Zen’s SCROG Winter 2022 to 2023

[Zen_Seeker]

https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/desperately-in-need-of-advice.146192/reply?quote=2933730

Here's some from my summer/outdoor harvest. Still iin the jars after 4 months. Even though the cure is technically over, I just opened one up after not opening for a month and immediately it smells even better, sweeter......

Hi guys. Looking for your opinions IYDM.

@GNick55 I’m thinking about combining @BigBlonde & your @Harpua88 methods of jaring the buds on the stem with only harvesting the tops at first.

Then letting the lower buds get 100% light and grow without worrying about heat/light stress for maybe a week+ longer?

Just trying to get the most out of a string of bad turns. You think this will work and give good or better results than a regular cut and flip harvest?

GN - Just want your $.02

BB - Don’t think you tried it yet but have read more than I on it.

H88 - I have a few 10” jars and more a little smaller to try this. Do you just cut and put in the jar or leave the branch out a while first?

I have the Boveda RH pads and a hanging drying rack. Round one with zippers.

Trying to get a plan ready before to much amber shows up. Or the clones get me busy.

TIA

 

[Harpua88]

https://www.thcfarmer.com/threads/desperately-in-need-of-advice.146192/reply?quote=2933730

Hi guys. Looking for your opinions IYDM.

@GNick55 I’m thinking about combining @BigBlonde & your @Harpua88 methods of jaring the buds on the stem with only harvesting the tops at first.

Then letting the lower buds get 100% light and grow without worrying about heat/light stress for maybe a week+ longer?

Just trying to get the most out of a string of bad turns. You think this will work and give good or better results than a regular cut and flip harvest?

GN - Just want your $.02

BB - Don’t think you tried it yet but have read more than I on it.

H88 - I have a few 10” jars and more a little smaller to try this. Do you just cut and put in the jar or leave the branch out a while first?

I have the Boveda RH pads and a hanging drying rack. Round one with zippers.

Trying to get a plan ready before to much amber shows up. Or the clones get me busy.

TIA

Hey, good morning......all good questions. So yes, I like harvesting in stages. I don't think the "allowing the light to hit the lower buds" thing is AS much of a thing as simply allowing a little more time for them to develop, allowing the ripening process to finish, but maybe others can comment on this too. Of course, you have to weigh this extra ripening time with time needed to start the next grow, but there are ways around that too, like tome layering......heat/light stress shouldn't be an issue, provided you're not lowering the light right at them.....use your common sense with that and you'll be fine.

I've done 2 harvests per grow too from the same plants. It depends on your methods, and other factors, it may or not make sense for everyone, but I would harvest, leaving a decent amount of leaves still on, switch to veg, and run them again. I would them get a 2nd harvest frim the same plants......bushier, but comparable yield with far less work.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Hey, good morning......all good questions. So yes, I like harvesting in stages. I don't think the "allowing the light to hit the lower buds" thing is AS much of a thing as simply allowing a little more time for them to develop, allowing the ripening process to finish, but maybe others can comment on this too. Of course, you have to weigh this extra ripening time with time needed to start the next grow, but there are ways around that too, like tome layering......heat/light stress shouldn't be an issue, provided you're not lowering the light right at them.....use your common sense with that and you'll be fine.

I've done 2 harvests per grow too from the same plants. It depends on your methods, and other factors, it may or not make sense for everyone, but I would harvest, leaving a decent amount of leaves still on, switch to veg, and run them again. I would them get a 2nd harvest frim the same plants......bushier, but comparable yield with far less work.

Good morning. Thanks for the feedback.

I was thinking 1 or 2 weeks before I started harvest. Watching the amber closely.

Next grow is about 3 months along. I have 3 clones I had to build a second tent for. This current tent will be used for drying once I cut her but she can stay & grow as needed. No hurry, still have stock.

She’s loaded below the top net so I don’t want to reveg, just let the lower buds get plump & juicy. it’s 10” between the two nets.

She out grew my plans so I’m trying to make the best of it.

LED it strapped to the roof. 72” tent and no room left. Manually turning the light from 75% to 100% every few hours. To keep stress & heat down.

HVAC keeping things around RH 50% & 20*c.

 

[Stonemason7767]

I harvest in stages.the lower buds get super dank after the tops are gone.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

I harvest in stages.the lower buds get super dank after the tops are gone.

Excellent!

 

[Bluebuddha]

Looking great! "Bit off more than you can smoke" yup. Same here. Grew so fast I was scrambling to keep up. I like the idea of incremental harvesting I think I'll do that as well.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Looking great! "Bit off more than you can smoke" yup. Same here. Grew so fast I was scrambling to keep up. I like the idea of incremental harvesting I think I'll do that as well.

Thanks.

