Quote Originally Posted by catbuds
BTW, are you 'mainlining'? Looks like it. I found a great tutorial on the subjet. Just google, 'grow weed easy/mainlining'. The tutorial is by Nugbuckets, & he developed & named the technique. He also explains why it works so well, mainly about the equal nute uptake by each cola. Very interesting & informative. I was almost there with my technique, & after seeing this, I tweeked it just a little to get what Nugbuckets has going. Check this out! You don't wanta miss it!
I know how to mainline and have mad respect for nugbuckets. His ace of spades he mainlines look incredible, but no I have never done a real mainline. I top, and top usually 2-3 indoors, and probably 2 dozen times outdoors. I super crop topped plants spreading each side flat to make nice bushes. Most people use string or wire or something to tie and LST, and I used to, however I don't like having cords running everywhere and then if the cord snaps, the plant will return to shape. I usaully supercrop till I hear that nice little snap of the branch. It takes the plant a bit longer to recover, and I usually fed superthrive/b1 after supercropping. However, where it snaps it makes a very thick layer of stem, locks it into place, and makes the stems much thicker and sturdier. I also sometimes crimp, which is basically using a thumb nail and pressing into the stem at various lenghts and pushing in till u here the little pop. this is lower stress then supercropping, but still stresses them a bit. Makes the stems THICK though.