First off let me start by saying again what a great community this is and to thank everyone for also sharing their grows so we can all learn off each other. I wouldn't be where I am in terms of growing without the support of some of the people that I've watched and read from. I have also been fortunate enough to be able to help and pass along my knowledge to others and I enjoy doing it so at any point if anyone has questions feel free to ask or point me towards your journal.
My history
I am still in my rookie year of growing but this is now my 3rd grow. It will finish about the same time I was getting started last year so that will have been 3 grows in a span of a year. This year I intend to get 5 in. I have 3 tents now. A flower tent, veg tent and a smaller tent for drying. It allows me to always have plants flowering and some ready to go. This is my first time being able to do this and it's so nice not to have to wait through veg for flowering anymore!
My first grow was in soil and I had a relatively easy rookie grow that did pretty well. My second grow just finished but was in coco coir and there was a bit of a learning curve but it looks like it will turn out pretty well too. It was also done under a ScrOG net which I had never done but really enjoyed, but also a bit of a learning curve. This grow everything is set the way I want it and the learning curves are over so hopefully this is now lucky #3, my favorite number.
Veg Tent
I won't post a lot of pictures of my veg tent in this grow like I have in the past unless something notable happens. This tent just has one light and a couple fans. I had what is currently pictured and the new mystery girls in this grow all in this tent and they did fine without showing any signs of struggle. These are all clones from my last grow. I did some early training on them and that is featured in my 2nd grow if you want to see all I did. They are going to enjoy having the 3 big mystery girls gone for both light and air circulation. I expect to see a slight boom now. There is a clone of each plant and two extra of the Ayahuasca Purple. I want to clone them again but I have so many seeds that I also want to try. Either way these will be for my 4th grow.
Flower Tent
I am excited to do a ScrOG again. I see a lot of people on here do a little bit of a ScrOG but I really like the net I've made and how easy it is to train with it. This time I also did not transfer these plants from soil to coco like I did in my last grow so there won't be the transplanting stress. There are also two in 5 gallon pots and one in a 3 gallon, instead of 7 gallons like last time, so the feedings will be easier and the roots a little more concentrated for support. These plants are already taller than my plants in my last grow so I adjusted my equipment and off we go! I am always thankful that I have chosen equipment that is easily adjustable. My equipment breakdown is in the beginning of my last journal. I set the tent back to veg timers and will be flipping to flower tomorrow night.
This grow is 3 free mystery seeds that I got from an order with Nirvana seedbank. I have no idea what they are and expected at least one not to work out and one to be a male leaving me with one fun freebie. Well they all turned out female and healthy which I didn't expect so now they are my 3rd grow. It will be fun to try and figure out what strain these girls actually are. Two of them are in 5 gallon pots and are 18 weeks veg. The other is in a 3 gallon and is 17 weeks veg. I threw them in the flower tent 4 days ago and started stretching branches under the net as best I could. At this point all the leaves are tangled so not a ton I could do. Have to let them stretch to the light a bit and see what I save and what I trim off.
You can see how I have 4 thick branches for support. I find this is a great way to train for ScrOGing especially because you can pull them apart and split the weight evenly. I let them grow to 5-6 nodes and then top them so the 3rd and 4th nodes become the 4 main branches. At this point I tied the 4 branches down kind of line mainlining but 4 ways. It's a little different then the 4-way lst method which just lets them grow with 4 tops into the net and stretches it against the net. I want a stronger, thicker base to the plant first and then to stretch it against the net. It takes longer to do but the bud should be larger. It's a nice advantage to have a veg tent, you don't feel rushed and you can let things grow to where they need to be, not on a timetable. These are bigger than I wanted them to be and could have gone in weeks ago but not a problem at all.
Over the last few days I have been defoliating them in waves. I do not want anything growing under the net after stretching. That is one of the key things I learned in my last grow. Do not hope for it to keep growing, if it looks like it won't make it past the net then it likely won't and get rid of it! The canopy gets thick and that under stuff is just taking away from the big buds up top and not getting the let or air they need. These girls will be naked from the net down in this grow. A little bit of the stuff that is under the net will stretch up in this pic when I flip to flower.
The last major thing I learned in my last grow was how to deal with the stretch phase with a ScrOG net. If you don't know what to expect when training this hard it is hard to know when to stop training and just let them go vertical. My plants were really wide but short and I want these ones to be taller. I flipped to flower in my last grow when they were barely at the net and trained as things grew up. They are already trained on the net and going vertical or stick up above the net a little. I think this is exactly what I want and am very happy with their height.
These are far less compact and I have pretty much been able to get a top in each square for the 85% of the net that is filled. You can see in the bottom left corner there is a little space but not much. Both of the larger plants main colas are facing there though and the main stems seem to stretch more than the others so I will likely train them to there during their stretch and see if I can't fill it up a little more. Either way very happy with how everything looks and how these have already perked up. They will be ready for flower mode tomorrow and then the 70 day countdown begins. This is what I was envisioning when I wanted to ScrOG.
