Dutch Passion Scotties First NFT Photo Smash Courtesy of Dutch Passion

[Nosias]

Right, where do we start with this then?
Well, the general plan of action is to try and fill a 1.2 metre square scrogg with some lovely plant porn.
I germinate in root riots. No fancy propegators or that. Just leave them on the kitchen bunker an ouiala. keep them in the rr for 5 or 6 days to root up properly then transplant into 4” rockwool cubes up untill day 17ish. All the while under the 130w CFL.
Then once im happy with the roots ill turn on the hydro res and the blurples.
I plan on vegging for around 7 weeks with a few toppings. then i’ll supercrop the whole thing down to a starfish and drop a 2 inch sgrog ontop. veg another bit while i get everything through the net then strip and flip. sounds simple enough, what could possibly go wrong .......

For any new growers tagging along or anyone else interested in hydro i’ll explain the system a bit more.
its NFT. that stands for nutrient film technique. basically its a resevoir with a shelf above it. the roots grow on the shelf in nothing but air with a steady, slow stream of nutrients over them. supplied via a pump in the res below. the beauty of this system and what i believe sets it apart from other hydro methods is that there is an unlimited amount of oxygen to the roots so you dont need any extra oxygen supply. no matter how many thousands of litres per minuit of air you throw into DWC there will never be as much oxygen as there is in air. i do use a small 2w air stone but only to stop the roots growing too far and blocking the pump. ive only ever seen 2 other people use this system and i really cant get my head round why. its so simple to use and maintain. pretty much garunteed at least a half pounder every time aswell.

You've got me dreaming.......... Boy you are EVIL.

 

[Journey Man]

I'll sub up. Wish you the best of grows and that you will grow a monster-plant to let us dream about.

 

[EvilScotsman]

Subbed in! I am a fellow scrogger, though quite newbie, but have scrogged a blueberry photo and at the moment a Critical auto.


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ahh nice one mate, welcome aboard. i’ll go have a wee nose through your journals shortly. i’m a little nervous about this grow tbh so need to get checking out some scroggers before its too late lol.

 

[EvilScotsman]

You've got me dreaming.......... Boy you are EVIL.

Its giving me nightmares lol. feeling pretty confident but got a lot more studying to do before i’ll be able to pull it off properly. Thank fuck for AFN eh : )

 

[AnonymousGrower2]

Greetings and salutations fellow stoners!!!

I welcome you all to my latest creation.

THE DUTCH PASSION
PHOTO HYDRO SCROG


I’m not content with just bending my autos into place anymore. Managed a pounder on my second attempt so the thrill of the chase is gone now. I’ve thought about it properly and dont think i’d be able to pull any more weight from an auto without upgrading my lights so time to change tactics.......
You can just about get away with 1 plant round here due to the local law simply not caring so i’ve got to stick to single plant monsters for now.
Plus I really want some proper brutality. I topped/ fimmed all my autos and decided that it isnt really beneficial. Caused me problems of some sort every time and totally ruined one of them so i’ve switched to photos.
I want to learn how to mainline and how to do a bad ass scrogg. During this grow i will attempt the latter.

The wonderful guys at
[HASHTAG]#dutch passion[/HASHTAG] decided they wanted to sort me out so ive got a bunch of the staffs favourite photo strains turning up in 2 days time.
I currently have no idea what im getting but i’ve got a sneaky suspicion that there may be an ‘outlaw’ or 2 in the package.
( fingers crossed)


Currently my equipment stands at....

1 x 130w big bulb CFL for seedlings

2x 270w (tested, actual draw)
Mars hydro first model 600’s

2 x 20 litre NFT hydro resevoirs.
I’ll go into these in greater detail shortly.

1m x 1m x 1.6m tent wich ill be slightly upgrading at some point

PH and PPM meters

Haven’t quite decided what nutes im going with yet but i use Ionic hydro grow for the first 2 weeks so plenty time to figure that one out.

+ all the usual fans, extractors and such like

I eventually ran out of hydro bloom and seeing as i still had hydro grow i ended up buying another 5 litres for £23.....still growing in soil though .....im just gonna scrog my cali orange tomorrow,well i say scrog im just gonna support it with batons attached to the wall with screws in and use strimmer cable ,again what can i say im a tight arse and as long as it does the job and stop it collapsing

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[EvilScotsman]

I'll sub up. Wish you the best of grows and that you will grow a monster-plant to let us dream about.

sorry man i couldnt remember your tag there. was gonna ask nosias for it but hadnt got round yet. welcome aboard man glad you’ve joined us. gonna need all the good vibes i can get with this one : )

 

[AnonymousGrower2]

Couple of pics of it .....to be honest I want my cupboard back for autos as I've just had more seeds from tony

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[EvilScotsman]

I eventually ran out of hydro bloom and seeing as i still had hydro grow i ended up buying another 5 litres for £23.....still growing in soil though .....im just gonna scrog my cali orange tomorrow,well i say scrog im just gonna support it with batons attached to the wall with screws in and use strimmer cable ,again what can i say im a tight arse and as long as it does the job and stop it collapsing

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haha is she still going mate. its fuckin heartbreakin how long the photos take eh. i’m aiming for less than 20 weeks but if my package contains what im hoping for then its a 12 week flower period so could be as much as 22. thats a fuckin long time to wait for a spliff lol.
nothin wrong with being a tight arse though. the whole point of growing your own is to save money so in this game the stingy fucker can be king all day long : ) spotted a few guys growing not bad plants for less than 50 quid including the lights. i like seeing the guys on a real shoe string do well. makes me feel like a mug sometimes but you cant win them all lol.

 

[AnonymousGrower2]

haha is she still going mate. its fuckin heartbreakin how long the photos take eh. i’m aiming for less than 20 weeks but if my package contains what im hoping for then its a 12 week flower period so could be as much as 22. thats a fuckin long time to wait for a spliff lol.
nothin wrong with being a tight arse though. the whole point of growing your own is to save money so in this game the stingy fucker can be king all day long : ) spotted a few guys growing not bad plants for less than 50 quid including the lights. i like seeing the guys on a real shoe string do well. makes me feel like a mug sometimes but you cant win them all lol.

Damn I've no idea how long flower time takes ,I'm sure the plant will tell me when its done or there about .....think I'm 6 weeks since she showed but there's still bits at the back that have just started flowering

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[EvilScotsman]

Couple of pics of it .....to be honest I want my cupboard back for autos as I've just had more seeds from tony

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oft shes some size eh. is that 2 smaller plants on the left there? looks like i can see a pot or 2 but ive had a few so never know lol. do they grow differently from autos? like structure wise. i done photos once years ago but was off my face the whole 4 months and dont really remember much of it. nor did i know what i was doing at the time lol. did you top her a few times to get her that bushy?