BigIrishDoode
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no prob thanks for growing out a bb while i wait to do mine,, i got some gdp beans for xmas and its all bout the gdp & blue dream for me right now
Green Knight Berry Bomb Hydro CFL - Experiment #1: Supercropped Defoliated ScROG
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Green Knight
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They seem to get a bit of a knocking and they're by no means perfect, but for the money and in a small space they're pretty good. Hps just gives out too much heat unfortunately and it's a bit of a trade off I think when space is limited and you can't easily kill that heat. You can blatantly get excellent results with CFL's as you and many others have shown.
I just wish they could redesign the bulbs and reflectors so the bulb was like an upside down T, with the fluorescent tubes making the cross of the T and the ballast/fitting coming out of the middle on the top of the bulb which then just plugs in to the middle of reflector, rather than screwing in to the side. It would remove the dead zone on one side and make them much more efficient. the reflector would be taller so less useful if you're height limited.
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Nice! They'll be sweet!
I'm looking forward to seeing how the bb turns out. Probably not like Bomb seeds' photo unfortunately! Jon's bb is further ahead than mine and looks lovely and I saw another journal with a bb that looked incredible (but can't remember who's which is rubbish) so I'm hopeful it won't disappoint. But I am quite looking forward to growing Super Lemon Haze in the future!
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So I had a tidy yesterday after Vick's advice and some really good tips on supercropping into flower in his last journal. I realised that I've been being a bit of a pussy with her since switching to 12/12 and should take more advantage of the stretch to get the last training in and keep the canopy as even as possible before she shows flowers. Having given her such a hard time up until flipping the lights I don't really know why I suddenly went all delicate with her - she's already shown how resilient she is!!
Anyway, I did quite a bit of supercropping and rearranging.
Before:
Immediately after:
And today:
Looks a lot better and is really starting to fill the screen in nicely.
Thanks for all of the advice everyone!
Anyway, I did quite a bit of supercropping and rearranging.
Before:
Immediately after:
And today:
Looks a lot better and is really starting to fill the screen in nicely.
Thanks for all of the advice everyone!
Now that is what I'm talking about!!!!
Beautiful job.
That is going to even out so nicely, and you might even fill the whole thing once stretch is over.
It's all about getting the courage up to actually commit with super cropping.
And it looks like you did just that!
Beautiful job.
That is going to even out so nicely, and you might even fill the whole thing once stretch is over.
It's all about getting the courage up to actually commit with super cropping.
And it looks like you did just that!
Tony Sussan
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Yeah awesome there mate! Good advice you received with the looks of it! Nice pics too bro!
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Cheers guys - she does look a lot better.
It's odd, I had no qualms supercropping in veg and just got funny when I changed to 12/12. Thanks for getting me over it!
It's odd, I had no qualms supercropping in veg and just got funny when I changed to 12/12. Thanks for getting me over it!
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And thank you for the reps Vick, much appreciated mate
iSmokes
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Great job GK! The screen looks A LOT better.
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Cheers iSmokes - yes it's much tidier!
And thanks for the reps mate
And thanks for the reps mate
ajagunle
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Tremendous super-croppping, a braver man than I, filled the screen beautifully
spring2012
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Looks really good. I bet she fills out the screen now!
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We have lift off - Day 11 of 12/12, Day 1 of flowering:
I've drained the res, flushed everything and now switched to Flores nutes. The Canna feed schedule recommends banging the EC up again but I'm keeping it at 1.5 - it's slightly too hot as is, but not by much, so I don't see any benefit in increasing it further, it's just asking to cause problems. It's the greatest thing with an EC meter, you really get a feel for how the plant's dealing with the nutes before any problems arise. It's very easy to blindly follow the feed schedules and get problems (I did exactly that with my first grows years back). An EC meter just gives a whole new layer of information.
So we go from here. In 21 days time she'll get a big defoliation, and between now and then I'll rearrange tops where and when I can to spread things out, supercrop if necessary but keep it to a minimum, and let her do her thing. Fingers crossed we'll get some nice bud and I'll be stoned again in 2-3 months!
I've drained the res, flushed everything and now switched to Flores nutes. The Canna feed schedule recommends banging the EC up again but I'm keeping it at 1.5 - it's slightly too hot as is, but not by much, so I don't see any benefit in increasing it further, it's just asking to cause problems. It's the greatest thing with an EC meter, you really get a feel for how the plant's dealing with the nutes before any problems arise. It's very easy to blindly follow the feed schedules and get problems (I did exactly that with my first grows years back). An EC meter just gives a whole new layer of information.
So we go from here. In 21 days time she'll get a big defoliation, and between now and then I'll rearrange tops where and when I can to spread things out, supercrop if necessary but keep it to a minimum, and let her do her thing. Fingers crossed we'll get some nice bud and I'll be stoned again in 2-3 months!
wiw!
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iSmokes
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The screen looks so sexy GK lol!
You're encouraging me to put a plant under a screen to give it a shot. I forgot, is this your first time with a scrog? I bet you already like it huh?
You're encouraging me to put a plant under a screen to give it a shot. I forgot, is this your first time with a scrog? I bet you already like it huh?
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Oh yes! Possibly longer depending on yield!
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Thanks iSmokes - it does make everything look very neat and tidy, which I like (though I am by no means an especially tidy person in day to day life, more of a clutterer!)
Yeah, it's the first time I've ever done a scrog - I'm hoping it helps make the lower light penetration of the cfl less of an issue by evening up the canopy, and also help me to get the absolute maximum out of the space. I do really like it so far, but now we're starting to flower I think the real test begins. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it turns out - I'm hoping for a carpet of nice fat buds, fingers crossed. We'll see!
spring2012
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I think the CFLs will do well. I love hitting individual colas with their own bulb. The scrog will allow you to do this with less CFLs.
Tony Sussan
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Man you seriously have to be happy with that! Looks really nice. Interesting on what you say about the canna feed schedule. I have found mine have prob been slightly too hot but am in flush now so not to much of a big deal but i will definalty be dialling them back a smidge next round. Have you got your boost running in your res also? I have just finished and opened a new bottle and i tell you what it nearly makes me cry everytime i have to go buy another. Damn expensive! Might have to do a side by side one round! Be interesting to see the results.
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