kingi95012
Active Member
Nice job with the K-nex mate. Your plant is looking awsome.
10oz? Dry? Thats... optimistic
One man and his bush - 1 plant SCROG in Stealth Cab - Chocolate Berry
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10oz? Dry? Thats... optimistic
kevin murphy
New Member
looking splendid mate...
lilindian
Well-Known Member
Thaanks man, i managed to get just under 8oz in the space space from my last grow with 2 plants, each topped for 8 main branches, and there was a lot of wasted space which i'm looking to fully utilise this time round. Pretty sure this strain isn't the highest yielder so ur probably right, 10oz is a bit optimistic.... What can i say, i'm an optimistic guy! Needed a figure above 8 and 10's nice and round, so there you have it.
RIP to ur marge man, proper sorry to hear bout that. Had scroll through the doggies nutz page, all i saw were guns and dogs! Haha. Lookin forward to seein what uve got in store for the update tho so get on it!
scotia1982
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Looking good my friend, sorry to hear about ur accident 
at least uv got ur little lady to keep you occupied........
at least uv got ur little lady to keep you occupied........
lilindian
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Thanks man, was a blessing in disguise believe me, long as i dont have any long term problems with my knee all should be kool. Doctor has instructed me to sit on my arse all day and take my "meds", so thats exactly what im doing! Got a few jars to work my way through from last grow!Looking good my friend, sorry to hear about ur accident
I only work on my "little" lady once a week now, maybe i need a few more to really keep me occupied...
lilindian
Well-Known Member
welcome aboard!
scotia1982
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like u say man its the long term problems. I broke 3 bones in my foot 10 years ago,been back at hospital now ive got arthritis in all the joints.
Well at least uv got your jars and another couple couldnt hurt,jst to keep you occupied lol.
Take it easy bro.
kevin murphy
New Member
thanks for the words mate...
lilindian
Well-Known Member
Yeh man i know what thats like, sort of. I fractured my leg a couple years ago, like a knob i took the cast off after 3 weeks instead of leavin it on for 6 and now i have chronic discomfort in that place. Stops me from sleeping and all sorts, unless i'm super high, which has been my solution so far! Can't imagin if my knee started givin me the similar problems. My left leg has taken a BEATING over the years!
Early riser I see!
kevin murphy
New Member
yea mate didnt sleep much last nite just glad it over..
lilindian
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To all the subscribers out there:
So i managed to get a 600W HPS dropped to my door today, and now i'm wondering if i should introduce her to my lady for the last 2 weeks of veg, starting off on the 600W setting, and then switching to the SuperLumens setting when i go 12/12.
The logic here is another 200W will increase light penetration, so i can afford to do less pruning. Less pruning means less stress which means she'll grow faster! Also, the extra 200W will give her more energy, therefore faster growth if everything else is on point. A little stretch during the end of veg wouldn't be a disaster. The edges of the screen will fill up faster and these branches i'm assuming will have more space come flowering, which is ideal, as they wont be receiving as much light as the middle of the plant, therefore can do with the extra space for fan leaves to grow to utilise this light..... if u get me.....
So to those experienced with using HPS's during veg, i'm looking for some advice. What should i expect if anything? And should i even bother? Is my logic logical, or stoner logic? Will do the swap tomorrow if anything so i can get some feedback meanwhile. Cheers
So i managed to get a 600W HPS dropped to my door today, and now i'm wondering if i should introduce her to my lady for the last 2 weeks of veg, starting off on the 600W setting, and then switching to the SuperLumens setting when i go 12/12.
The logic here is another 200W will increase light penetration, so i can afford to do less pruning. Less pruning means less stress which means she'll grow faster! Also, the extra 200W will give her more energy, therefore faster growth if everything else is on point. A little stretch during the end of veg wouldn't be a disaster. The edges of the screen will fill up faster and these branches i'm assuming will have more space come flowering, which is ideal, as they wont be receiving as much light as the middle of the plant, therefore can do with the extra space for fan leaves to grow to utilise this light..... if u get me.....
