SCOTTYBALLS Tribute Grow! Pineapple Express 400w Scrog Waterfarm

Happy Halloween!

nattybongo said:

Whats a UC system? Link?

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This is a homemade version of a UC.


Looking good Krisnarf, remember man, less is more.

Day 43 (12/12) Day 77 (Total)

EC: 1.9 (950 ppm)

Been about five days since I last checked in. Sorry for not getting back to some of you sooner (I'm looking at you, Amber!) Totally spaced on taking those pics of the clamps/frame, but I'll be sure to do that soon. It's so rare of me to forget things... cough.

She continues to look great. Trichomes Everywhere! Pistils have just started to turn orange/brown, too. At this point, a day 60 chop (in 17 days) seems pretty likely. Can't wait to see how she fattens up in the coming weeks!

Some of that minor nute burn I mentioned earlier is a little more evident in this round of pics, but I've been keeping those nutes dialed way back, very slowly working my way up, and she seems to have stabilized at an EC of 1.9. Less is more.

Happy Halloween, nerds.

She's looking great kriznarf! One question though, if you didn't have a screen in place(not scrogging) would you still trim the bottom vegetation when in later flowering? I ask because I have a couple of branches or shoots that are being blocked from growing any more because they can't get enough light and they are WAAAYYY behind from the rest of the tops that already are in the canopy, should I or can I trim this shoot or just let it make popcorn buds when it flowers? (I'm at day 4 in flower today and they are stretching like you wouldn't believe, she's grown at least 2 inches in the last 36 hours; no screen for this grow)

AWnox said:

She's looking great kriznarf! One question though, if you didn't have a screen in place(not scrogging) would you still trim the bottom vegetation when in later flowering? I ask because I have a couple of branches or shoots that are being blocked from growing any more because they can't get enough light and they are WAAAYYY behind from the rest of the tops that already are in the canopy, should I or can I trim this shoot or just let it make popcorn buds when it flowers? (I'm at day 4 in flower today and they are stretching like you wouldn't believe, she's grown at least 2 inches in the last 36 hours; no screen for this grow)

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Hey AW, hard to say without seeing exactly how small those side branches are, but in general it's a fine idea to prune those suckers if they're overly small or shaded. I'd rather the energy that would have been put into those popcorn nugs be focused on the associated cola, which will become a denser, top quality bud-site. That said, you could attempt a bit of defoliation (basically trim some of your fan leaves,) to try and expose those side branches to more light. At four days into 12/12 you have about ten more days of that early-flower stretch. You might be surprised how much some of those side branches can grow. You could try different strategies on different branches, thus giving you some basis for going with either strategy in the future. Start a journal, post some pics!

kriznarf said:

Hey AW, hard to say without seeing exactly how small those side branches are, but in general it's a fine idea to prune those suckers if they're overly small or shaded. I'd rather the energy that would have been put into those popcorn nugs be focused on the associated cola, which will become a denser, top quality bud-site. That said, you could attempt a bit of defoliation (basically trim some of your fan leaves,) to try and expose those side branches to more light. At four days into 12/12 you have about ten more days of that early-flower stretch. You might be surprised how much some of those side branches can grow. You could try different strategies on different branches, thus giving you some basis for going with either strategy in the future. Start a journal, post some pics!

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Thanks for the reply bro. Yeah I actually went ahead and trimmed off that shoot; it was very lanky and thin and about half the size of all the other shoots which reach the canopy just fine, this one didn't stand a chance. About that stretch, boy do they ever; in the past 4 days she's grown about 3 inches at least, it's good to hear that this stretch won't be for ever because I'm running out of lateral room. Most branches are growing big time and I'm trying to "train" them to grow more vertical then at an angle so they won't get out of the lights sweet spot but it's hard when it's such a bushy plant. Without scrogging I've been able to have a nice canopy with about 9 tops right now; maybe in my next grow I'll do the scrog and the whole journal venture, just trying to get one under my belt with the Waterfarm first and learn some things. Hopefully I'll get at least 2 ounces out of this grow. Should be able to with what I've seen so far with this plant. All opf the tops look very healthy and you can't tell which is the main top so they all look somewhat uniform, should be able to grow nice colas with them. Now, would they all have the same bud weight at harvest being in canopy or would the main top (of the main stalk) still be more heavy even if there's other tops sharing the same height?

