Mainlining vs Scrog for noobs

Heyimjay22 said:

It really depends on the lights your going to use. Here are some examples of the size grow to HID light footprint. (Courtesy of growweedeasy.com)

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Heyimjay22 said:

From what I read the spectrum leds throw will give better trichome production and HID tend to give better yield. To me a combination seems ideal. If you have dwc setup I'd run that to gain the faster growth than soil rather than doing both.

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Heyimjay22 said:

If possible check with the manufacturer to find the recommended height above plants and what sq ft coverage they claim for your model but in my opinion I think if properly spaced you should have no problem at all. When working with led lights the lumens are more accurate than the wattage. This website is really informative on many of the aspects of growing MJ. Here a link, be sure to hit the menu button and explore other articles on the site. https://www.growweedeasy.com/led-grow-lights-marijuana

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Hippieryan said:

Just curious, I have a cold storage room that I was going to ScrOG in on my next grow. I am allowed 4 plants by law, I thought I would use 4 in DWC 5 gallon buckets.
hoping to make my screen 5 1/2 feet by 2 1/2 feet. Is that to small? Should I just do 3 and do one in soil?

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TacoMac said:

How many plants you're allowed isn't the point. The grow space and lighting is. Here's a shot of one single SCROG plant in a 3 foot x 3 foot tent:

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If you have a 5 foot x 2.5 foot tent, again, one plant can fill it up if done properly. Adding plants isn't going to add to your yield, so the only reason you would do that is for variety (you're growing different strains.)

Whatever yield you get is space and light, not necessarily the number of plants unless you're growing in rooms and not small tents.

To properly grow 4 plants going full SCROG you'd need at least 64 square feet or a 8 x8 area with enough lighting to cover it properly.

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TacoMac said:

How many plants you're allowed isn't the point. The grow space and lighting is. Here's a shot of one single SCROG plant in a 3 foot x 3 foot tent:

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If you have a 5 foot x 2.5 foot tent, again, one plant can fill it up if done properly. Adding plants isn't going to add to your yield, so the only reason you would do that is for variety (you're growing different strains.)

Whatever yield you get is space and light, not necessarily the number of plants unless you're growing in rooms and not small tents.

To properly grow 4 plants going full SCROG you'd need at least 64 square feet or a 8 x8 area with enough lighting to cover it properly.

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TacoMac said:

How many plants you're allowed isn't the point. The grow space and lighting is. Here's a shot of one single SCROG plant in a 3 foot x 3 foot tent:

View attachment 4491236

If you have a 5 foot x 2.5 foot tent, again, one plant can fill it up if done properly. Adding plants isn't going to add to your yield, so the only reason you would do that is for variety (you're growing different strains.)

Whatever yield you get is space and light, not necessarily the number of plants unless you're growing in rooms and not small tents.

To properly grow 4 plants going full SCROG you'd need at least 64 square feet or a 8 x8 area with enough lighting to cover it properly.

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TacoMac said:

How many plants you're allowed isn't the point. The grow space and lighting is. Here's a shot of one single SCROG plant in a 3 foot x 3 foot tent:

View attachment 4491236

If you have a 5 foot x 2.5 foot tent, again, one plant can fill it up if done properly. Adding plants isn't going to add to your yield, so the only reason you would do that is for variety (you're growing different strains.)

Whatever yield you get is space and light, not necessarily the number of plants unless you're growing in rooms and not small tents.

To properly grow 4 plants going full SCROG you'd need at least 64 square feet or a 8 x8 area with enough lighting to cover it properly.

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Heyimjay22 said:

Your most welcome! If you have any more questions dont hesitate to ask! Share some updates as your grow progresses! I'm anxious to see your sucess!

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Hippieryan said:

I have read the mainlining step by step on grow weed easy and it seems to be the same as Scrog, just Lessing out the screen if you don’t want as many colas? Am I correct? Just wondering if mainline is a part of Scrog one way or the other?

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Boatguy said:

Mainlining takes longer, more hst vs scrog training

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Hippieryan said:

So using more plants may shorten up my time and increase yield that way with Scrog? Just asking since I saw one plant fill an entire area, I’m thinking I could flower 4 in way less time? If not I will maybe do one in would just as a side event while I Scrog the others

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Hippieryan said:

Sorry, do one in soil

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Hippieryan said:

So you not think you could do your switch earlier with less plants? Just saw you are on five months already. Don’t get me wrong your yield will be crazy I’m sure, I’m just thinking I may be able to do two grows in that time frame with more plants and not as long of a veg? What are your thoughts on this? I am not saying this is true, more asking since my inexperience. Thanks again for all your help and time

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Heyimjay22 said:

So far I've found with mainling everything is even and I dont need to screen or trelace. Kinda like set it and forget it.

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Boatguy said:

Not sure if i explained it well enough. With mainlining you do all your training in veg, not to say you cant do more after. Scrog is just spreading the plant out through part of veg and through the stretch.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-main-lining-thread.542308/

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