1st grow shot! 250w hps closet hempy scrog

**stoneslacker** · 03-21-2012, 08:25 PM

Ok I learned something today. This apparently is where I wanted to start my grow journal.

Now that i got that solved, here is a bit of my layout. 3x2x3 grow area, with 4in active air inline fan and all ducting to exhaust in a second soundproofed compartment of the grow box. This is a stealth grow as I don't want my kids stumbling upon it. I'm a legal patient, blah , blah, so no worries about leo. Anyway I'm using a lumatek 250w dimmable ballast with small umbrella style open hood. 2 active air carbon scrubbers provide clean air exchange, and I have a couple Menards mini fans, one blowing between the canopy and the light and one blowing through the canopy. Using GH flora series with Liquid Koolbloom and Floralnectar. Choose the hempy method because of the sticky on this site, and the ease of use. Not been disappointed so far. Plants are blackjack and strawberry doubledutch both from clone. The strawberry clone was much larger at the start and I tried to chop her down to size but she just grew into a beastly bush while the blackjack has stayed smaller and much tamer, almost looks like a bonzai tree. Using clones is always a guessing game with what you really have so I'm not positive if this is a real blackjack, and I've never fuckin heard of strawberry doubledutch, but both are chronic so I guess it doesn't really matter to me, I just wish more people were consistent with there clones. Growing small scale here just cuz I wanted to grow some. Not worried about how much I'll get just want to learn from this process and improve form here. Already figure to grow 2 the same strain with slightly larger screens and more veg time. Anyway heres some pics of my setup along with some early plant pics mixed with some pics of em 11 days into flower.

**stoneslacker** · 03-24-2012, 09:17 PM

2 weeks in both plants look healthy. Gave them a slightly more aggressive nute mix and they seem to have taken it well. Seen what might be a slight bit of tip curl on the blackjack but appears to be gone or at least better. Changed my supplemental cfl setup and made a DIY light bar with an old plastic clipboard, some leftover refletix from my attic redo, and a surge plug strip. This keeps the cfl's on my plants and out of my way so I like it so far. Gonna keep an eye on my venting as this thing seems to disrupt my airflow a little bit. Seems allright tho so I think I'm good. Once again I am growing blackjack and strawberry doubledutch, the blackjack is the smaller, broader leaf one and the strawberry is the big, bushy one. This is 14 days into 12/12, I'll update weekly at least or when I see noticeable change. They look to be puffing up a little bit since my last post. Cheers.

**stoneslacker** · 03-30-2012, 10:12 PM

Just a pic update 20 days into 12/12

**WcoastTokin** · 03-31-2012, 12:43 AM

Looking GOOD man!I'm looking to ass a scrog to my setup but I'm looking for a thread that has a start to finish. No luck thus day... Subbing up on this. +rep

**stoneslacker** · 03-31-2012, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by WcoastTokin

Looking GOOD man!I'm looking to ass a scrog to my setup but I'm looking for a thread that has a start to finish. No luck thus day... Subbing up on this. +rep

Thanks for the sub and rep WcT. My scrog is not quite what I was anticipating, but is coming along pretty good. I started with one clone (strawberry) much larger than the other (blackjack) and even with topping I still had to switch 12/12 sooner than I wanted. Plus I could have trimmed more and spaced my canopy better. But I am learning alot about this technique during this grow, I did alot of research pregrow but there is no teacher like experience so hope to get a little better next time. Here is a GJ link that has a fairly complete start to finish scrOG closet grow. Here is another link from a different site that explains about the setup and filling the canopy http://forum.grasscity.com/plant-tra...og-method.html. Thanks again and I will post more pics wed or thu next week.

Cheers!

**joliet jake** · 03-31-2012, 02:20 PM

For only 20 days those are looking sweet. I would love to try this method someday.

**WcoastTokin** · 03-31-2012, 07:30 PM

Good looking out g! I found a screen today when I went and hot my nutes. I'll look into the links!

**stoneslacker** · 03-31-2012, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by joliet jake

For only 20 days those are looking sweet. I would love to try this method someday.

Thanks joliet jake. All the research I did showed this as the best production for a small stealth grow. Seen some pretty sick scrog grows while I was researching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhcMaygJH0g. Thanks for the comment, Cheers

**stoneslacker** · 03-31-2012, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by WcoastTokin

Good looking out g! I found a screen today when I went and hot my nutes. I'll look into the links!

No problem WcT, if you decide to go scrog, veg till your screen is about 20-40% full, then flip to 12/12. I flipped mine when the smaller plant's apex tip just broke the screen, too soon in my opinion, and my screens didn't fill in quite as nicely as I wanted. Next grow will be 2 0r 3 agent orange clones and I should have some more consistency in filling my screens. I'm a noob at this but I did alot of research and any questions you have I will try and help with if you need it. Peace man