Thanks for tuning in to my 3rd grow and I hope to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones! I will likely be updating every 4 days this time around. I found a few of my posts last grow repetitive at 3 days so an update every 4th day should help with that. As always if there is any questions then ask!
My history
I am still in my rookie year of growing but this is now my 3rd grow. It will finish about the same time I was getting started last year so that will have been 3 grows in a span of a year. This year I intend to get 5 in. I have 3 tents now. A flower tent, veg tent and a smaller tent for drying. It allows me to always have plants flowering and some ready to go. This is my first time being able to do this and it's so nice not to have to wait through veg for flowering anymore!
My first grow was in soil and I had a relatively easy rookie grow that did pretty well. My second grow just finished but was in coco coir and there was a bit of a learning curve but it looks like it will turn out pretty well too. It was also done under a ScrOG net which I had never done but really enjoyed, but also a bit of a learning curve. This grow everything is set the way I want it and the learning curves are over so hopefully this is now lucky #3, my favorite number.
Veg Tent
I won't post a lot of pictures of my veg tent in this grow like I have in the past unless something notable happens. This tent just has one light and a couple fans. I had what is currently pictured and the new mystery girls in this grow all in this tent and they did fine without showing any signs of struggle. These are all clones from my last grow. I did some early training on them and that is featured in my 2nd grow if you want to see all I did. They are going to enjoy having the 3 big mystery girls gone for both light and air circulation. I expect to see a slight boom now. There is a clone of each plant and two extra of the Ayahuasca Purple. I want to clone them again but I have so many seeds that I also want to try. Either way these will be for my 4th grow.
Flower Tent
I am excited to do a ScrOG again. I see a lot of people on here do a little bit of a ScrOG but I really like the net I've made and how easy it is to train with it. This time I also did not transfer these plants from soil to coco like I did in my last grow so there won't be the transplanting stress. There are also two in 5 gallon pots and one in a 3 gallon, instead of 7 gallons like last time, so the feedings will be easier and the roots a little more concentrated for support. These plants are already taller than my plants in my last grow so I adjusted my equipment and off we go! I am always thankful that I have chosen equipment that is easily adjustable. My equipment breakdown is in the beginning of my last journal. I set the tent back to veg timers and will be flipping to flower tomorrow night.
This grow is 3 free mystery seeds that I got from an order with Nirvana seedbank. I have no idea what they are and expected at least one not to work out and one to be a male leaving me with one fun freebie. Well they all turned out female and healthy which I didn't expect so now they are my 3rd grow. It will be fun to try and figure out what strain these girls actually are. Two of them are in 5 gallon pots and are 18 weeks veg. The other is in a 3 gallon and is 17 weeks veg. I threw them in the flower tent 4 days ago and started stretching branches under the net as best I could. At this point all the leaves are tangled so not a ton I could do. Have to let them stretch to the light a bit and see what I save and what I trim off.
You can see how I have 4 thick branches for support. I find this is a great way to train for ScrOGing especially because you can pull them apart and split the weight evenly. I let them grow to 5-6 nodes and then top them so the 3rd and 4th nodes become the 4 main branches. At this point I tied the 4 branches down kind of line mainlining but 4 ways. It's a little different then the 4-way lst method which just lets them grow with 4 tops into the net and stretches it against the net. I want a stronger, thicker base to the plant first and then to stretch it against the net. It takes longer to do but the bud should be larger. It's a nice advantage to have a veg tent, you don't feel rushed and you can let things grow to where they need to be, not on a timetable. These are bigger than I wanted them to be and could have gone in weeks ago but not a problem at all.
Over the last few days I have been defoliating them in waves. I do not want anything growing under the net after stretching. That is one of the key things I learned in my last grow. Do not hope for it to keep growing, if it looks like it won't make it past the net then it likely won't and get rid of it! The canopy gets thick and that under stuff is just taking away from the big buds up top and not getting the let or air they need. These girls will be naked from the net down in this grow. A little bit of the stuff that is under the net will stretch up in this pic when I flip to flower.
The last major thing I learned in my last grow was how to deal with the stretch phase with a ScrOG net. If you don't know what to expect when training this hard it is hard to know when to stop training and just let them go vertical. My plants were really wide but short and I want these ones to be taller. I flipped to flower in my last grow when they were barely at the net and trained as things grew up. They are already trained on the net and going vertical or stick up above the net a little. I think this is exactly what I want and am very happy with their height.
These are far less compact and I have pretty much been able to get a top in each square for the 85% of the net that is filled. You can see in the bottom left corner there is a little space but not much. Both of the larger plants main colas are facing there though and the main stems seem to stretch more than the others so I will likely train them to there during their stretch and see if I can't fill it up a little more. Either way very happy with how everything looks and how these have already perked up. They will be ready for flower mode tomorrow and then the 70 day countdown begins. This is what I was envisioning when I wanted to ScrOG.
Thanks for tuning in to my 3rd grow and I hope to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones! I will likely be updating every 4 days this time around. I found a few of my posts last grow repetitive at 3 days so an update every 4th day should help with that. As always if there is any questions then ask!