Mr. Cheetah
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i personally let the plant grow a few inches up the net and then i move the branch in the next square. it can take some time to fill the whole screen.
Looks good on the mini-setup. Ill start off with my nutrient soup.So integra your setup has inspired me to SCROG. I'm using parts from my old setups so I'm still in the minor leagues. I've got a 2'x3' screen, ebb and flow system, 3 circular air stones, and a 250Watt MH/HPS conversion lamp. I want to see how this setup works b4 I step up to the big leagues lol. If this goes smooth, I'll have a bigger area and I'm going to mimic your setup down to the smallest detail. Also, I've been using General Hydroponics nutrients and I'm just about out. I'm going to have to go to my local hydro shop to re-up. I will be using the BC nutrient line instead. I would like to know the ratios you personally use for your setups. I'm growing a sativa based Jock Horror in case that matters. Oh yeah, one more thing, since I've got a sativa based strain, I've noticed from my last grow they still grow like a MF when they first start flowering (the stretch I guess it's called). Do you have a recommendation of how full my screen should be b4 I flower? I'm thinking like 60-70% since this dirty little whore spread all over the place during my last grow. I was really surprised on how much they take off in flowering. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
With a scrog, toping is generally completely unnecassary. As soon as the first tip of the plant pokes through the screen a little, just make sure to put it back under the screen and let a side branch or two stick up higher than it. This will cause a hormone shift that will make side branch growth take off, which is the same effect as topping, but without losing a perfectly good budsite. Once the top isnt the tallest branch anymore, you will notice that explosive growth kick into gearr in less than a week and is far less stressful to the plant than topping.Hey guys,
I'm a few weeks into my second grow and I was wondering about topping or fimming. The plants are on their 5th set of leaves and are between 4 and 8 inches. I was wondering if I should be topping them before they reach the screen or after they break through. Thanks.
No, the only reason peolple top and FIM is to cause the same hormone shit that getting the plant in the screen causes. So topping can only garuntee a smaller yied because you will be loosing a good bud site from each plant. There is no posative purpose to topping or fim when it comes to scrogs unless you are doing very long veg times without the plant in the screen. Do not top.Will I not yield more if I fim or top and then scrog though?
This question might have been asked somewhere in this thread, but come on, give me a break...Madonna(day 1 & Hericules(day 3)
Rm Temp 80F
RH 45%
CO2 ppm 1500
PH 5.7-6.1
PPM's 250-350
Res Temp 69-72F
Despite a small nutrient burn during the first week, the Madonna's are doing great. I am hoping they will stretch a little bit more and fill out the screen a little better, but if not I know to just veg them for another 5-7 days. I have never had a strain eat so lightly. I just saw my first real drop in ppm's today. They went from 300 to 140 over night. Previously, they would go from 300 to 240 overnight. The Hericules went in smoothly and seems to be doing fine, I also hope they are a little more stretchy than the Madonnas if they are going to fill out my screen, but only time will tell. If there are an questions or comments, feel free to post them. Thanks for stopping by.
This question might have been asked somewhere in this thread, but come on, give me a break...
Integra do you top or super crop any of your scrogs?
With a scrog, toping is generally completely unnecassary. As soon as the first tip of the plant pokes through the screen a little, just make sure to put it back under the screen and let a side branch or two stick up higher than it. This will cause a hormone shift that will make side branch growth take off, which is the same effect as topping, but without losing a perfectly good budsite. Once the top isnt the tallest branch anymore, you will notice that explosive growth kick into gearr in less than a week and is far less stressful to the plant than topping.
Not a problem, these posts are from the previous page. Hope this helps.No, the only reason peolple top and FIM is to cause the same hormone shit that getting the plant in the screen causes. So topping can only garuntee a smaller yied because you will be loosing a good bud site from each plant. There is no posative purpose to topping or fim when it comes to scrogs unless you are doing very long veg times without the plant in the screen. Do not top.