BC's 150 watt HPS/T5 Scrog Cab

[BC Chronic]

Thank you superpedro!! they really are beautiful plants...
thanks tonsoffuns419!! you are too kind!! I learn everything from all of you...
Ghost!! Hey buddy!! Missed you..I cant believe how she just exploded to at least 4 times her size when I flipped...just amazing

Here we are now at the end of week 4...4 more to go..at least she is STANKY and drinking like a fish 4litres everyday...

she is going to be 1 sticky plant...

another macro for ya

and the "beast" in all her glorywhat a monster for sure....still amazes me... the stalk is as thick as my thumb too having as much soil as you can makes a huge difference for sure but those T5's blow me away...
thank you everyone for being part of my grow
thanks and take care

 

[#1cheesebuds]

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow just wow wow wow wow wow wow.

 

[PACKERBACKER]

Very nice grow up dates BC Chronic Looks like she'll crown out for ya soon and start to fatten up a bit. That's when the anticipation really kicks in LOL Keep up the good work M8

 

[BC Chronic]

Thanks cheese!!! if I can get this running perpetual, I'll be happy!!!
Thanks PACKERBACKER!!! My last Trainwreck had a 71 gram cola ( 18 dry) so would'nt it be nice to have 22 of those!!! in my dreams but who knows??
from today forward its only PB Bloom and carboload...the carboload is great in the final weeks for feeding all the good bacteria...
I'll be back with pics tonight...
thanks again!!

 

[fred the shed]

High there BC I"m still lurking from the other side of the pond. things are looking really good man.
Is that girl a train wreck ?

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Good eye, fred the shed. The one and only.

BC C, nice to see you're maintaining order. You make it look easy. It's surprising the plant hasn't push that screen up any farther than it has.

 

[BC Chronic]

Hey fredtheshed!!!! nice to hear from you bro!!! Thanks too!! yes, it a Trainwreck!! good eye bro!!! hope you pop by come harvest time!!!!
thanks DiscoBiscuit!!! I am surprised too that the screen hasn't gone up any farther...thanks for your help!!!
hello!! here we are now at day 30 of bloom and into the 5th week...

this is the clone now in her new home...ready for round 2 does anyone think the Fim went right??

this is after transplanting...the old pot was completly filled with roots..forgot to take a pic...it is yellowing because I wasn't feeding her too much...didn't want this to get out of control already...I have an AK48 seed germing too which I'll run alongside in my next grow...

as you can see, this cab is FULLI can't believe it...chock full of happy cola's though

candy covered goodness

hopefully things are smooth sailing but if anyone sees something, feel free to let me know
so this is where we are now and she is smelling like a STANKY TW...lol!!! this is one heck of a strong plant too..meaning smoke wise..
looking forward to any or all feedback!!!
thanks everyone

 

[Yes4Prop215]

nice scrog...cant believe thats 1 plant lol. check out my 150 closets and let me know your final weight...i average around 3-4 zones per run in the 150 watt closets...biggest issue is light penetration and gettting those lower nugs enough shine....maybe before harvest just pull those top colas, then let the plant run another week or two to beef up the bottom ones..

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

nice scrog...cant believe thats 1 plant lol. check out my 150 closets and let me know your final weight...i average around 3-4 zones per run in the 150 watt closets...biggest issue is light penetration and gettting those lower nugs enough shine....maybe before harvest just pull those top colas, then let the plant run another week or two to beef up the bottom ones..

Good point. I'd like to opine I haven't benefited from dual harvest/additional-time as much as thinning the degree of crowded growth. In my experience, squig is squig in a quantitative sense. However, trich ripeness (quality) can benefit. But it's as subjective as defoliation of fans only. One has to determine their own, to a degree.

BC Chronic, I was checking out the little feller. IMO, it's not weak nutes, it's a deficiency. Generally speaking, the onset of Mg def is the purple hue apparent in the fan veins. That "hue" is just as often green. Mg def advances into fade of the tissue between the veins. Progression will wax into more pronounced fade and fan tips will "burn" for lack of a better word. Not burn in the traditional sense, it appears burned. Not unlike K def.

What's interesting is that a classic Mg def starts at the bottom and works up. While your situation isn't textbook Mg def, it could still be a pH issue. While charts that indicate absorption levels (might) not be consistent with every grower, Mg defs usually or often occur when pH is too low. How fast the condition progresses might indicate how much adjustment is needed. ATM, I'm experiencing the opposite condition. If I understand correctly, too high pH causes crinkled and or twisty leaves.

You're fine if it doesn't progress. Again, my experience is, if left alone, conditions can manifest into dead fans.

IMO, the mix looks peat heavy. It's a great medium, just hotter than than loam, clay and sand. If by chance you didn't add lime, a high percentage of peat could be the cause. Growing in high percentage of peat is often as easy as doubling the amount of lime. That's a general tip, I'd graduate "doubling" until it's dialed in.

 

[staff11]

Looks awesome BC, been lurking for a bit. Just curious, which TW are you running?

 

[PanchoBuddah]

Very nice BC! It's a surprise everytime I take a look here!! Those buds are coming along, looking sticky icky good!

