Mainline or not??

[Juicyj89]

I just can't make up my mind. I want to train this plant and I know topping and lst are good but mainlining just seems like the most logical choice. Idk...vote?? Lmk

[Doubledealing72]

Mainline. Definitely

[Sheesh]

Mainline if you have the time for a couple extra toppings and a little recovery time. My manifold grows add maybe 1-2 weeks extra veg time. Top, LST and Scrog works too and is probably a little faster because there are less toppings.

[Juicyj89]

Okay thanks guys. So if I mainline. Can i just do 4 mains instead of 8? I'd really like to do just 2 but would I lose bud?

[D.A.A.S.69]

You can mainline and do 2 or 4, but that don't make any since to me.
And of course you are gonna lose yeild.

[MrStoker]

Got to ask, how does mainline/manifold cause yield loss? I understand the main goal of manifolding is to keep uniform canopy but is also my understanding this helps yield. Can you elaborate? Not done any growing yet but this is a main part of my planning for veg stage (added time to the calender).

[Juicyj89]

He wasn't saying you'd lose yield by mainling. Just mainling and only having 2 or 4 mains vs the typical 8 to 16. 8 is preferred for indoor though. Hope this helps.

[MrStoker]

Yes it does. Thanks much. My plan is to go with the full 8. Didn't think about 16 though. Hehehe. That'd be really great and truly full up the space.

[redbeard]

I like to mainline or manifold what ever u want to call it. I have been doing a 4 way thing . Can't remember his name but it's the scrog tutorial on gwe. I've done it the nugbucketts way and nebulas. I like the 4 way . I know it's against the everything coming from one place. Makes it easier for me to fill up my space. Happy gardening

[Juicyj89]

So D.A.A.S.69 other than losing yield, why doesn't it make any since? Or is that the reason lol

[D.A.A.S.69]

Losing yield is the reason, when I grow tomatoes I don't want just a few tomatoes, I want a whole damn bunch of them,
Same way with MJ, I want more than just a few buds, but everyone is different.
Good Luck with whatever you try.

[Juicyj89]

Oh okay ya i totally understand. Thanks for the pointer! I def want more hahha