Dwc Scrog

[southfloridasean]

Thx South, I have read a bunch of posts and i own some HT hydro guides and have read studies that stated that 5.2 is the most perfect. They say between 5.2 and 5.8 ...but then they say 5.2 optimal.... Dont get me wrong ...I usually adjust the ph everyday... usually the climb is .4..... Sometimes i work overtime and dont come home for 16hrs .... the highest i have found the res at is 5.9 and about had a heart attack... to tell you the truth im very happy with the results so far... I would actually agree with the HT dude and say 5.2 optimal. but thx for your input...

No problem man. Good luck on the grow, it looks good.

 

[TikiHutCrew420]

lol ready for this
1. when they are in what looks liek to me a homemade hydro kit the stones how key are they b.c someone gave me some wack ass hydro kit and the stones r the same shape on like plastic tho...would they serve the same correct purpous.

2. are your plants hyrdo the entire time they in that hydro like "unit"

3. i also notice you place like a fence above the plants like what looks like to b about a foot above the plants. as they grew i noticed that they basically stopped growing in height b/c they "realized" they couldnt grow thru it well. and it looks alot like they started to widen more so then they grew vertically. (I dont know if what im saying makes any sense im sorry if it doesnt)

4. Does that fence Canopy like promote short "chode" like plants that produce a decent amount of buds

5. I noticed also when they were a few inches tall that they have many good kola sites (multiples per plant). Was this a direct result of trimming the plant at around that size. and what hight should i start to trim mine.

thats as many as i have right now if i have more ill repost but ill let u work on these ones lol

ty so much this is a big help

Tiki

 

[Budsworth]

What are you using to tie down the branches to the screen???

 

[genfranco]

What are you using to tie down the branches to the screen???

Nothing... I just pull them down and across so they keep going to another square..

lol ready for this
1. when they are in what looks liek to me a homemade hydro kit the stones how key are they b.c someone gave me some wack ass hydro kit and the stones r the same shape on like plastic tho...would they serve the same correct purpous.

2. are your plants hyrdo the entire time they in that hydro like "unit"

3. i also notice you place like a fence above the plants like what looks like to b about a foot above the plants. as they grew i noticed that they basically stopped growing in height b/c they "realized" they couldnt grow thru it well. and it looks alot like they started to widen more so then they grew vertically. (I dont know if what im saying makes any sense im sorry if it doesnt)

4. Does that fence Canopy like promote short "chode" like plants that produce a decent amount of buds

5. I noticed also when they were a few inches tall that they have many good kola sites (multiples per plant). Was this a direct result of trimming the plant at around that size. and what hight should i start to trim mine.

thats as many as i have right now if i have more ill repost but ill let u work on these ones lol

ty so much this is a big help

Tiki

1..and etc.... Yes its a home made hydro bucket.. the stones are what disperses the air fromt he pump into thousands of little bubbles... those bubble explode up on top and get the little clay pebbles wet (although i like to keep them about 1/2 in the nutrients anyway)

Air is also key so your roots dont die.. ( bigger the pump and more air the better... think aeroponics... )

Fence: i am growing scrog style.. you can search that and youll find a bunch of information about it... but basically you have the plant grow into the net.... then when they are like an inch above the net you pull them under it and drag them over another square... I have to say that it is alot harder than it seems do to the profuse leaves....People say not to trim anything when flowering... but im constantly breaking those leaves off....

By growing in that style the buds that otherwise would have been hiden in the lower section of the plant are now just as tall as the "tops" ... essentially having all of the buds be tops.... tops are just tops cause they are at to top and get more sun without leaf shade.. so yes ... a bunch of tops...

This is my first try and cant wait to see the results... i am growing "da Purps" ..and i havent been able to find alot of pics of a mature purps plant... so not sure what the buds look like... i do know that they are not the sativa donkey dicks... Which is a shame.... imagine!!

 

[Budsworth]

I think if you tie the branch down to the screen you don't have to bend the plant so
severly and less stress. Let the plant pop over your net then take a little hairy twistie
wire and make a big loop and secure to branch to the screen above.

 

[genfranco]

I think if you tie the branch down to the screen you don't have to bend the plant so
severly and less stress. Let the plant pop over your net then take a little hairy twistie
wire and make a big loop and secure to branch to the screen above.

No i dont use those damn things.... I wouldnt want to grow above the screen... I want all the salad under the net and the buds only sticking up if i can... I allready filled up every hole.... so i kinda have to let it go right now... OMG... i think i put to many plants !

oh yeah.... You should check out what alittle stress does to the plant... have you ever heard of super cropping? I have noticed more fuller buds on the stems that i pinched.....So i would say that a little stress is gooood

 

[genfranco]

Well Its happened, I thought that it was going to be too much in that small of a space.... As of right now the ladies have taken over... and they will grow as they wish.... Only at day 22 and they allready show me whos boss.... damn it...

All of the wholes are filled and the plant is only creating tops at this point. (instead of branches) I hope... cause if not its going to be like i grew 60 plants in there.... OMG... OK so im highly medicated... and feeling funny about it all...


The pics...

Another Shot...

I think that next time ill just grow them without the net... I think i learned a bunch about toping and supercroping to where the work of the net will be eliminated.

Updates to come.

