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greatbranch said:
Do you have mixed strains in there? I can't tell from the photo and the lighting if they are as sativa leaning as I think and the space is the size I think (around 2'x2'), but you are going to have a fight on your hands over the next couple of weeks if height is an issue. You will want to pay attention to where the light falls off as far as penetration (things will start turning pale and wilting where they don't get enough light) as they stretch. You will want to remove these areas so the plant doesn't waste resources on them, and may have to watch how much foliage you build up to avoid mold. Keep the ventilation and temps in check as the growth thickens up. :clap:
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Thanks for the advice! There are 4 different strains in there all sativa/indicate hybrids. All around the same flowering times. I would definitely stick to one strain per screen next time but you learn as you go. RH stays 20-25% so hoping mould won't be an issue. Box is 4' x 2'5. Definitely have room to raise the light as well which is in the plans shortly.
 
Mayor of Bearton said:
So same concept as scrog but much more forgiving if there happens to be males huh?
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no males, you would use clones. Usually fair amount of veg time and LST followed by lower leafings are needed to nicely form a "wall of weed". Everything is a trade off of time and preference. I have friends that don't even top some strains. And some that don't start LST until they flip the room. to each their own. As opposed to If your simply trying to aid fragile strains like train wreck, where simple things can be done to either hang drooping cola's from above, or support all around with basically a stack of loose(large) scrog type screens.
 
norcalmopar said:
no males, you would use clones
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This is very valuable info. I'm about to chop a male out of my screen. Showed it's sex today. Clones were not available and this is my first grow. Important lesson learned. I did just post this under the general forum but I've been stuck on this thread since joining RIU so ill post a quick pic here. Male? Only 2 days into flower and all 4 plants are showing sex
 

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onemansmokeshow said:
This is very valuable info. I'm about to chop a male out of my screen. Showed it's sex today. Clones were not available and this is my first grow. Important lesson learned. I did just post this under the general forum but I've been stuck on this thread since joining RIU so ill post a quick pic here. Male? Only 2 days into flower and all 4 plants are showing sex
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If I had a male I would start over. Halfway over... you don't haft to, but here is what I would do.

you could probably get your females to go back into veg to take cuts(clone it). Or you can take cuts from them now and veg those. Either flip everything back , throw out what you don't want and vet your new clones. Or put your cuts in a separate room/area to vex for next time. deep on what happens you have cuts vegging and waiting to flip.

I'm sure you can do it, all you need is hormone gel, rooting medium, and something SHARP. There tons on 'how to's'
 
norcalmopar said:
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If I had a male I would start over. Halfway over... you don't haft to, but here is what I would do...
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As it's only 2 days into flower and the male was caught very early I'm not too concerned about the females turning to hermies or anything. I appreciate your reply and advice but I'm going to see these girls grow some bud and not get discouraged by having to start over.
 
onemansmokeshow said:
As it's only 2 days into flower and the male was caught very early I'm not too concerned about the females turning to hermies or anything. I appreciate your reply and advice but I'm going to see these girls grow some bud and not get discouraged by having to start over.
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No worries, sory if I was unclear, its my day off and I'm lit, that was totally one of the options I was describing, I would still encourage you to take clones from one of your plants now for next run if you have a place to veg cuts you could even just set up a couple CFL's to keep your cuts around for awhile.
 
That's what I love about this site. Theres so many different perspectives about any given situation. I'm happy that I joined RIU forum. Good luck with your grow man worst case scenario you might get to up your seed supply lol.
 
norcalmopar said:
No worries, sory if I was unclear, its my day off and I'm lit, that was totally one of the options I was describing, I would still encourage you to take clones from one of your plants now for next run if you have a place to veg cuts you could even just set up a couple CFL's to keep your cuts around for awhile.
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Ahh definitely misunderstood ya, no worries. Took a couple clones from the plants already but was unprepared and they are just in a cup of water in a dome with a t5 over it
 
Hey guys, organic soil guy here looking for some advice on setting up a scrog. I'm upgrading to a 600 watt hid and putting my 150 to rest. I'm also wanting to try my hand at a scrog. I have a 4x2x5 tent and will be using 2, 15 gallon air planters. My questions are: For those who have used a tent / light combo like mine in a scrog setup, what Heights - strain plays a big part in this, I know - did you find worked best for your screen and light? With a 3 to 4 week veg time, would it be unreasonable to try and put two ladies per planter? And finally, is 600 watts overkill for only a 4 ft x 2 ft x 5ft area?
 
Midwest Weedist said:
Hey guys, organic soil guy here looking for some advice on setting up a scrog. I'm upgrading to a 600 watt hid and putting my 150 to rest. I'm also wanting to try my hand at a scrog. I have a 4x2x5 tent and will be using 2, 15 gallon air planters. My questions are: For those who have used a tent / light combo like mine in a scrog setup, what Heights - strain plays a big part in this, I know - did you find worked best for your screen and light? With a 3 to 4 week veg time, would it be unreasonable to try and put two ladies per planter? And finally, is 600 watts overkill for only a 4 ft x 2 ft x 5ft area?
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I'm a newbie myself so I cant give you any practical advice but one option I wanted to mention is have you considered LED lighting? I've been researching since the end of Nov and man those LED's produce some really nice looking plants plus they do not run as hot as HID. There are a lot of videos on youtube where theyre using LED lighting seems pretty phenominal to me honestly plus seems like there are some reasonable priced ones out there to be had. Once again I have no actual experience so take this post as speculation only. I'm actually gonna upgrade while vegging to a LED.
 
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