Stoneslacker's new 250w micro hempy scrog Blueberry, Blackjack and Permafrost

Looking great as always man i also would love to hear what your current thoughts are on ML vs SCROG, and i gotta say i just turned off my light for what i hope is the rest of the summer and i to am hopping that i wont be growing next summer my electric bill is going to fucking suck...

eastcoastmo said:

Unreal bro, what else is there to say lol

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Thanks Easty, they are definitely taking me out of my normal comfort zone but I am starting to get a handle on em. I'm loving the NL x Skunk right now, smelling really nice already and she is starting to thicken up. ATB mate.

Darth Budder said:

Wow looking great stone. So what's the verdict so far, maine line vs Scrog? Or should they just go together?

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Thanks DB. I think it is still a bit early to get a good honest read on the ML yet. This blasted heat isn't helping matters any, but I have some valuable experience gained that I can put to use in future grows. I have noticed that a 250w HPS is not the ideal light for a mainline, not nearly enough penetration to get as far as I need with these tall girls. I think a combination of the two techniques would work really well, or at least some type of support to train the heads out horizontally more. Will do some experimenting in the near future I think.

yankeegreen said:

Lookin' good stone. I feel your pain on updates - summer has kicked into high gear and not enough hours in the day!

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Man wish I was enjoying at least some of the hours...7 days 10hr shifts is killing a m'fer right about now. Thought we would slow up this week but it isn't looking that way now. Barely enough time and energy to make sure the heat hasn't killed my plants. Thanks for checking in yank.

puffdatchronic said:

nice bro .............

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Hey thanks for stopping by puff. ATB man.

Chipper Pig said:

They have almost hit top gear mate, looking just fine too me!!!

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Thanks Chipper! They are sure some stretchy ass girls though. They should hopefully start filling in nice the next few weeks. Thanks for checking in mate.

psilocybindude said:

Looking great as always man i also would love to hear what your current thoughts are on ML vs SCROG, and i gotta say i just turned off my light for what i hope is the rest of the summer and i to am hopping that i wont be growing next summer my electric bill is going to fucking suck...

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Man I am already planning out my fall, winter and spring grows to make sure I have enough stockpiled by next summer. I could have made it through the summer probably but it would have been cutting it pretty close. 6 or so more weeks and I'll shut her down till the end of Oct. or so.

Well the girls have stopped stretching for the most part, not a moment to soon either as I am quickly running out of overhead room. I am not getting much penetration into the lower level and the heat is preventing me from running any supplemental lighting so the lower nodes are not developing much at all. I removed much of the lower 1/3 and may still remove another node or 2 on the BR and NL. They are starting to respond well to the increased bloom mix and koolbloom, but I did notice a bit of tip burn so I will back it off slightly next feeding.

NL x Skunk

NL is starting to really thicken up. She is really smelling nice but I can't quite describe her smell yet. Very sweet though with a bit of earthy. If she keeps going at this rate she should be nice and fat for sure.






Mazar x Great White Shark

Maz has the most open canopy spread of the 3. She is getting more light to her lower nodes than the other 2 and she should end up nice and full. Still not much smell of her yet, a hint of hashiness. She is looking like she will end up very dense and frosty. She should start really filling in soon.





Black Russian

She is still a bit behind the other 2 in bud formation, I'm just glad she is done stretching for the most part. She has a really sweet and skunky smell to her, very appealing this early in flower. I reconfigured her spread and pulled 2 of her heads into the middle and spread her other 6 out around the outside. I am going to have to trim another node or 2 of the bottoms of a couple of her arms. Really looking forward to the next few weeks and see where these girls are at around week 6 or so.




Haven't been able to set up the timelapse, been pretty disappointed that I couldn't get some footage of them developing so nicely over the last week. Hope that I can get some top cola developement shots this weekend and into next week. I will have to wait and see what work has in store for me I guess. Peace guys

Fanf'ntastic! I'm still looking forward to what BR has in store, but the NL is def In the lead. She looks amazing! GWS is another one I've been interested in so im looking forward to see how she turns out. You're doing a great job bro! ATB

Awesome stuff man!

Sweet bro looking great! All look like they have their own sweet qualities too

Three weeks in and they look great man.

To open things up a bit you could just tie off the stems to the outside of the pot (pulling them out from the middle) or bend some wire hangers and use them to push opposing stems apart.

stoneslacker said:

Thanks DB. I think it is still a bit early to get a good honest read on the ML yet. This blasted heat isn't helping matters any, but I have some valuable experience gained that I can put to use in future grows. I have noticed that a 250w HPS is not the ideal light for a mainline, not nearly enough penetration to get as far as I need with these tall girls. I think a combination of the two techniques would work really well, or at least some type of support to train the heads out horizontally more. Will do some experimenting in the near future I think.

