Field notes · Grow · 2 min
Ode to the Bean
Genetics are the ceiling. Everything else is just how close you get to it.
Golden Bean (Golden Goat x Face Wreck)
96 sq. ft, 10 plants, 20 gallons, 12 lbs, 6,000 watts.
Golden Bean is truly deserving of a blog post with its vigorous, high-yielding, terpene-rich profile. Its sweet tropical skunk stench will ignite your mind with an uplifting energetic high. Golden Bean is a local cross between Golden Goat and Face Wreck (Faceoff OG x Train Wreck). I obtained this special cut from co-workers while managing the infamous WaytoGrow Boulder. Golden Bean was one of my coolest grows to date.
These plants were well ahead of the grow cycle, already 3 feet tall at day 30. VPD was dialed in, so naturally the plants quickly outgrew the veg room. The xylem on these plants was noteworthy — the largest I’d ever seen. I actually refrained from topping them and chose to trellis. Typically I would stake plants this large, but I was up for the challenge of trellising them down from 6 ft. to a manageable 4 ft.
This was my first go at trellising this small room. I double-row trellised the entire room: the first trellis lay at 4 ft., the second at 5 ft. These plants were very pliable with the aid of silica — OSA 28, to be exact. I was able to bend the plants inwards, and gently slide them under the trellis. I lined the walls with ten 20-gallon pots, leaving a row down the middle for access. With the lights moved all the way up to the ceiling I had 4 ft. to work with. Perfect if I could manage to keep the anticipated 3 ft. stretch to 1 ft. I created two access holes I could stand up in and access the entire top canopy.
The plants were settled in and quickly filled the trellis creating an even 5 ft. canopy. With such a thick canopy I noticed temperature fluctuations. Underneath the canopy was nice and cool while above sat 10 degrees higher. Once identified I MacGyvered an 8” hyper fan with ducting attached, which exhausted cool air above the canopy eliminating all hot spots. Besides that I didn’t have any other issues with this run. It was a fun grow — I’d often find myself pruning while sliding up and down the row on my son’s skateboard.