 

[genfranco]

So today i have spent the morning medicated off my ass browsing riu...i got so bored that i decided to get off my ass and make the Co2 generator.

I made the co2 generator bottle .... But of course.. customized the idea....

I installed a line and drilled tiny holes every inch or so... The deal is that in order to get good pressure i installed the other end back into the bottle....

See if you guys like it...

here is a close up....

Ill have to install it tonight when the lights come on. I hope i put enough stuff in it... well see if it makes a difference....Ill post more pics after the install ...

 

[thatboygood]

good lookin grow man! thanks for the help!

 

[jasonlocsouthkorea]

is there a way to scrog with soil?
i would love to dry
but not a hydro fan

 

[genfranco]

is there a way to scrog with soil?
i would love to dry
but not a hydro fan

I dont see why it would be any different

 

[genfranco]

So not much has changed.. I added

Advanced nutrients Overdrive last night and took this picture this morning right before the lights came on using the flash... Enjoy..

Hope you like the pics... let me know

 

[cheetah2007]

hey awesome man...just wow

 

[genfranco]

hey awesome man...just wow

thanks cheetah Im glad you like it.. they are fillin in nicely and cant wait to see the next few weeks.

 

[jasonlocsouthkorea]

any ideas on how to scrog net
with soil?
how can i feed them

 

[genfranco]

Hey Jason.... well you could use a turkey baster.... or a long funnel like they use to add oil in your car... The screen is going to be installed 9 to 12 inches above the net so youll have room for feeding.

I use a big funnel.

 

[genfranco]

So just a quick note to all that are tying to Scrog!

the key to scrog is to ensure that all of the holes have a bud site and have uniform growth across your plant... my plants would have looked like a long center stick with a bunch of side branshed that would be 12 to 24 inches lower than the top. almost like a pot leaf

IN the case of scrogging you bend the branches under the net to train the plant and place buds where you want them... all of the tops are at the tops so they all get that prime 12 inches away from the light real estate....

IN my case i found that putting 4 plants in that small of a place made it for a very easy scrog... all the holes fille dup very quickly and i just had to ensure that the main branches kept being bent... tho side branches just seem to be happy reaching the net.. i bent most of them like through 1 or 2 squares.... and i have a bunch of buds that you cannot even see in the pics because they are under the foilage above the net... its really crazy and cannot wait to see what it looks like in 2 or 3 weeks..


updates to come.

 

[thatboygood]

So just a quick note to all that are tying to Scrog!

the key to scrog is to ensure that all of the holes have a bud site and have uniform growth across your plant... my plants would have looked like a long center stick with a bunch of side branshed that would be 12 to 24 inches lower than the top. almost like a pot leaf

IN the case of scrogging you bend the branches under the net to train the plant and place buds where you want them... all of the tops are at the tops so they all get that prime 12 inches away from the light real estate....

IN my case i found that putting 4 plants in that small of a place made it for a very easy scrog... all the holes fille dup very quickly and i just had to ensure that the main branches kept being bent... tho side branches just seem to be happy reaching the net.. i bent most of them like through 1 or 2 squares.... and i have a bunch of buds that you cannot even see in the pics because they are under the foilage above the net... its really crazy and cannot wait to see what it looks like in 2 or 3 weeks..


updates to come.

Lookin good man! My SCROG is going pretty well too. I might just have to start a journal. I'm already getting new little branches since I switched over to this method. Going to see what my little 150w hps can really do! Looking forward to watching your grow man.

 

[tech209]

damn man good f'n job .....i think ur convince'n me to go dwc scrog on my next grow................

 

[genfranco]

Hello all,

So, I was a little bored So I figured id take some pictures of the Plants. The have gotten Soooo Frosty its crazy. Any handling of the plant only makes your hands sticky icky and oh so smelly.... hehehehe... Good thing for the carbon filter and the ONA... Not that i dont Smoke in my garage or anything...

So these last few days have been very hot where im at and i have been seeing my cab inside and outside well in the 90's..

Since it has been so hot inside my garage there is no way to cool the cab unless i duct an AC vent. ... I sure hope that this strain is able to hold during these hot days... In any case i have not been seeing any signs on the plants at all. I have seen that there is something eating them here and there...

Last night i Did a res change and added a strong dose of overdrive with my regular sensi bloom a and b. I didnt add big bud and added over a cup of sugar to the res (Mixed in 1 gallon water Jug).

PH: 5.28
PPM: 1458 ( Better than where it got to. It was at 1600+ for about 4 days...It didn't burn them but i wanted to bring them down on the sensi bloom side of ppm and give it more Overdrive)

So here are the pics... its better to got through my gallery. You can make them really big and get a good look at all the powder...

The Pics:

Closer...

Another Part of the canope

Closer!!

CLOSER!!!!

A little blury... Soo... heres another.

So there the Flowering Purps.


SO allot of people say that you shouldnt clone a plant after 2 weeks of flowering... Well i thought about that for a minute after reading about being able to cut 75% of a mature plant (harvest) and be able to revert it back to Vegetative stage grow it and then flower again. .........So going on that...

I cloned 6 topped them and will see what happens.

here are some pics .. oh yeah and then the blueberry sour seed that grew.,.... that plant is strong... cant wait to see if its male or female... either way ill be happy.

ok so hope you guys/gals enjoyed.. Hit me up with your ? or comments.