Curbcalamitous
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What signs do you use to guage when to stop tucking? Is it when they stop becoming uneven? Cos Iu do wanna let them stretch a lil right? Has anyone tried using MH and switching to HPS when stretch stops?
ScrOG..Best time to stop tucking in flowering!
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HielanVibes
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The hard line answer i think is when you cant tuck because of length of stem, or the stems become to rigid for a tuck, theyll break.
The goal is an even canopy spread per my light footprint with a focus on getting some nuggy spears. Some plants are lengthy and require more attention, while others may get one tuck and are golden.
PS thick canopies need sufficent air flow on top and below
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pulpoinspace
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if you just want a simple answer about 10-14 days after initiating 12/12 is a safe bet
Curbcalamitous
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No just more like say as a % of final stretch
HielanVibes
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Be careful broskies, its better to know the constraints that drive the rules, then having just straight up rules given to you over the internet. All ecosystems will vary per grow op: strains, phenoms, etc. Know the fundamentals and you can derive your own % strech guidelines per your own, specific constraints. Mistakes pave the way to success, but only when you learn from them.
I’m 10 days now since flipped to 12/12. Here’s before I flipped 12/12 (first 2) and yesterday (next 2) was last day I tucked. And what my beginning flowers look like today. Should I stop scrogging now and let them stretch up?
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Cool, what did you make your screen from?
Day 16 from flip
I stopped tucking/strapping down 2 days ago. Which is 16 days from flip and 8 days since I first saw pistols. I Don’t want to hurt my budlets
Unless anyone can tell me why I should keep going?? I’m letting her fly now
I stopped tucking/strapping down 2 days ago. Which is 16 days from flip and 8 days since I first saw pistols. I Don’t want to hurt my budlets
Unless anyone can tell me why I should keep going?? I’m letting her fly now
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plantastic
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I flip when the screen is 60-70% full then stop tucking once branches hit the inner edge of the SCROG frame, all growth after that is vertical and buds are nice and long, in this pic they were about 40 days into flowering, pretty much all of the growth above the screen is flowering growth. For some reason i got no middle growth in this one :
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Dr.Amber Trichome
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There is no absolute answer to this question . It all depends of the Strain and how she is behaving and how you want your scrogged plant to look! I
. I am 2 weeks into 12/12 don’t see any signs of any stretch stopping . because of that I will continue to tuck and Move branches .
This is my Chemdog scrog as of last night . I have been scrogging for over 10 years. I have tucked all the way to Iike 8 weeks flower To get the canopy even and light to hit the bottom buds.
. I am 2 weeks into 12/12 don’t see any signs of any stretch stopping . because of that I will continue to tuck and Move branches .
This is my Chemdog scrog as of last night . I have been scrogging for over 10 years. I have tucked all the way to Iike 8 weeks flower To get the canopy even and light to hit the bottom buds.
Curbcalamitous
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but you're arent giving me any useful advice.or telling me anything at all. Like what are the fundenments you speak of? And I'm more.asking, does.it hurt yield.if you tuck to long. Answer (from experience) pretty.kuch all tucking after flowering is insisted should.be just to lower the head you shouldn't be breaking dominance anymore
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I stopped tucking 16days ago (see my post above). And I was 8or 9 days into flower. I did it as soon as I started seeing a lot of pistols and figured the canopy was full enough. Screen was maybe 85-90% full, Ive tied/pulled a few branches lower or more to side using garden ties since. But nothing aggressive. This is my canopy this am 25 days into flower. Colas for days!! Tuck as much as you can. Without damaging your budsites, but I’d recommend stopping when you feel there done stretching
Hope this helps
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Curbcalamitous
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Pretty sure that's the question I asked. When they stop strrtching. But this just leaves smaller bud sites. I pre veg longer so don't get asuchcstretch Why won't my images upload hmmm..
Curbcalamitous
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I can't seem to upload any images but let me put it this way. I can't fit my.canopy.inca single photo 
Curbcalamitous
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whats ur veg time though
I vegged those 2 for like 6-7 weeks lots of lst during, before I even installed the scrog.
Curbcalamitous
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Well obviously, but how much square footage/meterage is it and how many plants? I run 1²
That’s a 2’ square tent
They have a lot of colas and started lst on them very early
GreenestBasterd
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I usually over fill the first screen and stop tucking after around week 1 or two of flower then add another screen to support the vertical growth up until the end.
Curbcalamitous
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6 weeks or fill 0.6m² is a kind time though