I’ll post how it goes. Hate when you never hear how it ends when you’re researching a problem.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

A few flower pics.

Flower Day 56 Week 8:
Trying to keep temp and RH in low 20’s & 40’s. But it can creep to 27*c & 55%.

Watching the amber and clear. Ready to harvest the tops as they get ripe. Not going to see the runny dripping sap/sweat I got from her sister seed. BBQ probably didn’t help.

Debating if I should use the basement bathroom shower as a temporary dry/cure spot. Use the hanging dry net for the tops first. It’s got the fan, dark, humidity if needed.

Wonder if they make a green night light?

 

[Goodshit97]

A few flower pics.
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Flower Day 56 Week 8:
Trying to keep temp and RH in low 20’s & 40’s. But it can creep to 27*c & 55%.

Watching the amber and clear. Ready to harvest the tops as they get ripe. Not going to see the runny dripping sap/sweat I got from her sister seed. BBQ probably didn’t help.

Debating if I should use the basement bathroom shower as a temporary dry/cure spot. Use the hanging dry net for the tops first. It’s got the fan, dark, humidity if needed.

Wonder if they make a green night light?

You totally could do that, and yes they make green night lights my kids have them, theyre like a mint green

 

[Zen_Seeker]

You totally could do that, and yes they make green night lights my kids have them, theyre like a mint green

I think it’s the current plan. I even have an old green night light that doesn’t use bulbs. More like a blank green LCD screen.

 

[Stonemason7767]

Excellent!

I think it’s the current plan. I even have an old green night light that doesn’t use bulbs. More like a blank green LCD screen.

I'm gona try to dry in a wine fridge this harvest. My wife was not impressed with me stinking up the whole house last time.lol.

 

[Stonemason7767]

I have dryed in a fridge before should go good.i think it's called a lotus cure.ya did some gorilla glue and fuaxcedo outdoor last year stinky stinky.didnt even hang it in the house just stunk up the place triming it.put a recliner in my barn so I will trim out there this time.almost got my weed growing privilages revoked.lol

 

[Zen_Seeker]

I'm gona try to dry in a wine fridge this harvest. My wife was not impressed with me stinking up the whole house last time.lol.

Now that it’s legal I don’t worry about the smell unless we have company.

Different times my wife or son might complain, like when it smells like cat piss or sharp pine.

I do get nauseous some mornings when I first head into the basement and start working in the grow room. Not sure if it’s related?

Wine fridge is an interesting choice. I assume you had one on hand and see a way to make it work?

Not a big wine drinker but isn’t the fridge basically a humidor for wine? Right temp and humidity?

Does yours have a glass door?

 

[Zen_Seeker]

I have dryed in a fridge before should go good.i think it's called a lotus cure.

Cool. I’ll look that up. No plans just want to know.

ya did some gorilla glue and fuaxcedo outdoor last year stinky stinky.didnt even hang it in the house just stunk up the place triming it.put a recliner in my barn so I will trim out there this time.almost got my weed growing privilages revoked.lol

Skunk is always going to smell strong. Never grown it but never forget the smell either.

Dad has a horse farm, haven’t spoken in a few years. Wonder how my drying in his hayloft would go?

Shoot a pic of the fridge setup. Picturing a display case style but that can’t be right due to needing darkness.

 

[Stonemason7767]

Yep have dryed in a normal fridge in brown paper sacks.fidge craped out last year.so I bought a wine fridge off Amazon for 250 bucks it has a tinted glass door im gona tape some paper over it so no light.you can adjust. the temp all the way up to 65 degrees humidity stays about 60 to 50.so should be able to dry without the sacks.i think the brown sacs robbed some terps,and my normal fridge stayed at like 45 50 degrees took 3 weeks to dry ,so hopefully it speeds up process.bought a fan to put in the bottom.it makes drying idiot proof.

 

[Stonemason7767]

Fridge gets here Sunday will shoot you a picture when I get it modified.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Fridge gets here Sunday will shoot you a picture when I get it modified.

Very cool. Once the cure is done put the jars in with some green LEDs. Show off you aged jars like a true conasur.

That would be cool. Not practical but cool. Look forward to the pic.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Flower Day 56 Week 8:

Feed mix:
0ml/3.5L Epsom
4ml/3.5L BASE 4-0-0
8ml/3.5L BLOOM 0-6-6
10ml/3.5L KARMA .1-.1-.5

Last feed was 5 days ago.
Topper is in Zen 1.

Thanks @Goodshit97 for your advice and help.

 

[Zen_Seeker]

Might need to chop a few tops tomorrow. Saturday is the start of week 9.

 

[Mikedin]

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Might need to chop a few tops tomorrow. Saturday is the start of week 9.

never did a selective harvest before, might try it one of these times to really ripen those lower buds