Hey guys just a little backround info this is my first grow! Ive been doing a lot of research online the last few weeks and have been thinking about attempting a SCOG set-up. I have some Femenized Sweet Seeds Jack47, G13's Blueberry Gum, and G13's Pineapple Express on the way. My grow room (closet) is 96" tall, 35" View attachment 1866577wide, and 22" to doorway, 25" to the door. I have a shelf close to the middle dividing it into two sections, the bottom being 42" tall and theView attachment 1866576 top 53". I have a 400w HPS/CMH lamp and 3 85w CFL's, 3 45w CFL's, a bunch of other 15w FL of assorted spectrums(planning on getting a 200w CFLView attachment 1866574 as well). I was thinking of doing a single plant SCOG on the top shelf under the 400w HPS and two - four plants on the bottom with the CFL's. View attachment 1866573Do you think this is a good idea? Should i just do one or two massive plants for the whole closet, or one bigger yielder on top with a SCOG on View attachment 1866572top and some smaller plants on the bottom. Here are some pics of my set-up(still in the works of being assembled. Still have some more mylar, lView attachment 1866571ights, and fans to hang) tell me what you guys think and what you would do. BTW I decided to SCOG and go with PE because of yours and scottybalView attachment 1866561ls blogs! Truely inspiring stuff!! I'm planning on making my own waterfarm for my next grow! Best of luck with your grow too they look amazing!View attachment 1866556

KRIZ
hahahah, HEY you lookin at ME! What chu lookin at man?!?! haha, thats too funny.. your funny.so i assume you saw my orginal post..hahahahah..hey , i was stoned give me a break!
I got the whole clamp thingy figured out kriznarf( what kind of a name is that anyway?) lol.. you the nerd NOT me brotha! lol
Its so cool to see how your tent is looking like a freakin Forest! The little burn on the leaf tips looks so harmless. The colas look super healty and quite tasty..nice gardening ...im going to watch this space fuckin ROCK the next couple weeks..as she fully matures...cheers ambz

Hi Kriz, looking great! I was wondering if you have or have ever thought about experimenting with some UV/UVB lights during flowering for maximizing trichome development?

snap1234 said:

Hi Kriz, looking great! I was wondering if you have or have ever thought about experimenting with some UV/UVB lights during flowering for maximizing trichome development?

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Little proof it really works, but the theory is sound...equatorial sativas are typically higher thc content, also happens to be where there's the most UV. High elevation same applies. Rather then adding a bit of spectrum you'd be better replicating the suns natural spectrum better. 2 products come to mind that actually exist right now, CMH and Sulfur plasma if u got 1500 to drop lol

http://www.plasma-i.com/

Ok so the reptile lights might be cheaper...but hey u get what u pay for. usually...lol

Someguy15 said:

Little proof it really works, but the theory is sound...equatorial sativas are typically higher thc content, also happens to be where there's the most UV. High elevation same applies. Rather then adding a bit of spectrum you'd be better replicating the suns natural spectrum better. 2 products come to mind that actually exist right now, CMH and Sulfur plasma if u got 1500 to drop lol

http://www.plasma-i.com/

Ok so the reptile lights might be cheaper...but hey u get what u pay for. usually...lol

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Dude that plasma is SICK! WTF?! Sun replicator..... must be expensive, I didn't even bother looking for a price. Looks like the shiz though.

Looking great so far bro, I'm leaning towards trying out a waterfarm and its fun to see what there capable of Keep up the good work!

Update update update! We need to see how that girl is doing!

Kudzuchron said:

Update update update! We need to see how that girl is doing!

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Ha, I know, mang. I'll def be posting an update this evening!

Edit: Dead camera battery is keeping this from happening tonight. What's the fun in posting a full update without pictures? I will say this though, took a couple clippings to peek at under the handheld microscope... those trichomes looked to already be about 10% amber, 85% cloudy, 5% clear. I'll be running until she's showing 25% amber, but she's a lot closer than I thought!

Day 52 (12/12) Day 86 (Total)

EC: 1.6 (800 ppm)

Wow, what can I say? She's looking glorious! Dialed those nutes back a bit. Cleaned out the drip ring yesterday, too. I should probably be doing that more often. I'd almost forgot how much that thing should be spitting. Seems like she loved that as well as she nearly drained the entire reservoir in a day.

It's hard to believe, but she's looking pretty close to chop! Any guesses as to when she'll be ready? Under the scope, I'm def seeing some amber trichs, probably about 10%, but even this amount surprised me. That said, the samples I was peeping were from fan leaves that had been around a good while. Might have to check those calyxes to be sure...

Hard to tell from the pics...but they still look like they need 1-2 weeks still...lots of white hairs and calyxes don't look that swollen

beautiful man. waterfarms are awesome if you can be around 3x a day to tend them lol best growth EVER lol...ok maybe undercurrents r better, but it's damn close.

I harvest my pe on day 56 of 12/12 usually, but looks like ur phenotype is a bit more sativa then mine. I'd say u got about a week, as a rough guess.

JAW DROPPING!!!!!!
SO FROSTY!! SO SHINEY GREEN!!!!!!!!!! you really know your shit bro!
those pictures are wicked! that girl is wicked! your such a great gardener KRiz..
if i were seeing amber trichs now and wanted to keep a strong sativa buzz i would seriously concider chopping her next week.
I thinks shes so so very ready to be mowed down.. and man those leaves i can just tell they are going to make some very very potent hash for you..
youve come so far, im so happy for your success..
take it easy

Very nice!

Awesome, truly inspiring. I don't know how you can hold yourself back from clipping a little nug and trying her out....or have you already??? xD Man she looks frosty!