Greenlizard Still Growing, Fresh Clones, CMH, 4X8, Multiple Methods Tested

Greenlizard said:
Well the only reason I have so much extra room is because I upgraded tents mid grow. I went from a 4x4 to an 4x8 unexpectedly. A fantastic deal came along and I figured the larger space would help me deal with heat which it did so I set it up sooner than later. In the future I think I will go with 6 plants but still leave a little room to spare. Will see...
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I have 5 clones now, trying to give one away to a nice home so I don’t have a space issue next time around.
 
I did 5 plants in a 4x4 on my first grow. It worked but, I got more weight my second grow with only 4 plants in the same space. I think you are making a good decision to part with one of the clones and go with 4 plants. It was a good decision for me.
 
roaring lion said:
looking good all around greenlizard and you too adaminCO
where were these grow tents 15 years ago? (haha) i remember lining a closet with white poly and stuffing in a 400W MH fixture and a fan. these things are cool...
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Yes they sure make life easier.
 
Small update.
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Yesterday I decided to check for roots. Over half have started to show roots so things are going as planned. Fingers crossed they all look like this by the weekend so I can plant them into solo cups.
 
Greenlizard said:
Small update.
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Yesterday I decided to check for roots. Over half have started to show roots so things are going as planned. Fingers crossed they all look like this by the weekend so I can plant them into solo cups.
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Healthy looking.
 
Hi Opar, thanks for stopping by. One big plant is probably fun and simple but I think you would get more weight out of four smaller plants with some training on them. ScrOG is also a good option to maximize yield in smaller spaces.
Also it would be a much faster turn around if you did 4 plants instead of 1 due to much less veg time before flower.
 
Nice healthy roots Lizard ! Nice job with the clones.
You nailed it on the big plant question shorter veg time and gives you the flexibility of running a couple of plants as there can be quite a difference in pheno from seed to seed. Then you can clone the best pheno so you know exactly what your dealing with the next time around.
 
Opar said:
Just started watching, nice set up, and great looking roots growing in there, nice job! I was considering doing one big tree in my 4x4, but seeing your results may go with 4 plants to flower now.
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1 big one in SCROG is more than enough fun. Lol. I just cut her out of hers because she got too big. Such a PITA to redo the supports.
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Day 23 of 12/12.

So I had a busy weekend. Got all the clones planted into their own solo cups. Only 5 out of 26 didn't show roots yet. They are still kicking in the humidity dome for a little longer.
I watered in the newly planted clones with 1/2 strength nutes, and some super thrive. They are under four 4' foot T5's. Most of the veg will be done under these. I like T5 for it's close node spacing.
I haven't decided yet how many I will keep for flower. Right now I'm thinking I will do 6 medium plants. I'm also thinking about doing these in a quad line style.

The big girls in the flower tent are doing great. I have created monsters. I vegged too long I think. lol
I have grown in pots too large for my plants in the past and now I have found the other end of that spectrum lol. These pots are maxed out but still my plants aren't root bound. They need water every 2 days but that seems to be slowing down a little as stretch slows down. I will use this size pot again but veg will be shorter.
I released them from their training tie downs and staked them. First time staking but I have found I like the method.
I removed them one by one from the tent and pruned the lower leaves that were showing their age.
The Trainwreck was actually very bushy with big leaves so I had to prune a few of the big fan leaves out of the way of bud sites. The stakes allowed me to space out my main branches and this opened up the plants in a major way.
The only problem I ran into was that because I staked them outside the tent I didn't realize how big they really were until they were spread out. They ended up being too large for the tent. Width wise that is.
After about 30 - 40 minutes of twisting, tilting, shoving, and luck I finally got them to fit. lol.

I even found time to make 3 pounds of cannabutter along the way. That was a long ass day. :nomo:


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You certainly were busy. That's a cool idea to use stakes for training I have used them for support late in flower but never for training should be interesting to see how it works for you. Nice healthy clones all looking very happy and a nice shade of green.
 
Plants looking good bud sites everywhere gonna be a good haul off those ladies.
Nice butter :) What do you plan on making with it?
 
N420 said:
Plants looking good bud sites everywhere gonna be a good haul off those ladies.
Nice butter :) What do you plan on making with it?
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Thanks. With the butter my wife makes it into chocolates.
 
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