So to those experienced with using HPS's during veg, i'm looking for some advice. What should i expect if anything? And should i even bother? Is my logic logical, or stoner logic? Will do the swap tomorrow if anything so i can get some feedback meanwhile. Cheers
profgrow
Active Member
If you can manage the heat veg with the 600, it will be hot, that would be my only concern.
lilindian
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I'll be surprised if heat is an issue as ive got both an inline blowing air over the bulb and a RVK sucking heat out of the reflector, and 2 fans blowing over the plant. Also night time temps here in the UK are getting cooler so that should bring down the cab by a few degrees anyway. Worst comes to worst ive got pleeeeenty of height to play with at the moment so will raise the light if and when needed.
With the 400MH, u can't even feel any heat at canopy level due to the fans. The 600W will run hotter for sure, cab temp will go up, but i doubt it'll go up by enough to cause me any real concern.
Anyway cheeers for the advice man.
With the 400MH, u can't even feel any heat at canopy level due to the fans. The 600W will run hotter for sure, cab temp will go up, but i doubt it'll go up by enough to cause me any real concern.
Anyway cheeers for the advice man.
legallyflying
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Vegging under HPS will lead to slower and more lanky growth. Plus you will be burning out your expensive, really nice HPS bulbs. (I veg with a combination of Mh bulbs, none of them over $20 each. My cheap ass sylvania 400 watt (driven with 600) actually does a better job of vegging than the $70 600 watt digilux Mh.
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
lilindian
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was going through my sub's and stumbled on this journal after ages,
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/423494-420-hazes-journal-slh-homebox-2.html
and realised its this journal that inspired me for this grow. His SLH wasn't grown in the same way, but its the canopy i was looking to replicate, nice, flat and DENSE with bud. Still not sure what i'm doing for the 2nd screen, now i'm thinking not to overcrowd it and instead use knex to make a same size screen as the current one, 1 branch per square, with the branch perfectly in the center of each square, so each branch is perfectly spaced. The reason for not wanting to overcrowd is because if this strain stretches a good amount, i'm gona end up with long cola's. If they're bunched too close together, light wont reach the bottom of each cola due to the surrounding ones overshadowing it. Also there's a big risk of mould. Think ive just convinced myself...
The current screen has around 85 holes, so 85 branches. That means to hit my 10oz target, each branch has to yield 3.5g, which i see as quite reasonable really. Just gotta make sure i've got enough branches to fill the screen! And they all grow equally big, stretch is gona be a bitch!
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/423494-420-hazes-journal-slh-homebox-2.html
and realised its this journal that inspired me for this grow. His SLH wasn't grown in the same way, but its the canopy i was looking to replicate, nice, flat and DENSE with bud. Still not sure what i'm doing for the 2nd screen, now i'm thinking not to overcrowd it and instead use knex to make a same size screen as the current one, 1 branch per square, with the branch perfectly in the center of each square, so each branch is perfectly spaced. The reason for not wanting to overcrowd is because if this strain stretches a good amount, i'm gona end up with long cola's. If they're bunched too close together, light wont reach the bottom of each cola due to the surrounding ones overshadowing it. Also there's a big risk of mould. Think ive just convinced myself...
The current screen has around 85 holes, so 85 branches. That means to hit my 10oz target, each branch has to yield 3.5g, which i see as quite reasonable really. Just gotta make sure i've got enough branches to fill the screen! And they all grow equally big, stretch is gona be a bitch!
lilindian
Well-Known Member
I see, i knew about the more lanky growth but didn't think it would be slower... especially with the extra 200W. I get new bulbs every grow so burning out bulbs isn't a problem. Think im gona have to sleep on this one...gdnite
legallyflying
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I dig the way that you really trained during veg. I have done the same thing but a little differently, my SCROG screen is suspended by wires over the plants, so I lower it pretty close to the plants, train them horizontal, and then keep moving the screen up little by little.
Here is a pic of the latest grow...
Here is a pic of the latest grow...