Climbing mount O.G. Kush

Well what started as a journey to test a vertical ScrOG setup quickly turned to an awesome horizontal one once I realised my plans were ambitious beyond the 60cm play area 😁. My aim was to grow the plant applying LST only, with a slight deviation to a few(!) accidental toppings when stems snapped under my care. No major defoliation was done other than selective pruning to increase air-flow, and lower humidity levels inside the space. In future grows, I may try to prune more below the net to avoid immature buds or harvest in multiple stages. My nutrient program was based on a low EC feed strategy by Coco for Cannabis. And unless growing in a sealed or automated environment, outdoor weather conditions had a substantial impact on my indoor grow conditions which resulted in a more hands on approach controlling temp/humidity. Harvested the plant in one stage due to personal commitments, would have preferred a 2 stage approach to allow the bottom buds to ripen further. The Indica dominant buds had a high leaf-to-calyx ratio and it was lots of trimming work with incredible piney scents whilst I was zipped inside the grow tent by my wife 😬 (I think she enjoyed the 'zipping me up' process). Harvesting and trimming in the tent worked great to maintain the harvest scents inside only. I trimmed and manicured over a number of days which made the experience much more enjoyable. As always, the right tools make a huge difference alongside harvesting in stages. The harvest was done after an extended period of darkness (36hrs), with the intent to stress the plant in ripening its flowers. Trichomes across the canopy looked good and ready to me with 85% cloudy, 10% amber and 5% clear. I wet trim all the fan leaves within the first few days of being hung, then after a few more days in the drying process I do the trimming and manicuring over a further 1-2 days. Music always helps :) Observation notes from manicuring; - too many larf/wispy buds on the lower sections of stems - most lower buds seem to still be immature in ripeness - the top canopy buds were all A grade material - high leaf to calyxes ratio on lower buds The drying buds had a very strong pine smell after being hung, whilst a few weeks back it was all citrus. Used the tent as a drying area maintaining a higher humidity of 50-65% between 19-23*C to extend the drying period whilst hung in branches. Buds were placed in jars once dry to touch then managed very closely until in the curing zone (following a method published online ‘A perfect cure every time’. Dry weight includes only grade A/B buds, and excludes larf (which unfortunately there was a lot of). I'm very happy with the yield considering the entire grow length was over a month shorter than my previous crop and yielded the same. Once humidity readings inside the jars reached stability and fell nicely within a 59-65% RH range, the buds were separated into grade A, B and Larf - placed in curing jars for the long term. Will continue to open each jar 3 times per week for the next month. Thanks for all the comments/banter and support everyone, it's an awesome community here 🙏- makes growing even more fun, social and a great learning experience 😀. The best we can offer is to share our experiences ... what you do with it all depends on you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The grow setup includes; - Secret Jardin DS120W tent (120cm x 60cm x 180cm) placed inside a bedroom. Passive & active intake of air is from a closed off section of the room where a central heating boiler sits - the intake is warm air (20 degC.) and fairly dry (40% RH) during the winter months. - Mars Hydro SP250 LED light - extraction fan - AC Infinity Cloudline T6 - ventilation fans - aquarium heater - small oil heater - small dehumidifier (not effective unless you’re in a sealed environment) - 20L Airpots and 3.5L general pots for seedling stage - Canna Coco substrate and nutrients - GHE Flora trio nutrients and various additives - pH and EC/TDS meters - 2x Govee Thermo/Hygro meters (one at canopy the other at the roots level)