GrowingGirls' Mystery Seed Growing Adventure Journal - 2010

[GrowingGirls]

So, it turns out that you really do need AT LEAST one square foot per plant in a scrog, as I've read many times. I knew I was pushing it when I put 8 plants in just under 7 sq ft. But, the result is that I've been making cannabutter all week with the small and under-lit buds I had to trim off. I did this on 3 separate days and made 3 small batches of cannabutter with quick-dried buds and small leaves (about 12 grams total) and now have my freezer stocked with potent (I tested!) Rice Krispie treats, brownies, and coconut bars.

This pic shows a huge scrog bud with several short ones next to it. Many of those little ones were chopped, but these are actually getting decent light...so they live, for now.

After all the trimming, I really wanted to get a count on the remaining buds but it is really hard to count them. So I counted from to bottom instead. Each of those stems leads to a bud, and I counted 142! With everything I've cut off, that means I actually had about 200 buds before. I'm blowing my mind here...my previous estimates had it at maybe 160.

 

[SanibelGreen]

Sill amazed by this scrog GG +REPS if I can!

SG

 

[Woodsman]

Quite an amazing display of buds GG, wonderful job!

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[GrowingGirls]

I think I'll be harvesting Betty (formerly known as The Experiment) at 12 weeks, which is 12 days from today. I'm going to keep the nutes + molasses going for the next couple feedings and then start the molasses-only flush.

Her two main colas are enormous (one is as long as my lower arm, from elbow to fingertips...I shit you not) but they are very leafy and lacking density. I am not looking forward to trimming, so this harvest may be mostly made into hash. Been wanting to learn to do that anyway.

I'd like to see her plump up and get frostier. She does have quite a few pistils turning brown already. I'm going to check her trichs today, just out of curiosity (and because science is fun!). Her older fan leaves have started to show signs that she's nearing the end.

 

[GrownManHollr]

Hey GG!

That scrog looks absolutely beautiful! Your hard work sure looks like it's paying off there. I must admit that I've had a little trouble wrapping my head around the whole scrog arrangement. It just seems like each top has got to be given some amount of fan leaf exposure or they won't be able to create the sugar they need to grow.

It is clear that a scrog is one of the best (if not the best) way to maximize yield in a small area. Seeing what some folks have been able to pull off of just 1 or 2 plants in a scrog is really incredible.

Very interested to see how you do with hash making. I will have (I hope!) a bunch of material suitable for hash making in a couple of weeks. Gonna be looking for a deal on some bubble bags. Honestly, I have no idea how to go about using those. Must do some more reading!

Keep up the GOOD WORK!

 

[j4s2u0]

Very nice job so far gg,
They defently look healthy...and man do u have bud sites!!!

 

[GrowingGirls]

A closer inspection (first with the naked eye, then with the scope) revealed that two of the plants in the scrog might be ready for harvest before Betty, who went into flower 2 weeks earlier. It makes sense considering differences in lighting and space, but it still took me by surprise. The day has come when the scrog needs to be treated like 8 separate plants rather than one huge one; time to start molasses on the advanced ones.

 

[GrowingGirls]

This photo looks awful due to the 500+ watts of scrog CFLs behind it, but here is Betty's main cola. She's being flushed now for harvest late next week.

Scrog porn! The close-ups are some of the biggest tops from the 3 plants that I expect to harvest in about 3 weeks.

 

[Hypo Hippy]

Super Fine GG.
some of the best porn on the site

HH

 

[j4s2u0]

Dude those are looking awesome!
And thats alot of cfl's there,500+ watts is alot...I am only at 100watts right now,lol...what size bulbs are you useing? Anyways,damn nice job so far!

 

[GrowingGirls]

Dude those are looking awesome!
And thats alot of cfl's there,500+ watts is alot...I am only at 100watts right now,lol...what size bulbs are you useing? Anyways,damn nice job so far!

Thanks! They are mostly 26 watt and some 23...about 20 bulbs total. It was 24 at one point, but I stole a few for my other grow.

It's covering about 7 square feet. It is a lot of watts per sq ft...but with those tops packed in tight, I need it.

How much area are you covering with your 100 watts?

 

[GrowingGirls]

some of the best porn on the site

You are too kind! I am proud of my work, but I've seen plenty of stuff on here that puts mine to shame.

However, I will say that top cola on Betty is really really huge and I can't wait to get some pics that truly show her size.

 

[j4s2u0]

Thanks! They are mostly 26 watt and some 23...about 20 bulbs total. It was 24 at one point, but I stole a few for my other grow.

It's covering about 7 square feet. It is a lot of watts per sq ft...but with those tops packed in tight, I need it.

How much area are you covering with your 100 watts?

Cool...
I am also useing the 26watt cfl's..mine are 2700k...well right now I have 3 26watt bulbs and 1 20 watt bulb,ya havent made it to h@medepot yet...but I am useing a big tote from walmart now,I think its 22 gallons or so,its not big at all...I realy done like playing with a mess of wires and bulbs so I am thinking about just getting 1-2 big cfl bulbs instead of useing all the small ones ect...just yesterday one of my cfls fell and burned up 2 seedling,so ya...once I get my check I will get some cool stuff to play with

 

[GrowingGirls]

Betty is at 11 weeks and her trichs are almost entirely cloudy, not a lot of clear left, but not really any amber yet either. But, I learned from the last plants that this strain just doesn't get much amber. I'm still unhappy with the lack of bud density, but it's also clear it isn't going to get much better over the next week.

She has a large percentage of shriveled brown pistils, but I'm waiting to see is she gets a final surge of new white ones.

The bloom room is wicked hot because the humidifier has been working overtime just to keep the RH at 55 (I'd like it lower, actually) thanks to two long days of rain. And, I might be adding a bunch of new light very soon because some plants from my other grow will be moving over next week.

I'm just resigned the the fact that I will be fighting the temps forever.

 

[Search]

It amazes me how far your set up has come since I first found this post.

Great job!

 

[GrowingGirls]

I had to flush the scrog yesterday. There were too many possible nute things starting to appear in different spots, and trying to figure them all out was impossible. It's still quite healthy overall. I decided that a good water flush followed by half-strength nutes and some cal-mag was my best bet.

Check out these freakin' HUGE curing jars I got FREE on Craigslist:

 

[GrowingGirls]

Yo, peeps. I haven't had time for journaling lately, and it's probably time to wrap this one up anyway. I still have one soil plant growing but it's just the old mother plant I started flowering on 9/9.

The scrog turned out fairly well and has been drying for a week now. A few days ago, it weighed in at 12 ounces. I'm expecting a half pound after more drying and trimming.

 

[wakenbake2832]

nice grow jus finished readin the whole thing im using cfls to congrats on ur grow.

 

[j4s2u0]

Way to go GrowingGirls,looks like a realy nice harvest...the mother looks nice also,great job...

 

[BassPlayer]

High GrowingGirls


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