So were doing a update on our "Purple Gas in a Glass" (purple train wreck solo cup grow)
Shes doing great moving forward with her mainline training! Shes already been topped once and has picked back up growth fairly quickly. So we removed all growth tips below our manifold point(where we topped) to focus her energy on just her top 2 mains. We left just the fan leaves below for added support for photosynthesis. But once those 2 new mains have some foliage of there own those leaves will be removed as well. Once those mains have some length to them they will be tied down at a 90 degree angle exactly symmetrical to each other on each side of the main stalk. Thus creating equality to both those colas.
And starting our manifold hub.
She will need to be topped and tied down at her mains 2 more times to create our 8 cola mainline. All 8 branches coming from the same identical point on the plant and all of the same height. Creating unity throughout are whole plants growth. It's a beautiful thing. Until next update... happy growing and stay lit fam.
***UPDATE
So we defoliated everything below our manifold point! Leaving just our 2 mains! Than I gently bent them over without tieing em down... to get the plant used to being bent! I will tie em at a 90 degree angle in a day or 2 more worth of growth! Will update than!
Happy growing and stay lit fam
****UPDATE
So were back working on our purple gas in a glass!!!(purple trainwreck solo cup)
And her HST mainline training is plugging along great!
Since the last update we gave her a solid flush with flora kleen. That flushing agent eliminated salt build up on her tight tiny root ball. And cleared out unused nutrients from the medium.
Once she dried out we than gave her a feed of our nutrient formula to appease her little diet! We will do this atleast once every 3 weeks too keep those constricted roots as happy as possible in there solo cup.
After the flushing and a couple good days of growth. We got back to the manifold! We removed the last 2 fan leaves off the main stalk... as the 2 new mains have enough foliage to support themselves! Than we tied our 2 mains down to our trellis at a 90 degree angle.
Our branches were pre broken in over the course of a few days. By bending them over every time they stood back up.
When we tied them down we made sure both branches were exactly level across the horizontal axis... creating symmetrical balance and unity in there growth! Amazing what u can do with these plants. After we made our first 90 degree tie downs we than topped both the mains. And than there were 4 mains!
When selecting which node to top ur mains at. Ur looking for a node in the same spot on all mains that has its growth tips growing from the side of the branch being toped . As opposed to the growth tips coming from the top and bottom of the branch when its tied down. This will insure even height of all ur new mains as opposed to having to bend and twist the growth to get them level and growing even.
Were going to let her recover now and grow out those new mains again. Before we do this whole process one more time! Until next update happy growing and stay lit fam!
***UPDATE
You gotta stay consistent in your training to achieve a proper mainline/manifold! These resilient girls will flex there muscles on ya. Which breaks your perfect symmetrical balance! Stay sharp and keep those mains at 90 degrees and even!
Until next update happy growing and stay lit fam!