stratlogic
Well-Known Member
What do you think? Does supercropping really work? That is what I wanted to find out on my latest grow so I decided to do a few experiments and document the effects of supercropping so not only I, but you too can decide for yourself if it actually works.
Hypothesis:
Supercropping produces bigger buds.
Here is the grow:
Journal (Page 9)
Stratlogic's Hydro Closet ScrOG Grow
Grow Box:
Grow Box Construction
Hydro Bucket:
Hydro Bucket Construction
Here is the experiment:
I grew a single plant hydroponically in a ScrOG/LST environment measuring 2'x2'x5' and had supercropped several bud site branches during the flowering stage under a 400w Hortliux HPS. I labeled and numbered the branches at the main stem before harvesting. Bud sites grew in pairs opposite each other on the main stem, alternating perpendicularly to each other going up the stem. Still with me? Each of these pairs I considered one "set" and are the most identical to each other because they grew at the same place on the stem, at the same time. Almost like twins. There were 10 sets total plus the main cola and it was Day 70 of flowering. This is how I made my comparisons. From here I was able to make my conclusion. But first, let's see the comparisons.
Red tape indicates where the supercrop took place.
Blue tape means it was NOT supercropped.
Set 1: Neither branch is supercropped.
Set 2: Can you guess which is supercropped? A or B?
2a
2b
B is supercropped.
Set 3:
Set 4:
Set 5:
Set 6:
This bud was FIMed. The top touched the glass and burnt the tip pretty bad so I chopped it off. In person it is significantly fatter than its opposite.
Both buds were supercropped. FIM on the right.
Set 7:
Both buds were supercropped
Set 8:
The right bud is supercropped. Really
Set 9:
Set 10:
The right bud is supercropped
The main cola:
It has not been supercropped or FIMed, only LST
Conclusion:
There it is. Were the results what you thought they would be? I was disappointed. I'm not convinced supercropping is all that it is cracked up to be. The results just weren't rock solid or consistent enough to make me think it really does produce bigger buds. Set 2 is difficult to compare since the supercropped bud was also LST unlike the other. This makes me wonder if it was the supercrop, the LST, or both that played the biggest role in it's growth. Either way, the difference wasn't much.
Set 3 was the only supercropped bud that was considerably bigger.
Sets 4, 5, and 9 shows no real difference at all.
Sets 7 and 8 show the supercropped buds were considerably smaller
The FIM bud definitely produced a fatter bud. Since I only FIMed one bud (I wish I did more now) it isn't enough evidence (but some) to really prove if that worked either.
Based on these results, it could be said that supercropping actually had a negative effect given that more buds where bigger than their supercropped equivalent.
What do you guys think after seeing the results?
Now here's the kicker:
This plant...
...had these roots
Here are the roots from my last plant.
Those roots swallowed my pump.
Surprised? What role do you think this had on the plant? Close to the entire root mass was contained inside that little CD spool lid. Interesting huh?
Hypothesis:
Supercropping produces bigger buds.
Here is the grow:
Journal (Page 9)
Stratlogic's Hydro Closet ScrOG Grow
Grow Box:
Grow Box Construction
Hydro Bucket:
Hydro Bucket Construction
Here is the experiment:
I grew a single plant hydroponically in a ScrOG/LST environment measuring 2'x2'x5' and had supercropped several bud site branches during the flowering stage under a 400w Hortliux HPS. I labeled and numbered the branches at the main stem before harvesting. Bud sites grew in pairs opposite each other on the main stem, alternating perpendicularly to each other going up the stem. Still with me? Each of these pairs I considered one "set" and are the most identical to each other because they grew at the same place on the stem, at the same time. Almost like twins. There were 10 sets total plus the main cola and it was Day 70 of flowering. This is how I made my comparisons. From here I was able to make my conclusion. But first, let's see the comparisons.
Red tape indicates where the supercrop took place.
Blue tape means it was NOT supercropped.
Set 1: Neither branch is supercropped.
Set 2: Can you guess which is supercropped? A or B?
2a
2b
B is supercropped.
Set 3:
Set 4:
Set 5:
Set 6:
This bud was FIMed. The top touched the glass and burnt the tip pretty bad so I chopped it off. In person it is significantly fatter than its opposite.
Both buds were supercropped. FIM on the right.
Set 7:
Both buds were supercropped
Set 8:
The right bud is supercropped. Really
Set 9:
Set 10:
The right bud is supercropped
The main cola:
It has not been supercropped or FIMed, only LST
Conclusion:
There it is. Were the results what you thought they would be? I was disappointed. I'm not convinced supercropping is all that it is cracked up to be. The results just weren't rock solid or consistent enough to make me think it really does produce bigger buds. Set 2 is difficult to compare since the supercropped bud was also LST unlike the other. This makes me wonder if it was the supercrop, the LST, or both that played the biggest role in it's growth. Either way, the difference wasn't much.
Set 3 was the only supercropped bud that was considerably bigger.
Sets 4, 5, and 9 shows no real difference at all.
Sets 7 and 8 show the supercropped buds were considerably smaller
The FIM bud definitely produced a fatter bud. Since I only FIMed one bud (I wish I did more now) it isn't enough evidence (but some) to really prove if that worked either.
Based on these results, it could be said that supercropping actually had a negative effect given that more buds where bigger than their supercropped equivalent.
What do you guys think after seeing the results?
Now here's the kicker:
This plant...
...had these roots
Here are the roots from my last plant.
Those roots swallowed my pump.
Surprised? What role do you think this had on the plant? Close to the entire root mass was contained inside that little CD spool lid. Interesting huh?
