Ok tonite I'm going to try something for bud control

Alwayslearnin

Alwayslearnin

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So another member (long time member) told my a few tricks to keep control over plants that have potential to over run the space you have to grow in. along with a ton of info from members of all ranks for lack of better words.
tonite I will be putting one of those tricks of the trade to work . I was told I needed to build a SCRoG (screen of green) set up to keep my girls in line so he suggested chicken wire or something similar so when I was at my grow shop I use I asked if they had something there that would do the same thing and he showed me what I can only describe as a long fishing net looking thing that is 6ft wide and 25 ft long since my room is only 7x16x8 it's a bit more than I really need if one would do but he saw the pics and said it may come to having a multi level set up due to how big they may get and I should be able to utilize it with little effort and time and really improve my buds by making them all stay uniform. we shall see folks I will post picks in the morning after I figure it out if it works I'll be stoked if not I'll be buying traditional wire screen type material and end up making something.
 
Alwayslearnin

Alwayslearnin

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ttystikk said:
Bud control?

That's when you hold your beer steady while falling flat on your face, right?

:rolleyes:
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Uh no but I get it, I haven't even been in the grow game 2months yet so I haven't got the lingo down. All I was trying to say is trying both methods is more likely to happen cause I ain't got a clue as to how or what I'm doing not to mention which type of SCROG set up with work best for keeping me colas from spreading out further than my lights will be not enough. they haven't even started to spread and I have 8 plants that I fucked with most likely way to much if they do grow like they should and not be stunted from over topping and fiming and super cropping other to mention I fuckin broke 4 of them after the fist time I topped them cause I was told along with cropping it would turn their ability to run nutrientsome to it like a super highway to produce thick dense branches that will hold up the colas better as well as fat top buds on every branch that got cropped or broken. So I'll admit I will probably say stupid shit from time to time and ask stupid questions. But make no mistake I plan to learn all I can on every aspect along the way, including the right lingo to better communicate with the community . So since you pointed that out to me what is the proper lingo for using SCROG technique to control were they go a d keeping them upright when the buds are close to harvest with photos?
 
mbishop95

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You're supposed to use a scrog during veg and top your plant and you just keep tucking your plant under the net to give you more tops and an even canopy for a bigger yield. This method is the only way IMO for CFLs
 
Alwayslearnin

Alwayslearnin

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mbishop95 said:
You're supposed to use a scrog during veg and top your plant and you just keep tucking your plant under the net to give you more tops and an even canopy for a bigger yield. This method is the only way IMO for CFLs
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OK I get it, but the scrog idea came up because they are flat and though switched to flower since I tie them back the center just started filling up with more colas like I hoped just alot of them. and it's now in the first day of the second week and they haven't starched yet so same concept only doing it when the stretch instead of training new veg how to grow then by week three I should have a version of a traditional scrog set up with full term photos.if I were already in week three or 4 then ya I can see it being useless to try to control woody stems that are no longer growing I agree with that but these girls have got that far yet they are still green and can sill benifit from lst training. I could be barking up the wrong tree but nothing ventured nothing gained right only time will tell if it works but in theory it makes sense
 
Alwayslearnin

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Alwayslearnin said:
OK I get it, but the scrog idea came up because they are flat and though switched to flower since I tie them back the center just started filling up with more colas like I hoped just alot of them. and it's now in the first day of the second week and they haven't starched yet so same concept only doing it when the stretch instead of training new veg how to grow then by week three I should have a version of a traditional scrog set up with full term photos.if I were already in week three or 4 then ya I can see it being useless to try to control woody stems that are no longer growing I agree with that but these girls have got that far yet they are still green and can sill benifit from lst training. I could be barking up the wrong tree but nothing ventured nothing gained right only time will tell if it works but in theory it makes sense
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And if not all I need to do is take it down but I'll give it a week. I'm in there constantly anyway not working and literally nothing to do but sit out there and smoke buds after the kids go to bed and just keep trying shit I'll we learn what to do and what not to on every grow this is the first of a new obsession for wanting to figure out how to produce dank buds that people will enjoy, and keep coming back for more
 
Uberknot

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You can train them the whole grow if ya want to get more light to the bud sites.....you will get more.
 
Alwayslearnin

Alwayslearnin

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Uberknot said:
You can train them the whole grow if ya want to get more light to the bud sites.....you will get more.
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From what I can see you have been growing for a minute so here is what I decided to do. I'm opting out of the net since I already have them tied back all I'll do is when they get a little higher than the others or the leaf begin to shade the inner colas again I'll tie them back till they a r e cole to the same hight as I can get them. I did add another 1000watt light only all I had was a mh where the other two are hps I put the hps on the outside and the mh in the middle to try to get as even distortion of each footprint. But have I made a mistake? is it recommended to use two different types of light even if the wattage is the same?
 
Uberknot

Uberknot

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The most important thing is to keep them healthy if you do that you are most of the way there.
Alwayslearnin said:
From what I can see you have been growing for a minute so here is what I decided to do. I'm opting out of the net since I already have them tied back all I'll do is when they get a little higher than the others or the leaf begin to shade the inner colas again I'll tie them back till they a r e cole to the same hight as I can get them. I did add another 1000watt light only all I had was a mh where the other two are hps I put the hps on the outside and the mh in the middle to try to get as even distortion of each footprint. But have I made a mistake? is it recommended to use two different types of light even if the wattage is the same?
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More light the better I say...:P If you can keep em cool.
 
Alwayslearnin

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Well I now have 3 1000wat lights two hps and one mh, and just for shits and giggles I put my two t5s I use for seedlings and clones in the one spot the foot print from the big light can't get. that's all I got my temp is staying steady between 72-76 during the on 12 and 68-70 during the dark 12 with my rh at 49-59%. my phone last time I check last watering was 6.2 in the water and the medium was at 6.9. I can't get it any better than that right now. but if I've got to change something by all means let me know please. I'm gonna hold off on posting pics till mon at the end of week2 of flowering.
 
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