On the beam again ...

We have returned from a very enjoyable Atlantic Province vacation and it feels great to be back on this beam again. The lateral spreading has begun and the nets should be in place in ~2 weeks.

Loving the VEG capabilities of the BSpec. The screens are up sooner that I had estimated:

@Richard Drysift - whenever I see your avatar I always think of a boat just drifting out in Martha's Vineyard but instead of buckets of chum, there are buckets of golden kief everywhere!!

"Yo dude ... did I ever tell you the story about the USS Indianapolis man?"

Here’s to swimmin with bow legged wimmin…cheers

B-Spec's rule!! The pics above were taken less than 6 days ago.

Those very same ladies today:




2 more weeks here ... then they get moved under the VL's.

The ladies are getting close to flip:




Maybe another week of tucking and weaving - however I don't think either net will be completely filled as the plants are starting to reach the sides of the frames.

StareCase said:

The ladies are getting close to flip:

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Maybe another week of tucking and weaving - however I don't think either net will be completely filled as the plants are starting to reach the sides of the frames.

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Two weeks of stretch you might be pleasantly surprised
I might have missed it
What strain ya got going ?

Memo to me:

From: Starecase
To: Starecase
Date: Nov 11, 2022
Subject: Vegging

Starecase.

Next grow, please spread the branches a little longer before the nets go up. Thank you.

Starecase


In my previous SCROG's, the branches were spread to about 6" beyond the perimeter of the buckets and a few weeks after that the nets would go up.

I think it was just a spell of complete laziness - most likely a lingering after effect from all the amazing Maritime seafood the couple of weeks before - but this time I only spread the branches to the perimeter of the buckets. I now know that the nets get filled more evenly with the branches are spread outwards past the perimeter of the buckets.

Call this one of those unintentional failed experiments.

Live 'n learn ...

Herb & Suds said:

... Two weeks of stretch you might be pleasantly surprised ...

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You got that right Sister! And even with those empty spaces in the nets, I am still expecting north of 1 lb. when it's all fully cured.

I am going to let the branches grow up about 4" - 6" before they go under 12/12 cause I have some support trellis this time. Under the COB's, I am hoping to see some D.D.'s leaning against that nylon.

Herb & Suds said:

... I might have missed it ... What strain ya got going ? ...

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I have two - both Barney's Farm. The first plant is the Blue Cheese - Blueberry crossed with U.K. Cheese - and the second plant is the Red Diesel - N.Y. Diesel crossed with Cali Orange Bud.

They check all the boxes. They are not hard plants to grow, they both yield well and give me and my ilk a great stone.

Who could ask for anything more ...

Over these past two+ weeks, I had no real progress to report. It would have been more pictures of plants being spread laterally which is as uneventful as watching grass grow. ( * searches for appropriate face palm ... * )

But despite the bad pun above, Google Calendar just let me know that things are changing. Gimme a few minutes ...

beautiful looking plant mate

Blue Cheese:





Red Diesel:




The plants had reached the perimeter of the frames about 10 or 12 days ago. All that has been done in that time - the tops grew upwards about 4" to 6" from the nets. And now ladies & gentlemen ... let's go 12/12.

The ladies are movin' out - the Blue Cheese:

And following in her sisters footsteps:

And in peaceful harmony they both shall live, flourish and flower ...



... for about more 80 days.

Looks good!!

1 week later - keep on stretching ladies.

Cheese:





Diesel:

Another week older and both ladies are starting to throw some white hairs up top:

Stretching appears to be slowing down considerably. Maybe they will go up another 1" or so.




In a little over 1 week we go under with the trimmers and lollipop.

And while we are at it, meet the kinder:



They are still under 46 watts of Cool White CFL's. Later this afternoon, I am going to spark up the BSpec then give them a couple of days under the QB's to adjust to the beefed up light intensity.