Greenops III - 250w ScrOG - Kushberry & Fruity Chronic Juice

Yea I'm back at it again! I started growing 10 months ago and this will be my 3rd indoor run (had one outdoor grow in between). And I'm still sitting on ounces of buds from my previous grows... cheea life is good! This is some Amnesia Lemon I harvested last week.

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This time I'm going with 1 Kushberry (DNA) and 2 x Fruity Chronic Juice (Delicious).

They started 18/6 on Nov 26 under 110w fluorescent tubes, while I was flowering my Amnesia Lemons.

I don't know if the fluorescent light caused the tight inter-nodes, however the growth was slower and the stems are thinner than the plants I vegged under hps before.

I chopped the Amnesia Lemons on Dec 29 so that day I moved the 3 young plants under 250w hps.

Today is DAY 1 of 12/12. Pre-flowering pistils showed up 2 days ago.

Day 5

The girls are still a lil gun shy...Just some V pistils here and there. Stretch is manageable, but its getting busy, especially all the fan leaves under the screen. Plus I accidentally snapped off couple of fan leaves that were attached to bud sites, hope it doesnt result in poor bud growth.

Before Training

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After training

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nice work on your last grow man what was the total harvest, i just bought a 250 watt hps myself last week and im just waiting for my seeds to come up. im planning on doing a scrog as well, this will be my first, any tips for me ?

Hey adam! I yielded 151 grams to be exact. Not a lot but more than enough for me. I heard from different Amnesia growers that she is a low yielder. Considering I switched to flowering too soon, I was surprised I got that much.

Scrog will be perfect for 250w cuz u must have limited space like i do. Therefore u can maximize the space by having the plants grow horizontally first before they go vertical.

Make sure your setup is running under good growing conditions (temps and rh) even before you pop the seeds. Get your nutes ready, pH meter, pH down and up.
Veg the plant(s) make sure u dont overwater and overnute. Then switch to 12/12 when the screen is almost filled (depends on the stretch of your plant). The plant will continue to stretch for the first 2 weeks of flowering. You will need to continue training the plant for the lower branches to catch up to the top, so that the canopy is even.
When u scrog, u would have to be able to check on them everyday for during the training phase... hope that helps, happy growin!

thanks man i just have one question i hope you dont mind answering. do i keep training the plants until the stretch is over or do i stop training it asd soon as i switch to 12/12

Def continue training after the switch. Not necessarily until the stretch stops, but i would train until the lower bud sites catch up and so that the canopy is even.

Thanks for the tips man much Apreciated

Day 9

So since my last update I watered the plants with 6.3pH of water mixed with a lite hesi root stimulator solution. Runoff is 6.8pH.

Not a lot of hairs yet, these girls are still in puberty lol.. actually I expected that they would flower sooner.

I also had some problem with scrogging these girls. I purposely fixed the screen closer to the base than usual. I wanted to speed up the filling of the screen. However, due to the short distance i snapped 2 tops already.. Luckily the stems didnt snap off completely, but it was very close. I wrapped a tape around the injury and the first branch has already recovered, the 2nd accident just happened last night but it looks to recover as well.... its amazing how this plant can deliver energy and nutrients to the other side of the cut, but i'm sure it causes some stress.

I think the screen if filled to 95% and I'm planning to stop training for the most part. A few branches still need some moving but more or less this would be it. I hope they will stretch some more upwards.

Day 12

I'm basically done with training now. I tucked in some branches while i let others be. The canopy is a lil uneven but the spread is good enough for me. I really wanna let them stretch this time. In my last run i had a lota buds just on screen level..

I believe the plants communicate with each other. I've seen all my plants develop pistils at the same time and at the same rate. i look at them now, they virtually have the same amount of pistils, 2 different strains right there. Same thing with my Amnesia Lemon... 2 way different phenos flowered just at the same time. Also an ak48 and skunk Nr1 multistrain scrog, started flowering at the same time.

I was told by the guy at the growshop to continue using Plagron Grow Nutes (opposed to Plagron Bloom Nutes) until the pistils start to form like crowns. I also read somewhere before that the plant requires a different ratio of NPK during all stages like veg, switching to flowering, flowering etc... And understanding that principle helps this one grower achieve 1gr per watt. Unfortunately i cant find that article or whatever it was anymore, but if anyone of you know what npk requirement thru all stages is about please share ur knowledge =)

Aiight so in this video these guy trims the shit out of this girl... i'm wondering if i should do the same considering how bushy its getting down there (see pic). Wont this stun, shock, negatively affect them?

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Day 15

Ok they are flowering slower than expected. I hope they will pick up soon. Last night I fed her the Grow Nute for the last time, then its going to be water, bloom, water, bloom etc. During late flowering I will also add Molasses and Green Sensation.

Wheeeew my order finally arrived. I was getting worried cuz the tracker said my package was at my local post office since saturday. Ill be handling regular seeds for the first time. The freebees look interesting too.

Edited by greenops, 19 January 2012 - 09:48 PM.

I used to be a spliff guy but at my place its all about stealth. So i got me a quick one hitter. The smoke gets filtered 3 times so its pretty smooth, tho its a lil hard to control the smoke intake when u hit it the first time ull prolly choke! cheers!

Day 20 into 12/12 - Day 9 flowering

The pistils turned from V to 3-4 a pop overnight. Now there are small bushels popping up everywhere. The stretch has increased since the pistil growth started to kick in too.
I LSTd more taller branches, u can see 2 of them on the front row, on the left and the right...

Im wondering if the temperature drop during lights out is holding em back a lil bit... I heard from other KB growers that they like higher temps? I always thought 70F is best, but it also drops to 60F (15C). I got the windows cracked for better air exchange. If i have to raise the temps i have to close every window.
Would closing the widows affect the air exchange of my plants negatively?

Edited by greenops, 24 January 2012 - 09:49 PM.

looking good, I'm going to be trying a scrog to soon, subscribed.

any essential videos to scrogging you would reccomend?

Thanks for checking squidzilla! Well u can check that Scrog video i posted up there and watch the related scrog videos on youtube.


Day 24 into 12/12 - Day 13 flowering

I decided to remove the glass in the air-cooled hood. The temp is steady at 24C at the moment! So i'm happy for the extra lumens.

The stretch has slowed down, while the hairs get bushier by the day. The FCJ#1 and the KB already have that Bubblegum like aroma...

Also I gave them their first Bloom Nute dose 2 days ago. Started with a lil less than half of the recommended dosage. I'm doing a small experiment: Ive used Plagron Bloom ever since but this time I'm giving the FCJ#2 Canna Bio Flores, while the FCJ#1 and KB get Plagron Bloom.

looking good man mine are only on day 20 from seed so im getting pretty jealous lookin at yours, mine havent even reached the screen yet

do you think you could post a picture of below the canopy? Also maybe a wider shot of the whole grow?

do you think you could post a picture of below the canopy? Also maybe a wider shot of the whole grow?

Ok lemme try that..

Day 28 into 12/12 - Day 17 flowering

So i'm in the 2nd week of flowering and i notice that the FCJ#1 on the left is ahead of the FCJ#2 in the right, and last is the KB in the middle in terms of hairiness. Its starting to get dusty too and the FCJ#1 already smells fruity, sweet... just dank! The KB is also starting to develop some smell, kinda sour at the moment. The FCJ#2 nada!

I wanna ask u guys.. how important is getting fresh air in the cabinet? Is air from the room enough if i open windows couple times a day?

Thanks for those pics, helps me alot with planning for my grow.

No probs dude and good luck with ur grow..