whocares100
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Just some of the girls hanging out
Stoneslacker's 250w micro, hempy, scrog - Blue Hash, Afghan Kush Special. Cheese
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stoneslacker
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Thanks Who! The Blue Hash is a hairy one, but the Cheese has a bikini wax for sure.
The Kessil has a cover that acts as a focusing lens, which I believe is 60 degrees.
It makes for a pretty intense beam, but it is quite narrow. Kessil recommends keeping the light 12-18 inches
above the plants but that seems to high to me (not that I have that much overhead to give me that option).
KC has this link in his sig that I was looking into. MakersLED has some pretty nice LED DIY stuff that I may experiment with in the future.
Thanks bro! Lol I'm glad my plants are getting some recognition statewide.Looking MAHVALOUS my friend! I was showing a fellow grower some of your picks and he wouldn't believe me that you only use a 250. I had to go back in your journal and show him where you said it. Lol.
On a good note, my close friend has been so pleased with my meds lately that he wants me to be a Caregiver for him and his wife. His last round finishes up in a couple weeks, then he's giving me his 600w ballast and hood, a 4x4 tent, led supplemental lighting, what soil he has and his smart pots. HELL YA! Lol
I'm also in the process of making a movable smart pot scrog. I've wanted to try a scrog ever since I first started following your journals, but mine will be Super Soil. I'm gonna pick up some pvc fittings tomorrow after I pick my son up from school and see what I can come up with. Sorry so chatty, pretty ripped. Puff puff pass--> Critical Hog and oil bong rips
You've been following along for awhile so you know what my secret is (wait, can you remind me what my secret is again?). Dude I am more excited about you starting your scrog then about planning my next grow! You know you have to post pics and keep me updated.
If you can find some of this netting http://growershouse.com/gardeneer-trellis-netting-5-x-15, or some of the green plastic fencing, you
can stretch it tight and zip tie it to the pvc for an easy screen.
Once you get that scrog going, between you and Stevie I'll be known as the
SS with the tiny scrogs. As always I'm here to help if I can bro.
Loving it Who! You did some excellent training this round and it looks like it is going to really pay off for you. Any problems supporting those big ass branch arms? Keep it up girl and keep us posted.
Peace
stoneslacker
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Sorry Who the link didn't post for some reason. Here is the DIY LED link https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/621606-300w-led-alien-blackberry-grow.html
whocares100
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Thanks for the compliments Stone, I am thinking about branch supports as I type...Had not given that a thought until they started drooping a bit, but you know I will rig something up...I always do, I'm thinking coat hangers as the whole setup sits on a turntable and I don't want to lose the ability to move it, so much easier to water when I can just spin her around...I'll keep u posted
eastcoastmo
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Cool mate no worries. Just keep an eye on your temps and if it gets too hot, have the heat mats etc come on for a few hours at a time with maybe half hour to an hour off in between
Nice job on your girls too man, they look great
steeliesteve
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I'll take you up on your offer for help, I'm not sure what size my screen should be. For now I'm flowering in 5 gal smart pots but am debating going to 7 or maybe even 10 depending on how the scrog works out. Any thoughts on screen size?
edit: after a bowl and thinking session I realized that my OG hood has a 5x5 footprint. So if I do 4 plants with a 2 or 2.5 foot screen it should work out perfect. I think I might also put my soon to be acquired led over the scrog as well.
edit: after a bowl and thinking session I realized that my OG hood has a 5x5 footprint. So if I do 4 plants with a 2 or 2.5 foot screen it should work out perfect. I think I might also put my soon to be acquired led over the scrog as well.
whocares100
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Steelie 4 plants under a screen, each screen will be 2x2.5 or roughly 4 feet?
Maybe it's me with a buzz, but sounds like 1 plant per 4 foot screen in that size buckets...just sayin
Maybe it's me with a buzz, but sounds like 1 plant per 4 foot screen in that size buckets...just sayin
steeliesteve
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Guess I wasn't very specific Who. Each screen will be roughly 2'x2'. If my hood has a 5x5 footprint then 2.5x2.5 would fill it. I figure if I do 2x2 then I'll be sure to have coverage on the edges and have a little working room. I worked out a way to widen my flower room by about a foot or so. That'll definitely help with moving around in there.
whocares100
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Steelie I'm working on an under the counter project and I got some drawer slides and made 2 x 30 inch trays, perfect more keeping it easy to maintain, maybe u can do something like that?
