SCROG any input on my first one

ColoradoHighGrower

ColoradoHighGrower

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Scrog is a great technique as mentioned above- you can still spread some of your branches out more towards the corners and edges of your space, or even add a second scrog net above. You could raise the net, spread your branches out and lower the net back down slowly as you rearrange things.

Here's my current run with 4 plants, 2 7gal 2 5gal smartpots, day 10 12/12. This was a fairly quick veg, and still folding/filling in through the stretch

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themda

themda

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StareCase said:
You could run the branches under the netting if you wish. You can use small plastic zip ties and secure them to the netting if that's your preference. Whatever works for you to keep the canopy flatter.

Weaving the branches over one string and under another while as plant is still vegging is my personal preference. I weave because that allows the plants to be mobile. The weave helps to secure the netting solidly in place and I can take the whole shebang (the bucket, the plant and the frame/net) as one entire unit from the VEG area into the flower tent. Plant mobility is the reason that my frames are made from lightweight 1" x 1" wood trim.
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yea I’ve noticed the branches I didn’t weave are more likely to push against the scrog and not stay flat at all, that’s why I lost some corners it did a pull-up past the nets tension
 
Doomboy15

Doomboy15

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You can get that light up to where your driver is like 2" from the top of the tent with a small clip fan blowing across the top of it.
 
Autofire

Autofire

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Looks like your lights is less that 12 inches from your tops. Be careful running full blast. Keep an eye out for signs of light stress.
 
StareCase

StareCase

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themda said:
... it’s about 14in from center colas ...
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Sorry @themda - I accidentally hit the LIKE button. Too close for a 550 RSpec at full blast.

HLG recommends that light be at least 24" above the canopy for full bore. Here is a video that shows PPFD of this light at 24" & 18" towards the 6:50 mark:


So if you have yours at 14" at full tilt, you are killing them with kindness. It does not look like you can raise the light much higher - recommend you dim down to about 60% power.
 
cobshopgrow

cobshopgrow

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i would absolute agree with the given advices here, that light there can too intense.
on the other hand it all looks real good so far.
maybe your parameters are good so they take it.
you will see signs of bleaching and maybe some foxtailing, i cant see such atm on the pictures.
after week 8 you can reduce the dli anyway a bit (depends on the strain of course).

the claws should be N, if you use a 2 part fertilizer may reduce the part with the calcium nitrate a bit.
or give less base nutrients and a lil MKP or PK13/14 instead, so your N will be lower.

i dont see much problems with the penetration either tbh.
the hlg650 there may really need a little more distance to give a more even spread in to the corners, but where are many leaves blocking light to the lower sites, there is hardly never penetration from whichever light.
many light sources are pretty much always the winners as this way more light is reaching your plant.
 
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