may. its under a 400w hps about 3 feet away till they adapt a little more.
-so far this is my plan, im going to wait till node 5 then start the process.
so basically i will be topping this after the 5 nodes, to the first, this establishes a good root system, helps with the shock after the top. so ill be topping 3 times at symmetrical nodes. by the end i will haave 8 main colas all getting even distribution to them. thats the plan anyways.
so heres the first and i will keep updating as i go any tips or tricks is always highly appreciated.
 

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Bignutes

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I've had a few strains work well and others are orangutans that alternate nodes early or have three branched nodes. I eventually just start as a 4 way or mainline and improvise as I go along. Good luck man.
 
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degde14

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20days in and they look good. time for the first topping i started on some nutes im using green planet duel fuel, thought id try that out i started of with 1/3rd the dosage. anyways i will be toppping on the 4th node. this plant has had its time to grow a solid root foundation so now i can top without the stress of screwing it up or shocking the plant too early. i also left somewhat of a big stump to help the plant from splitting or any other harm. after the topping is done i will also cut off the branches (new growth) below my 2 new main branches. so heres some before and after
 

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degde14

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growing fast and healthy! up to half the strength of nutrients now and they loving it. its around 17 degrees here, kingston, ontario. i was going for second week of may to put them out but i might start putting them out a few hours a day and get them "enviromentalized" if thats a word haha.....dont wanna shock them. anyways i got some new photos i got my two new shoots (mains) i cut off all the new growth below those. within the next week im hoping to top those two new shoots and so on till i get my 8 main colas. im also kinda trying some stuff out. i got one plant im gunna leave alone and let mother nature take its course, the other is going to be lst with no defoliation unless i have too and as for the others well they are being mainlined. also my last picture, the sour diesel lemon thai is so small compared to the rest its been getting the same as everyone else , genetics or was this me ? any thoughts would be appreciated
 

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degde14

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transplanted today. the green crack is the one im mainlining. its going well so far. heres a little update. im almost ready for the second topping aswell. i lst'd the other plant, also transplanted the rest.
 

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degde14

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alrightttt so i just topped for the second time on my 2 new mains. i waited till i saw the 4th node coming in and topped them both on the 3rd node and cleaned up the new growth coming in below it. after the topping i fed them, up to full strength now on the nutes. 2 ml per lite of water of the green planets duel fuel. im not completely on board with this supplement just due to the fact that they are both mixed together at the same dosage, veg and flower i dont really get it. but heres some updates
 

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Idvw

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Looking good! How did it turn out? Do you have pics of how crowded things go during flower, and how you defoliarte?
 
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