1st Scrog-Blue Dream with Timber COBs

Welcome back to my grow. I’m proceeding with three plants instead of two. Based on how short they’re growing, they might not be tall enough for a good scrog. So I’ll just grow three smaller plants and use the net to support the colas. Both large plants have been topped and are undergoing LST. I’d like to top them one more time and see if I can get a scrog going….but I think I should have encouraged more stretching.. I watered and fed yesterday with 100oz of water per plant, so I need to wait a day or two to water again. Even though I’m in fabric smart pots, they’re holding a lot of water today. I’m experimenting with plant bending clips on the two large plants to bend the bottom branches up towards the light. So far it appears to be working on one plant but the other plant needs defoliation. 9/12. Defoliated one plant with large fan leaves blocking growth sites and adjusted nutrient levels higher according to General Hydroponics feed chart for next feeding. Topped largest plant 6 times, so going to wait two more weeks minimum before flipping. Previously topped once, so this should result in 6 more tops. For the small plant, fed 20oz of nutrients plus some Recharge. My training is so inconsistent between plants…..this could be a disaster. One plant has been topped 8 times, the other plant only once, and then the dwarf plant hasn’t been touched at all. 9/13. Watered one gallon per plant. The small plant will receive no water today (not in a fabric Smart pot, so it holds water longer). 9/14. No actions planned, but I decided to put up a scrog net. I’m dealing with three different plant heights and differing growth rates. I need to even the canopy for light coverage, so this seems like my best option. I also used my old lux meter to reduce the lamp output….lux reduced from 45,000 to 35,000 to encourage a little more stretch. 9/15. Measured light output with new LED light meter. Raised light output to 45,000 lux. Significant difference between readings of cheap lux meter and LED meter. Generic lux meter reads high by about 5,000 lux, so it was inaccurate. Tested now and old lux meter reading 50,000 lux and the more expensive LED light meter is reading 45,000 lux. CONSIDERING CUTTING DOWN THE SMALL PLANT AND GROWING ONLY TWO PLANTS….tempted to chop today. Will decide by Sunday. 9/16. Decided to cut back from three to two 5 gallon plants in the tent. Three large plants are likely to overwhelm the space. Rearranged plants and installed scrog net. Watered without nutrients (I did use RO water, CalMag, silica, and seaweed extract) ph’d to 6.3. RIP Original Glue. Starting to smell wonderful. So here’s my first scrog attempt. Scrog net Really opens up the plant for light exposure…..so far I like this scrog process. I will miss being able to remove the plants from the tent due to the net and being able to lift the pots to feel for water needs. 9/17. BD#2 plant looking lighter green…..straight water wasn’t enough for her. Fed one gallon each of feed.. Defoliated BD#1 to expose more growth tip sites. 9/18. End of week photos. No action today. Pots are still heavy (full of water) from yesterdays feeding. I’m only having to water every 3-4 days at this point. Lights increased to 45k Lux.