 

[fred the shed]

High there BC i"ll still be lurking come harvest time
I don"t post much on this site but when i first joined i was revegging a train wreck well she"s still going or should i say still growing.
Been doing a bit of experimenting with this girl lots of cloning going on. If it"s of interest i"ll post a few pics up of her and a couple of her babies.
But at the end of the day i don"t wanna hijack BC s thread.

 

[fred the shed]

Good eye, fred the shed. The one and only.

High disco biscuit just finished reading your scrog thread
a very good read

Shit here i am again hijacking BC s thread sorry BC

All the best guys happy growing.

Fred over and out.

 

[Ghostwolf]

I can hardly believe how great the plants are doing BC. It looks like the the new cab is working just fine from where I sit. How many days from the start is it now?

 

[BC Chronic]

hey everyone...
Thanks Yes4Prop215!!! thats great advice...my issue is the ton of leaves up top...isn't that what I don't want?? should I trim some and where do I start???
Thanks DiscoBiscuit!!! I need to do something about light penetration up top don't I? I know I can't cut all the leaves off but some have to go...I cant even reach the back cola's/leaves!! you are right about nute burn...I was feeding the TW full strength nutes and gave the clone that instead of light nutes....should I just flush her out?? I do have Final Flush solution...thanks again!!
thanks staff11!!! Originally my bro got the seeds from GHS...he's been growing TW for awhile but had a power outage which resulted in some hermies...I got a dozen seeds and everyone has been a female!! what are the odds of that!!
Hey PanchoBuddah!!! now she's big AND stinky!! You have no idea of the smell of this strain!! a mix of dirty socks and feces...no kidding either...fiveleggedgoat has a review of TW and he says the same..its worth the stink for the final product!!
hey fred the shed!!! Don't ever think you are hijacking my thread bro!! I really enjoy others comments/input/pics etc!!! so post them all here!!!
Ghostwolf!!! My bro!! thanks bro!! Its day 31 today of bloom so 30 days or so..at the most!!
Day 31 of Bloom...

just thought I'd post a pic of the main stalk.. its as big as my thumb.....

these are my 3 secret weapons..I guess its not a secret nowfrom the left is Carboload which as any bodybuilder would tell you, it beefs you up!! thats what it does to this magical plant..BigBud is in the middle...and BudBlood to the far right...those 3 together with my fav PB Pro work very well together..I had pistils 6 days after I flipped using BudBlood...usually its 2 weeks!!

this is the top of the Fimmed clone...let me know what you see because all I see is 1 stem growing out again...
not much change from yesterday so I posted these other pics
thanks for the feedback everyone!!!
take care

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

BC Chronic, topping creates two shoots where one used to be. Fim doesn't create 4 shoots at the same node. What fim does is compact the node length, meaning that the top two nodes (2 + 2) appear as 4. You could get the same thing by topping twice but the node length won't compact. What happens when we fim is the top node stresses to the point that the second node catches up to the top.

IMO, you didn't overfeed. The "burn" I was speaking of is in an advanced Mg deficiency which you haven't yet reached. If left alone, the tips will look burned from overfeeding but "burn" in this case is a misnomer.

IMO, you don't need to flush and you don't need to feed more. If I were you I'd check the runoff pH and see if it's too low. (That's what I suspect at this point.)

It's not that bad at this point. The trouble is that hot or low pH will cause the onset of a Mg def to get worse.

 

[BC Chronic]

Thanks DiscoBiscuit!!! I did what you said and the ph was 5.8? the pot was rootbound too so I re-planted her in fresh soil and today I can see a difference!! the leaves are springing up and green has lightly returned...Thank you!!!
Here are pics of the clone and my new AK48 that just sprouted!! Plus a couple of bud shots

here's the AK right before i put her in a soda bottle till she's bigger it only took 16 hours for her to germ So the next run will be the TW on one side and the AK48 on the other That should be a blast!!!

you can see the leaves have perked up which is nice...the same thing happened last time so I am very grateful to DiscoBiscuit!!

buds are getting larger nownot to mention sticky as anythingstill less than 30 days to go
So what do you think about cutting any of the upper leaves??
thanks everyone!!!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

If you cut any leaves, just take a few at a time. Otherwise you'll increase the chance of stress. I'd consider not just the largest but most crowded.

I'd be surprised if your big plant has a runoff of 5.8. That's low enough for hydro. You can grow in soil as low as ~6.2 with humic acid (liquid karma) and/or humus (mature compost). If I don't have these at the ready, I lime the soil to 6.5

 

[BC Chronic]

thanks DiscoBiscuit!! I really have'nt cut many leaves so I'll just cut accordingly..do you think I should use calmag?
hey everyone!!
its day33 of bloom now and things are looking great!!

the cola's are staring to really fill up now..grateful to have that side lighting

there is a TON of sugar leaves toothe way things are going, it looks like I may have a handful when she's finished the burns you see on some leaves are from the T5's...I've been trimming them so they don't get worse...

candy coated nummies..lol...

overnight this bud almost doubled
I was trying to guess what I might get weight wise but who knows?? i am mostly happy she is healthy, strong and that I am learning alot
Thanks everyone!!
take care

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

You're rockin' it BC. One helluva beauty. Have you started cutting back on Nitrogen?