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mr2shim

mr2shim

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Another quick update of mine 50 days into 12/12. These were taken yesterday.






You guys can look at my journal for more pictures of how much it has grown since I switched to 12/12. It's amazing how these plants grow in the waterfarm.
 
RTFK

RTFK

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hey guys im tying my first ScrOG and i would like some tips on how to train your plants to grow horizontally. i was using my hands to kinda push them down and out so the grow away and outward and i ended up breaking one stem... not so bad beyond repair but you can see it. thanks
 
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KylePeters420

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RTFK said:
hey guys im tying my first ScrOG and i would like some tips on how to train your plants to grow horizontally. i was using my hands to kinda push them down and out so the grow away and outward and i ended up breaking one stem... not so bad beyond repair but you can see it. thanks
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Look into LST (Low Stress Training). User 'LBH' has a good tutorial or u can do a search for some good guides as well. This topic is talked about in length earlier on in this thread..cant remember the page number though.

Other common techniques are FIMing and topping (High Stress Training). U have several options depending on how much risk you want to take and whats best for your strain.
 
teddiekgb123

teddiekgb123

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RTFK said:
hey guys im tying my first ScrOG and i would like some tips on how to train your plants to grow horizontally. i was using my hands to kinda push them down and out so the grow away and outward and i ended up breaking one stem... not so bad beyond repair but you can see it. thanks
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yeah, i like to LST and bush the plant out a little before it hits the screen. I use 14 gauge solid core(not stranded) wire for training. The wire is thicker than the wire my screen is made of and does a good job of holding back that upward force without scuffing or cutting into the branches like the screen can.

 

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Budstream

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Got a four plant shaman( Sativa 85 indica 15) scrog going right now, it's lovely cos you get to be real hands on with em, I let em grow till they fill 60% then trim underneath put my fan down there, set up my 250 hps and carbon filter and boom! Screen full! It's great fun and really brings an appreciation of these amazing plants, growing four I aim tge main stem towards it's neighbour filling up the space it's neighbour leaves etc etc,
Word of advice?
Drainage is important as it's impossible to move them once thier set, I recommend( to myself next time!) using one large tray, suspending the pots individually, allowing thus for tge tray to be easily removed in case of flushing testing requirements,
People. Get an ec meter, peace of mind
Get ph savy, takes time
Use neem oil even when there ain't no mites( where tge he'll do they come from btw and how do they know I'm growin? Respect due.:) )
In small cabinet grows I recommend a 100mm carbon filter n fan, a column fan run horizontally beneath the screen and an intake vent with fly mesh on it bout 9x3 sized.
I allowed bout 12 " underneath to enable easy watering/ feeding.
Beautifull hobby,
I don't go crazy with pruning either, the buds grow from the energy absorbed by the leaves and not from direct light,
I used Dutch passion seedbank, got ten out of ten on their feminized and no hermies but then I am using genetics suitable for outdoors because that's what I was gonna do at first but.. It didn't work out.
Put your ideas of massive yields to one side for a while,
Learn the art.xx
It's beUtifull to be so in touch with nature when living so deep in the concrete jungle.
May blessings rain down upon you all,
In nom a de padre et fillio et spirit sancto.
Spread the love.
Herb for love alone not for gain.
 
NoSwag

NoSwag

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Getting a e32 arcata cut for my bday today to mother!! I love living in L.A sometimes

Cannot wait to scrog the first clone
 
erab

erab

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hey guys just a quick Q and sorry if it has been covered before but is there any rule as to how much room you need to have between your grow medium and the scrog screen ?
 
Heads Up

Heads Up

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mcgyversmoke said:
damn that is really nice and frosty for 4 weeks! thats good to hear you are using 3 gal smart pots cuz im using 3.5 gal smart pots and my roomates have been given me shit about they arent big enough. and u got a bout a foot of length on the screen more then me, i got one 600w with 5 plants think with a good 2 month or so veg (total) would get me 3/4 p thats what im really hoping for.
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Let me explain how I do my little process. First I germ my seeds until a tap root appears and once a tap root sprouts I transplant into peat pellets or rapid rooters. After they break ground and have formed their first set of true leaves they go into party cups and from their into three gallon pots. What I'm trying to do is develop a good root system before each successive transplant into a bigger container. I generally have them in the three gallon pots a couple of weeks before flipping them into flower. I have pulled four ounces from a single plant using lst training and that was out of a two gallon smart pot. After a couple of years of growing, I don't need anything bigger than a three gallon pot for my purposes, I'm not trying to grow trees.

End week five of 12/12. I'm figuring five more weeks until finish. Four of the five plants are sativa dominant strains.
 

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mcgyversmoke

mcgyversmoke

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i got a update for ya guys,
they are gettin bushy, but sadly i believe 2 are males.













now i see that most scroggers dont lst their plants that much. is it weird to lst alot?
have a good one guys!
 
Heads Up

Heads Up

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mcgyver, this being my first scrog I kept tucking the leading tip of each branch until almost all vertical growth had stopped, now I wish I had let more branches come up sooner. I did nothing to my plants, no topping, no lst, just keep tucking them through to the next opening.

They started week six of 12/12 on sunday.
 

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lilindian

lilindian

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Single plant, dual screen, 600W, LOTS of Knex, crazy stealth cab scrog. Day 1 Flower, fully organic grow, shooting for 10oz from 87 branches. Drop by my thread if ur interested! Could do with your advice! Things are about to get crazy.
 
teddiekgb123

teddiekgb123

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Heads Up said:
mcgyver, this being my first scrog I kept tucking the leading tip of each branch until almost all vertical growth had stopped, now I wish I had let more branches come up sooner. I did nothing to my plants, no topping, no lst, just keep tucking them through to the next opening.

They started week six of 12/12 on sunday.
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I think it looks pretty damn good for your first time. Most people make the opposite mistake and let everything grow way too high above the screen. Next time, just stop training about 4-6 days before the end of stretch(depending on your spacing) and you should be golden/green. good job
 
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