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Its all my pleasure man, I need to take a shot of the mommys i got goin on based on this technique. I think the structure is going to be perfect for a bonsai mom. And the monster LST plant that i just have to get into the flower room soon. Both inspired by this thread. I missed week 8 pictures and week 9 is just finished.

The guy's thread, nuggbuckets i think, where i read up on mainlining said that he uses supercropping and LST to ensure an even canopy.

DB

steeliesteve said:

Fanf'ntastic! I'm still looking forward to what BR has in store, but the NL is def In the lead. She looks amazing! GWS is another one I've been interested in so im looking forward to see how she turns out. You're doing a great job bro! ATB

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Thanks brotha! I am definitely anxious to see what the BR does from here. She already smells like she is going to be awesome! NL is really fattening up though and she is smelling pretty nice herself. I am betting on Maz being the best looking one when it's all said and done though. She has the best structure and is responding to the P/K boost really well. ATB SS

psilocybindude said:

Awesome stuff man!

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Thanks psilo. Glad I did the summer grow this time, enjoying the new grow technique for sure. Also glad that the girls haven't been taking the high cab temps to bad so far. Been 90-91 the past few days but I've been propping the door open while I'm home to help drop the temps to around 85. Hasn't slowed their development much though so they should really blow up with the cool down we have coming for next week. Just in time for the first big bud explosion! Peace bro

eastcoastmo said:

Sweet bro looking great! All look like they have their own sweet qualities too

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They sure do Easty. I really enjoy growing multiple strains and seeing how differently they each develop. Kinda cool to watch one like the NL jump out in front so much, then slowly watch the Maz reel her in and catch up to her. Loving the variety come harvest time too. ATB mate

yankeegreen said:

Three weeks in and they look great man.

To open things up a bit you could just tie off the stems to the outside of the pot (pulling them out from the middle) or bend some wire hangers and use them to push opposing stems apart.

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Thanks yankee. I did just that and really opened all 3 up nice. I'll post some pics of the reconfigured layouts tomorrow. I think this will help out alot but still don't think anything under a 400w HiD is ideal for a mainline. I really do love the "manifold" concept of the mainline and would like to try and work this into a scrog, allowing myself fat terminal colas while still allowing the lower nodes to grow vertical and develop fully. I really think this will be a great combination of both techniques and can't wait to try it out. Thanks again bro!

Darth Budder said:

Its all my pleasure man, I need to take a shot of the mommys i got goin on based on this technique. I think the structure is going to be perfect for a bonsai mom. And the monster LST plant that i just have to get into the flower room soon. Both inspired by this thread. I missed week 8 pictures and week 9 is just finished.

The guy's thread, nuggbuckets i think, where i read up on mainlining said that he uses supercropping and LST to ensure an even canopy.

DB

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Thanks DB. Is the bonsai mom the same as one of the girls from your last grow? I really did like the looks of that Indica #1, how is she drying out for you? I did some cropping but definitely could have done some more and on more arms. Just glad I didn't overgrow my overhead, that would have been a real pain in the ass. Looking forward to the next couple weeks, they should start getting nice and fat. Thanks for checking in man.

Shit yeah brother, I'm really enjoying watching the different strains you grow, you do a wicked job man

Looking great SS! i always enjoy your updates with a nice cup of coffee and a bowl pack. Good shit man.

stoneslacker said:

Thanks DB. Is the bonsai mom the same as one of the girls from your last grow? I really did like the looks of that Indica #1, how is she drying out for you? I did some cropping but definitely could have done some more and on more arms. Just glad I didn't overgrow my overhead, that would have been a real pain in the ass. Looking forward to the next couple weeks, they should start getting nice and fat. Thanks for checking in man.

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It is the same, but the dope I am I didnt mark any of em. Basically because the original plants didnt start branching until they got into the flower room, so i didnt have a good clone to take until about 3 weeks into flower. At that point i was like eh fuck it and didnt mark any of the cones. So I know i have 2 clones off indica 1, and at least one of those is flowering right now (its the only one that already has resin) so maybe Mommy-i is from indica 1 after all, wont know till I pull a clone off her.

I just pulled indica 2 last night, I didnt pull a dying leaf off the cola and rotted out a bunch of the middle of it. shes drying. Indica 3 (the wierd leafy one with really tight nugs) and Sativa 3 (the only sativa that didnt hermie). I smoked a tester off sativa 3 last night. Pretty racy, still needs at least a week i think.

DB

StevieStoner said:

Looking great SS! i always enjoy your updates with a nice cup of coffee and a bowl pack. Good shit man.

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Coffee and cannabis are like God's Gifts man. Its funny how I don't really like Folgers coffee, I prefer to fresh grind whole beans, but I bought it and drank it because I wanted to grow plants in the cans. Combining the good things in life is what it is all about brotha! Puff, puff pass ---> Blackjack spliffs

Darth Budder said:

It is the same, but the dope I am I didnt mark any of em. Basically because the original plants didnt start branching until they got into the flower room, so i didnt have a good clone to take until about 3 weeks into flower. At that point i was like eh fuck it and didnt mark any of the cones. So I know i have 2 clones off indica 1, and at least one of those is flowering right now (its the only one that already has resin) so maybe Mommy-i is from indica 1 after all, wont know till I pull a clone off her.

