2 Tents, One Man..Photos n Autos

Scrog Thoughts

Of all the methods to grow out there I'd say the scrog is my favorite. It allows me to grow any strain and control her all the way through. No natural uneven canopy to loose light penetration.
*Another thing I like a lot about the scrog is if done properly I can expose practically every branch the plant has to offer maximum light during flowering without topping.
*Scroggin is labor intensive and very hands on. The biggest advantage with that is your on top of your grow daily. Spotting bugs or deficiencies quickly before damage because your always arm deep in the screen. Hard to miss a problem.
*The Screen to me is one of the most important tools. I've found a sturdy welded wire 2"x3" pattern to work well. Metal screens work better for me. Flimsy nets get the job done but seem more for support of the buds than actual control.
*Having control of a plant throughout the entire cycle is what we do. We provide a suitable environment and then most folks just turn them loose afterwards. With a screen you control every growth spurt and dictate where a branch will end up for the finale. Making sure she get a good seat for the show..lol

 

Never....!!!!!

 

I checked out the grow log. Love that lil bonsai mama. Sweet clean grow space as well. I get what your saying about the net. It does a good job too. I guess I'm just set in my ways but stubbornly flexible..lol.
The only cannabis you'll see in my house growing naturally will be the autos. Even then I'll prob bend them over too but without a screen.

 

You are very welcome bro. It's refreshing to see a nice clean setup. I am excited. Feel like a kid at Christmas every day I get unzipping that tent and do what I love. Now that it's legal here it takes a lot of stress off.
I got busted in 07 with a basement full. Stopped growing for almost two decades.

 

I'm pleased with the new growth coming forward on the fems. 18 days old today. They appear to be happy with their accomodations so far.

 

Time for an Update

Been a lot happening the past days gone by. I've had more green color emerge in my tents and I'm loving it. All good intentions have bumps in the road and this grow is no different. I'll explain below.

Automatic Strains
These little ladies are all in different time zones but basically pretty close in age. Oldest being 3 weeks today and youngest just days old.

I49 Devil Xxl
4 plants 2-3 weeks in growth. Ive not done anything out of the normal water n feed gig. I do believe I've fed them to much but they are doing okay so far.


The other 4 mixed bag from Fastbuds is still in the seedling stage. I'll spare you the pic..lol. Let's visit them a little later in the month.

Feminized Ladies
All of them are 29 days from breaking ground.
LA Amnesia, Gigabud, Chemdawg millionaire guava

Now here's where we get into a huge issue I found just yesterday. I'm doing the normal daily plant checking and notice right away that the girls look funny. Not as perky as they should be. The lights came on hours ago...what's up?

They may look nice and green and appear okay but those dropping leaves are no bueno. I had been ramping up the light a little and running temps have been going up slightly. My res temps have been on the higher end of the known limits. I'd not checked the roots in a week. I found the issue. Omg what a fucking mess.

I look and see slime. Then I felt slime. Again, no Bueno..lol.
Now I had a decision to make. Scrap the girls or try to save them. So, of course I'm going to try.

I ran to home Depot and bought 3 five gallon buckets and catch trays. These ladies are taking a journey from hydro to peat. Like it or not..lol
I prepped the buckets with holes. Added 2" of clay pebbles, filled with Promix HP Myco. Bam!
Now the tricky part.
I had two plants in one netpot and one in another. I dumped the pebbles and basically ripped the plant from the netpots as gently as I could and planted them in the buckets. It's a desperate move but it has to happen or they would have died. The move from hydro to peat shouldn't be that much of a shock with similar pH needs. Hell, anything is better than what they were living in..lol
Here they sit all battered and broken but alive so far.


I've backed off the lamps intensity and soaked the medium well. They wont need water for days. I found the issue and took action. Now all I can do is wait for a positive response from them.

Other than the plant emergency all has been going well. I'm still tweaking the grow space and learning these led lamps. It been a blast. Hopefully I'll see a explosion of growth soon. On e these ladies get back to growing I'll throw that screen in there and get busy.

Thanks for stopping in. All comments pics or hate mail welcome..lol. Have a great grow day.

 

It certainly does but I still find it hard to shake the paranoia. So many years I hid this shit and at one point after a bust I said fuck it and quit growing all together.
Initially Ohio said 12 plants and now it's 6. I've got 5 over already.. . Whos counting..right?

 

I have no need to top. The scrog screen will do all that for me without removing any bud site. I never top anything. Just bend her over. Even when I don't have a screen.

Now the autos I'm not sure. Having never grown the things I'm gonna just let them do their thing this time around. I see folks too them and quad spread branches. I may do that next time but for now I'm only manipulating the feminized girls.

The debate over topping stretches for decades. It's pretty much a growers choice. Thanks for the tip though. It's a good method. Just not how I was taught.