Screen of Green: Strawberry Kush and White Widow Edition

Screen of Green: Strawberry Kush and White Widow Edition

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Screen of green or more famous as “scrogging” is the process of putting plants under one screen in hopes of keeping them short yet bushy. It also involves tucking branches therefore bringing the lower part of the branches up. This process helps them receive more light resulting in having a higher chance of getting a higher yield.

Now, our grower for today tried a different way. He put two strains – Strawberry Kush and White Widow – under one screen. A lot of growers are against this and insisted to have one strain per screen. But since BobbyB is as daring as he is, he went ahead anyway. The question now is… was he successful?

Grower: BobbyB
Yield: High
Seed: Strawberry Kush and White Widow

Anyway, here are the things he used for the grow. For his tent, he has the following:

• 2 x 4 feet tent
• MarsHydro 300-watts LED
• CFLs
• 3-gallon pots
• 5-gallon pots
• Recycled cabinet

For the feeds and nutrients, he used:

• Regular potting soil
• Perlite
• Fox Farm Bat Guano
• Full worm casings
• Tomato tone
• Blood meal
• Fox Farm Grow Big
• Fox Farm Big Bloom
• Fox Farm Tiger Bloom

Of course, since it’s a scrogging, he prepared:

• Screen fit inside your tent
• Hooks for support

And since he made his own drying rack, he also used the following:

• A big plastic container
• Hooks
• Strings

Day 1 to 30/April

June 11

Life is all about taking chances. As they say, “experience is still the best teacher”. Maybe that’s foremost in his mind after receiving 10 White Widow and 3 Strawberry Kush seeds. Next, once they germinate, he’ll be placing them in a soil mix. Here is his recipe:

• 1 part regular potting soil
• 1-1/4 part perlite (for better drainage)
• 1/3 cup Fox Farm Bat Guano 0-5-0
• 1/3 cup of full worm casing
• 1/3 cup Tomato Tone 3-4-6
• 1/3 cup blood meal

Mixed it all together and voila, a nutritious soil for his would-be plants. To begin germination, he placed one Strawberry Kush and one White Widow in a cup with distilled water and boy do they pop so fast. Within a couple of hours, they have already cracked the surface of their casing. He then transferred them to soil and watered them.

Then, he placed them inside his old cabinet that he recycled for this project. It’ll keep them warm and safe until his new 2 feet x 4 feet tent arrives – if it will ever do. Also, as of now, he’ll be using CFLs as the light source for this grow.

June 18

Good news and bad news. The Strawberry Kush has sprouted roots but it may be cooked. His vegetation box ran way too hot and might have even reached 90°F. Luckily, the Strawberry Kush still sprouted. But he’s not that sure about the White Widow so he went ahead and took some precautionary steps. He soaked two more White Widow seeds in a cup with distilled water for a day, then planted them in soil. Now he’s still waiting if they will ever sprout.

As for his tent, the waiting game for that one is finally over. It arrived today with the lights.

June 28

10 days later, here there are. Those two in front are I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM)’s White Widows which germinated on June 20. Meanwhile, those at the back are Strawberry Kush, also from ILGM, and they germinated on June 11. They have not been receiving any special treatment except that BobbyB waters them with a spoon whenever needed. As for the lighting, he leaves the light on 24 hours a day until he gets his timer.
Once the plants get bigger, our grower will be taking some clones for a perpetual grow. Will it work?

June 30

His dreams of taking clones from four plants would have to step back for now. One of the White Widows did not make it. No explanations whatsoever, but BobbyB says it’s alright since the tent can’t handle four plants anyway.

He did water them both with two table spoons of water each but did not filter the tap water. So, could it be foreign objects in the water that killed the plant?

July 2

It’s been three days since the other White Widow died. The remaining one is still alive and thriving, even doing a little bit better than the Strawberry Kush. Her branch is taller than the other ones. Props to BobbyB though, he still spoon-feeds his plants which may be why his plants returned the love.

He also placed them under 18/6 light cycle yesterday. This was right after the Strawberry Kush started showing green leaves.

By the way, his White Widows are also transplanted into little pots.

July 6

Okay, the Strawberry Kush did not fall behind. He transplanted them today into make shift pots made out of tea jugs. If this grow seems a little bit slow, give BobbyB a chance. He had titanium installed into his spine recently. In fact, his yields will be part of his medications. Lucky him.

In the meantime, his White Widow is going well, too. It already has some leaves growing and it is also taller than the Strawberry Kush.

Usually, before a grower transplants his plants onto another pot, he waits for the roots to form. The grower usually waits for everything to stabilize in the initial cups before he even thinks of transferring them.

Well, BobbyB did it a little differently. He transplanted them early because he was afraid of ruining the roots. The holes he made for drainage were quite sharp and would likely damage them. So, he transplanted them a little early. Or maybe he’s just impatient?

Anyway, if the plants survive the ordeal, then Thank God. If not, it’s a hard lesson learned.

July 9

They survived another day on the hands of BobbyB. He watered them today and checked the temperature. So far, the highest clocked in at 84°F and lowest at 63°F. Everything’s working out well for the tiny plants.

Once all is set and the plants are at the ideal height for scrogging, BobbyB will place them under a homemade screen.

July 14

Someone once told him that lowering the temperature will give his Strawberry Kush plants better color. So that is exactly what he did.

If anyone’s wondering, he keeps the temperature at an average of 62-65°F inside the tent. He should not give it much thought. It’s just the Strawberry Kush giving in to darker colors.

July 17

So, three days later, BobbyB has all the plants in their final homes. The most logical thing to do would be to transfer them to pots. Since he ran out of those, he recycled a milk jug for one Strawberry Kush. Smart and resourceful, is he not?

On the right and pictured below is the White Widow.

And the unlucky Strawberry Kush who’s going to grow in a milk jug.

July 18

His White Widow is really something else. A few hours after her first feeding, she seems to be a little bit taller and her leaves grown a bit. Or are we delusional?