I just pulled indica 2 last night, I didnt pull a dying leaf off the cola and rotted out a bunch of the middle of it. shes drying. Indica 3 (the wierd leafy one with really tight nugs) and Sativa 3 (the only sativa that didnt hermie). I smoked a tester off sativa 3 last night. Pretty racy, still needs at least a week i think.

DB

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Haha! That leads me to a confession of my own lol. I am pretty certain but not 100% certain that I have correctly identified the 3 strains I have growing now. I labeled the Black Russian when it was just her and Maz going, but when I popped the NL I forgot to label either her or the Maz. I do remember that the Maz had a small burn mark on one of her leafs where I dripped some nutes on her so I was using that to identify her. Pretty sure I got her pegged now though, about 98% lol.


I have to laugh at myself. I had some big plans to go kayaking and brown trout fishing this weekend. It's funny how after working 74 hours in 7 days will change your idea of what a weekend off should consist of. I see alot of mouse clicks, remote clicks, and game controller clicks rather than reel clicks in store for me. I bought a sweet new recliner last month and have not even had a chance to fall asleep in it yet. I will surely remedy that this weekend. I'll have some pics up tonight of the training braces that yankee inspired. Peace guys and gals

"THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP"....we all know the rest lol, pretty good stuff. Im a Maxwell House type of guy myself but if i got the extra cash i might be tempted to go with the DD LOL. Puff..puff...pass all day!

I have dd coffee this morning and a little relaxing buzz already, guess it will be a lazy day.

Stone I'm impressed as usual..they are doing great.

I get ground-in-store coffee from a local supermarket.. but these days I can really chug back an iced capp from Tim's. Fuck this heat!

Stone, they look awesome. Keep it up!

StevieStoner said:

"THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP"....we all know the rest lol, pretty good stuff. Im a Maxwell House type of guy myself but if i got the extra cash i might be tempted to go with the DD LOL. Puff..puff...pass all day!

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Don't know where you guys are at, but if you see a little yellow brick in your coffee isle named bustello check it out. You will thank me. Mix it in a regular drip coffee maker, use 1/2 of what you would of foldersfolders

I get whole beans from the local grocer, their premium line. I really like their Sumatran and House Blend. The Costa Rican is pretty good too. Will have to check out that bustello, always like to try out new beans.

The weather is so damn nice tonight! 61F and I am loving it! The 10 day forecast is looking incredible, highs in the low 80's, lows in the high 50's!!! Was going to even throw in the Reptisun UVB but the damn thing is a dud. Now I have to dig up that receipt and take it back tomorrow. Going to try it out while the weather is cooperating with me.

Got a mini update, just some pics of the wire spreaders and the new and improved layouts of the girls. I used "floral wire" I found at the local dollar store, it is really flexible and strong, I think it is used for making silk flowers and floral arrangements. Worked really well for what I needed, may have to pick up some more.

Maz didn't need too much, she is almost perfect in my limited experience. I did spread her out some and it really opened up her middle alot. She is not nearly as leafy as the other 2 and I have defoliated all 3 some, so the light penetration has improved a bit. Maz is a bit nute sensitive though, and she is taking the heat worse than the other 2. She has some tip burn and leaf curl, nothing too bad and she is developing along nicely. This cool weather should do her some good.



Black Russian will benefit the most from the spreaders. I was able to fully reconfigure her from having all her heads on the outside, to having 2 on the inner surrounded by the other 6. This has helped to spread out the heads and even the canopy out slightly more. I definitely could have cropped her longer arms again and it would have kept her alot more even. Three of her heads are noticeably shorter than the rest. It has been to a slight advantage though as I can keep the shorter heads in the center and the taller ones out on the edge of the light.



NL x Skunk will also benefit from a spreading out. Her arms are starting to fill in a bit and the new open layout is helping out her lower nodes some. She is still developing along at a very nice pace, can't wait to see how she keeps going.



The 3 remaining minis are not so small anymore. These girls fought and stretched to find any light they could, especially the BR. I cropped her 4 times and she just wouldn't stop stretching. These will be a bonus, I may just keep the very top cola and make BHO or dry ice hash with the rest.

Awesome man they look great!

I`ve been out for a bit and the ladies are looking prime Stone. Them clones got out of control man, haha, I`d be possibly doing clones again of BR ... maybe do a solid run ... in your case, she`s large and in charge brother. Great work always, got my eyes fixed on that Skunk cross

P.S. Another fellow grower got your fly-over mate, mixed up the addys haha. The bird leaves today again for ya, apologize the confusion, added some bonus for the f-up .

ATB, happy growing,

KC