Croatsan's - DWC - Amnesia Haze - 2 x 400W - ScrOG - Journal - 2016

[Bumble]

Hey there Croatsan. I've stayed away from the hydroponics here as they seemed just too far beyond my abilities! But stumbled across this one and have to say, wow! Freakin cool. You've made this look so doable. Thanks for sharing! I'm definitely looking in........

 

[jayne]

Yeah, it kinda sucks when you're not sure what you're growing

"Little Shop of Horrors" comes to mind...

Feeed me Seymore....

 

[murricanGiz]

Bruuuuh.... A+++ Grow... Your plants look a-fuckin-mazing... Niceeeee - I will definitely keep up-to-date with your Journal. Those roots look CRAZYYYY - I've never seen anything like it. Haven't done too much hydroponic research, but those roots look awesome!

 

[Croatsan]

Hi murricanGiz

They do, indeed, grow fast. I'm taken aback a bit myself. In my previous hydro, things were developing a bit more slowly. For instance, first roots reached the water after 18 days, this time it happened in nine days.

They've been under 800W dual spectrum almost from the day they sprouted (for the first couple of days I had them under 400W). This might have helped. Brand new bulbs, also.

Thanks for stopping by

 

[murricanGiz]

I will be checking in on a daily basis. Lovely photos. Hope to see/read more. Love it! Keep em coming!

I'm still working on my first grow, and I'm only using a 125w ESL CFL - I'm sure once I aquire more knowledge, I'll be able to step up my game. Thanks for sharing dude, and thank you for investing your time to help me with my first grow. Sincerely appreciated. <3 from Germany

 

[Croatsan]

You're welcome.

Spend couple of years myself in Germany. Kiel, to be more precise.

High times

 

[weenmeoff]

Hi Croatsan!

I'll pull up a chair if that's ok. Not sure I can be much help because I am new to this. i am interested to see how your SCROG fills in. I hope you don't have any encounters with the 5-O this time.

 

[murricanGiz]

You've had some run-in with 5-0? They give you a hard time? wtf......

 

[Croatsan]

Hi weenmeoff

Pleasure to have you here.

Actually, the cops were okay. The oldest of the bunch (there were six or seven of them) got angry at the young cop who reported it. He said that if it were for him, he'd let me go without a report - just harvest the plants (and probably give some to him).

They've never seen a hydro setup before. The young one's eyes were the size of soccers. He kept calling it "the laboratory"

When they started dismantling the setup, one of the cops, nonchalantly, tried to pluck out one of the plants, expecting that it would go easy. Suffice to say that he was unsucessful .

When I began draining the res, he just couldn't fathom how is it possible for plants to grow in water

At the police station, everyone came to see it and to take pictures. I even got complimented by a chief inspector for narcotics saying he'd never seen buds this size

Given my medical record, the judge let me go with a remark to be careful next time. The only damage was the loss of equipment and the loss of buds. I was about to harvest in ten days

They were supposed to burn the plants later, but the way the cops were drooling over them, I somehow doubt it

These were the ladies:

Regards.

 

[murricanGiz]

Really cool story, but damn!!! I can only imagine how you must have felt... 10 days!?! Unlucky... Definitely a story to tell though.

Live and learn. How did they even find out about it? That's pretty crazy.

 

[Croatsan]

How did they found about it? Smell. I had carbon filter but I was, probably, opening the doors of my growroom a bit too often.

Besides, only I can move into a building with eleven apartments, four of which were inhabited by cops

 

[murricanGiz]

That clears things up. Bummer....

I would probably be in and out of the growroom non-stop too. lol

 

[Croatsan]

Day 27:

Temps have dropped here today and tomorrow is going to be cooler but starting Friday, more heat is coming. In spite of the heat, girls (hopefully) are developing nicely.

I'm tempted to flip right now, seeing how big they've become but I'm gonna bite the bullet and veg them for a full month, as I have initially planned. I'm a firm believer in solid veg time, sativa or not.

I'm pretty confident I'll be able to manage the stretch once it starts. 16 feet square of ScrOG is a lot of space to fill. The most important thing is that they look healthy.

Still topping with pH'd water, they're drinking about two liters daily (around half a gallon). Lowered the lights yesterday. The distance from the tops now is 30cm (12''). Looks like the girls don't mind.

See you in a couple of days.

 

[murricanGiz]

Definitely looking "lush" you could say. So pretty.... Hope mine get like this too. Good job. Mad props.

 

[Croatsan]

Day 29:

It's ScrOG time. Decided to flip today. Better safe than sorry. Pruned them a bit below the net. Temperature is down for the last couple of days and my res temps are, finally, in the proper range - 23C (73.5F), but not for long. The heat is coming on again starting today. Oh, well... The freezer is full

After two toppings with pH'd water, ppm dropped to 229 while pH rose slightly, but just very slightly. Topped them with fresh nutes, added pH Down to lower it to 5.5 again. Girls do love those pH swings. Just look at them go! Not even a month old.

Still feeding them the veg regimen and will continue to do so for another week. Then I'm gonna up the bloom nutes. This was the last time I gave them root stimulator. Continuing with enzymes for the entire duration of the grow, of course.

See you in a couple of days.

 

[synbad]

Love your setup! That last grow was looking awesome, my condolences.
Hope you don't mind if I sit in.

 

[weenmeoff]

Looking good Croatsan! Lots of squares to fill....

 

[Croatsan]

Thanks synbad. Pleasure to have you here.

@weenmeoff - exactly 576 squares

 

[2Star Princes]

Your girls look amazing

 

[Croatsan]

Day 31:

Today is exactly one month from seed. The stretch is on and the tucking has begun. Temperatures have been reasonable here for the last week and my res temps are where they should be - 23 Celsius (73F).

The thickness of the stem, or should I say trunk is 2.1cm on the largest plant, 1.7cm on the smallest, the little one, which had a late start. Living proof of what hydro does to a plant in veg compared to soil.

Been pruning the undergrowth slowly, but steadily. They're still at 400-500ppm.

See you in a couple of days.