I take it the hood is square? I would make the trays like I did and make a pvc frame that's adjustable, so you never have to move them seperately, put 2 plants to a screen and fire it up...I did notice soon to be acquired LED light...
BTW I was probally stone anyway...
I take it the hood is square? I would make the trays like I did and make a pvc frame that's adjustable, so you never have to move them seperately, put 2 plants to a screen and fire it up...I did notice soon to be acquired LED light...
BTW I was probally stone anyway...
steeliesteve
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The problem I have is I veg in one tent and flower in my flower room. The screens are gonna have to be attached to the smart pots as I'm gonna have to move them about 25 feet.. I have the pvc and connectors to make the screens (just layed everything out to build them). Now I'm trying figure out how high above the bucket to put the net. I'm thinking 10-12 inches? Damn...just now realized I never picked up a net. I was gonna look for something like Stone suggested. I do have some 20lb test fishing line,its pretty thick, you guys think that'd work for the first run?
stoneslacker
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2x2 sounds about perfect. It will still give you room to move them in and out. If you pack them in tight you should have plenty of light coverage and you can play
with the height of your light. This chart can help give you a ballpark idea of height just start out on the high side and work down in small steps.View attachment 2879266
It's best to have some air movement over the canopy, and through the underside to help build stem strength and prevent mold.
Fishing line will probably cut into the plant if there is too much pressure. I use braided nylon string I got from Menards. It is a pain in the ass tying all those knots though.
If you could find anything with 2-4 inch squares like that plastic fencing, it doesn't have to be perfect just something to hold down the tops.
The nylon string does work good for LST though and you should definitely use LST to help shape the plant where you want it to go.
As far as the height I usually shoot for under 12", most of the time I am around 7-8" but my setup is smaller than yours will be. If you go anywhere from 10-14" you should be fine.
The only difference the height will make is veg time and the overall size of the plant. There is a balance between having your screen too low and not letting the plant mature enough,
and going too far and having an unmanageable beast.
whocares100
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Hey look what I found on the shelf, been there 6 months wrapped loosely with foil, I found it today while I was cleaning my room, getting plastic on the windows for winter...A little dry and burns quickly but still does the job...Yes this cola was grown under cfl 250 watt
Yes that's a plastic coat hanger...adult size...
BTW it's Acapulco gold
Yes that's a plastic coat hanger...adult size...BTW it's Acapulco gold
Lemon king
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looking good man.....cheese nugs are very diff looking to most cheese nugs norm there pineapple shaped even in crosses ....bet ya room smells good
stoneslacker
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Thanks for the props PRB. A 250w is a great size for a small scale grow like mine. If you are using DWC your results should be outstanding. I'll definitely be swinging by your journal.Yo Stone, Your a beast. im relatively new and im workin with a 250 watter, just started hydro and scrogging. I hope my shit looks half as good as yours.
That is an awfully large bud to misplace and forget! Nice job and I like the Ac. Gold
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She does have a different bud structure. Really compact and almost no hairs, with individual flowerets instead of colas. IDK hard to describe but you can see it. Cheese and BH are really LOUD, a nice mix for sure.
stoneslacker
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6 weeks are already behind us and it's time to wait them out for these last few weeks. None of them look very close to finishing at this point, the cheese is maybe closest. I am debating on whether to start the dry koolbloom yet as they are not handling even 3mL of liquid koolbloom very well. I think I will wait till around day 49 and use it for a couple feedings before I look to flush hopefully around day 56.
Cheese
AKS is packing on some size.
Blue Hash
Cheese
AKS is packing on some size.
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StevieStoner
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WoW Stone! Cheese looks super tasty man, i mean they all do, but that cheese is something else huh. Looking great my friend already cant wait for the next update 
ADriftingGinger
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That cheese looks amazing. It reminds me of a cheese strain I get from around my area same exact bud structure and a funky smell. The bud structure looks odd on that afghan kush. Probably just the dense amount of leaves there lol and ofcourse thar blue hash just keeps getting better with every update.
eastcoastmo
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Awesome Stoney, just awesome! That cheese is coming along nicely too, should be some killer smoke bro