woodsmantoker
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Keep us posted Whodat!
lol the man himself is on riu ummmm but it takes some know how,,, and genetics.How do you do this?
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In this garden, vertical space was used to maximize the potential for surface space by utilizing the vertical space available as apposed to horizontal and thus created a superior design for the objective.How do you do this?
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Nice strain choice, just finished a doobie of Master Kush by Bubbagum. Looks like your due for a thinning. Keep us up!
I like to lst my plants before I put the screen over them, the I take off the ties before I put the screen over. That way the lower branches are already pretty long from the start. But I like a low screen, like 6 to 8 inches above the soil line.
Also, I don't bend branches back down under the screen. I found I would accidentally tear off leaves and break stems. Yeah if you catch it early it shouldn't be a problem, but scrog is already a bit of a PITA, why make it harder than it already is?
I let branches grow through, and then tie them down on top of the screen. Here's my plants yesterday.I value your opinion woodsman, but besides the extra labor there's no diff really (This is my first time doing it on top of the screen and your right, it's a lot faster to pull them back down through). And if I was working someone else's garden I totally wouldn't be going through all this effortTo solve your problem and save you from your tie down derby, use larger screen....Imagine a commercial scale garden, your the cultivationist and the garden owner says scrog my 60 plants....I bet I beat you to the finish line!
Ftr, I will probably use a 1"x2" rabbit fence instead of chicken wire next time. And thanks for the compliment about my plants, I try.
Putting up my screen tomorrow sometime, I'm so excited! But then when I actually thought about doing it, I have no idea how big I need to make the screen, nor do I know how high above the plants the screen should be placed? I guess it depends on situation to situation, so to give you some info: my plants are outdoor and both are mostly sativa, and both harvest around the same time (around end of sept). Feedback on how high to put the screen, what direction I should LST each plant in relation to the screen, and how big of a screen I could possibly fill out would be awesome! I don't mean to seem like a total idiot, I can kind of guess what to do on each of these, but what I would be doing is guessing, and I would rather get feedback of pros! Thanks guys.
Guessing a bit is a big part of the learning curve and is not in the least bit a sign of ignorance so worry not! I would suggest understanding that this years run IS trial. It will educate you, it may frustrate you, but most importantly YOU will grow from it. I would say that in light of the plants sativa dominance, you will likely have large plants. Using a screen that has large mesh size is most likely the best suited choice of screen, and due to it being outdoor, maybe something with a non rusting surface. (chicken fence does corrode; galvanization can create problems for your cannabis and consumption). Creating more surface area than your plants can possibly cover is also a good idea when your guessing how much it can cover. When scrogging outdoor, you are more likely to fill all your screen than under fill, and its better to under fill when using natural light that is not concentrated on one area/foot print. Height from ground depends on how low you want to keep your canopy and how much room you want to work it. Keep in mind that you will be working from above and below, mostly below.
I don't train stretching plants, my training occurs during veg growth, if the colas are going to be tall enough that they lean and bend once filled, I place a larger screen in to support the weight.I just switched over to flowering 5 days ago.. do I just need to bend and train the tops and side shutes until the stretch is over?