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Mainlining Advice – Which Nodes Should I Keep? (Blackberry Moonrocks)
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Mainlining Advice – Which Nodes Should I Keep? (Blackberry Moonrocks)
Hey everyone,
I’m in the middle of a mainline grow with Blackberry Moonrocks in a 2x2x6 tent. She’s about 9 inches tall and trained into a 12-main structure: 4 center mains, 4 outer-center mains, and 4 terminal mains at each end of the “T.”
I’ve already mostlyremoved the lower growth and I’m shaping the canopy, but I’m a little unsure about which node sites to keep at the top of each main. Right now, each top has 2 developed nodes, and the 3rd is just starting to come in.
I’m trying to figure out how many node sites I should keep before flipping to flower, and just as important — I’d love to know how many additional node sites typically develop during the stretch after flip on a mainlined plant. I know it varies by strain and setup, but any averages or patterns would help.
Also — you’ll see some yellowed tips in the pics, but that’s already been handled. I realized it was from underwatering during dry-back, not nutrients. Since correcting that, the plant’s been recovering really well.
Here’s what I’d love feedback on:
- Do you usually keep both node 1 and 2 on each main, or just the topmost one?
- Should I clean up the interior growth — especially on the 4 center mains — or let them fill in?
- How many new nodes do you typically see form during stretch on a healthy, trained mainline?
- Any final shaping or cleanup tips before flip?
Thanks in advance for any help — especially if you’ve grown Blackberry Moonrocks or done multi-main lines in a small tent
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Node selection is all about recognizing stunted/retarded growth and never selecting it. Not every node on a plant is going to perform and should be removed as opposed to kept. Lower growth on a branch should always be more developed than the newer growth above. Stunted growth is obvious once you know what you’re looking at.
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