True Aero Growing "TAG"

im on week four with fucking buds everywhere!!!

Well me just starting wk 3 today (Sunday), I have just a bunch white hairs. My tree is out of control with shoot everywhere. I have only one plant now and there must be at least 45 tops, and at least 20 that will be large fat nuggies. I promise I will post picture today while I am changing out the res.

I change it out every two weeks and top off every couple of days. I have to modify the drainage as pellets keep clogging the drain holes.

Here are some pics as of today the 6th.

This thing is massive... one plant 12" tall with a 32" spread. You can all see that the tops are going crazy. What is really bad it that you can not even see all the shoot because of the 1x3" support board that goes from one side of the box to the other.

dont be startled if the stuff underneath the scree starts to turn ugly...just get rid of it...those tops are going to be great with that CMH you've got going. let them go full term and you will have a huge THC content. ceramic metal halides are supposed to give off a fair amount of UVB light

Yes they do so I have read, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I have a question for you as far as the foliage under the screen... how much can I trim? I am afraid to cut too much and stunt the plant. I am also afraid to cut any of the fan/sun leaves. I read that it does more damage than good. I try and tuck everything under and back but it is getting out of control in there LOL. I am hiding leaves three times a day just to keep the shoots in direct "sun" light. If I take some really good quality photos do you suppose you couls help me a little bit on trimming?

Oh and what does everyone think of this grow so far? I am very pleased with myself after my failed TAG experiment, not to mention I have not grown a thing not even a house plant in three years. Also I have not given up on TAG just postponed till I am better situated with more space.

dont get rid of everything underneath the screen at one time...but eventually you would want to get rid of pretty much everything under the screen. prune once a week and dont trim more than 15-20% of what needs to be pruned at one time

Week 5 starts today the 14th.

what ever happened to those good pictures...i suspect everything is going well?

Oh sorry yeah they are doing great ATM. I have been using Super Thrive in my res because the hydro shop guy says that he will never not using it again. He was probably just trying to sell me something and it worked LOL. I will go snap a few nice pics and post them here real fast.

Ok the long awaited pics, that I so long ago promised.

now that is a mighty good lookin screen of green you've got going there...congratulations!!!

Do you really think so I mean am I really doing good? Are they really doing good for the 5th week?

Ok I remember you said not to worry about the bottom of the screen getting ugly. Well did you mean that the leave will get yellowish brown and fall off? Today while inspecting for critters (none found) Like 20-30 leaves just started coming off the plant. The leaf stems were just so brittle at the part where they are attached to the plant (the node right??). So brittle in fact that they just fell right off with just a touch. I was thinking that this is what you were talking about, and it is caused from lack of light... is this correct?

Thanks a lot guys

yep, all the growth below the screen is struggling for light and air... they are growing soley on the energy produced by the plant. this is why getting rid of this sub par growth is useful in a screen...all of the energy that the canopy produces goes right back into making the canopy grow more. leaving it may increase your total yield but decrease the quantity of big, fat, super nugs that we all love so much...but the leaves that fall of readily down there should go anyway. if they are left on the plant once they have died, they can attract rot and disease and get your babies sick... i have been very anxious to get one of these going just for the hell of it. depending on your harvest it just might push me over the edge...

I am not sure what you mean by these, if you mean TAG well I stopped that a while ago and you may not have caught that part. Or if you mean E&F then TBH this particular one is nearly maintenance free. I check the PH and TDS in the morning when the lights come on and that is it. I ca set it for 5.5 and the next morning it will be about 5.8 - 5.9. The TDS needs to be adjusted every three days or so right now. I set it at 900PPM and after about three days the TDS will be about 950-1000. Those are still safe level as far as I am concernd but I still readjust it. Seriously nealr maintenece free.

actually i was talking about a screen

So here they are with about a week left till harvest. I have read the FAQs about picking and drying but I was wondering if anyone has any trade secrets that will help me dry. I want to make sure that I do not get any mold, or other nasties in my dryer.
I am glad it is finally nearing an end, but I still have clones I need to continue to grow so it is far from over over lol.

If u did any research u will be fine drying. Just space the shit out well and keep the humidity low. Don't worry about the tips and the outer shell getting super dry, that will all even out in the jaring process. Just make sure u let them dry all the way out before jaring, I cant stress that enough! In the jars is where the mold can be a prob. If u have an ounce of bud wet, it's ready for a jar when it's about 7-9 grams. I wouldn't screen it, hang it. The buds look so much better hung up. I grow SOG so I have all bigger stalks, I put a tiny nail in the stem on an angle and hang it on a thin wire or string that is hung like a clothes line. U can also pull a lower bud away enough to slip the string thru there. I just like to keep my buds all together tight so if I have to I use a nail.

With that said, Damn good job bro! I have been following this for a long time and I saw all the troubles and it's nice to see hard work pay off. Good job + REP if I knew how to do it still, bottom line is Good Job!!

hey man whats the story with your harvest

would you please tell me how much noise the pump you had running for the tag grow makes

I know I am WAY late but the total dry weight was 118g. I am hoping for 200g this time around and it is looking good.