Scrog questions time to flip?

Steelerdrew79

Active Member

Oct 23, 2018

• #1

So I'm trying out the scrog method for the first time. I started from seed about 1 and a half months ago all have been topped and transplanted into 5 gal. Smart pots in soil. I've been bending and securing the taller tops down to keep a full canopy. All are sour diesel and I'm doing my best to keep them from getting to big. I'm in a 4x7 tent vegging with two 8. Bulb t5s and I'm set up to flower with a 1000watt hps. In a large adjust a wing. I was told to wait till 70 of my net is full but I'm worried that when I flip to 12/12 the flowering stretch is really going to fill up the net and tent..judging by the photos should I wait or flip to 12/12 now ?

 

Budzbuddha

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Oct 23, 2018

• #2

Nice healthy plants but looks like you were defoling them a bit ...

Continue to TUCK AND ALLOW lower nodes to shoot up , this will allow them to grow lateral and make some tops. I would put off flip a little longer until the lowers begin to fill squares .

Tuck and move ..

 

Pichael98

Active Member

Oct 23, 2018

• #3

Might help to have slightly smaller squares, otherwise plants are looking good.
Dont forget that during flower theyre gonna be stretching alot for the first 2-3 weeks and youre gonna need to check em almost every day to continue tucking effectively.

But also agree with Budzbuddha might be wanting to leave then a bit longer to fill out the net some more.

P.S. if you're defoling you need to ease up you shouldnt need to defol that much until youve got too many leaves for said amount of space.

Happy Growing!

 

PopeyeSpinach

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Oct 24, 2018

• #4

How far above you're soil is your scrog net?

 

Steelerdrew79

Active Member

Oct 24, 2018

• #5

It's about 19"

 

Steelerdrew79

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Oct 24, 2018

• #6

As of right now

 

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TurboTokes

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Oct 25, 2018

• #7

not very much plant there for 45 days veg, T5's can be run alot closer and the plants will benefit, can literally be 3" away from canopy, im assuming you had them very high based on the node spacing pictured

 

GuerillaGOAT

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Oct 25, 2018

• #8

I agree with Turbo, we have VERY similar setups but I’m working with limited height in my stealth grow. I used my T5s up until day 40 then I broke out the big guns 3 600w hps(kind of big) I had the T5s literally on top of them. This is me at Day 50 first grow. No Nutes. And I found out what “the stretch” was all about I was tucking every night.

 

Coloradoclear

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Oct 25, 2018

• #9

Tuck and move, you are 35-40% full, shoot for 50-65% on your first go. Learn your strain. Next run, look at your pictures, go more or less vs. the outcome of this grow.

 

InTheValley

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Oct 27, 2018

• #10

"Learn your strain" coloradoclear hit it on the head. Id top all them, give it 3 days, then tuck.. flip in 3 weeks, u got some work to do,

 

HitemwiththeHine

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Oct 27, 2018

• #11

Another vote for wait and tuck.

 

Steelerdrew79

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Nov 3, 2018

• #12

I just went to 12/12 at 80% coverage and I was at 30 days from seed at the first pic.

 

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Steelerdrew79

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Nov 3, 2018

• #13

Ment to put this picture

 

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Pichael98

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Nov 3, 2018

• #14

Yeah thats a lot better man! Just remember to keep tucking where you can during the stretch.

 

Steelerdrew79

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Nov 5, 2018

• #15

I started using bud blood for the first two weeks to decrease flowering time we will see

 

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Steelerdrew79

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Nov 20, 2018

• #16

Ok so thought I'd give a little update I had to cut 4 males (my fault should have forced flower to sex them) so I'm still scrogging with 2 plants in week 3. I will be scrogging from now on ...