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7-14 DAYS INTO 12/12, ALL PPL TIMES WILL DIFFER, FOR THIS STRAIN IT TAKES UP TO 2 WEEKS BEFORE YOU SEE STIGMATA:
These are the 2 weeks it'll take before you see any pre flowers when you flip to 12-12. This is the key time when your plants will stretch mostly and you'll be able to make your SCROG. Now don't be afraid to get stuck in. It might look like a mess but, as seen above. Make sure you have the shoots under the screen. Start to remove everything below the net (lollipoppoin will be key to having a top heavy net with colas. Gen you'd do it with 1-2 plants from the same mother. I did it with seeds. So I got 2 completely different phenos. But, I was able to keep pheno2 (which stretched at least 1/3rd more under the net by adjusting it. You want to have all your net work done before you see pre flowers (stigmata). Now, when I say this. I mean just by having your pre stretch that will happen before you see pistils evenly as possible. Yes, you will have to come back to the net to adjust here and there. But, if you did most of the work in the 7-14 days into the 12/12 (the pre, pre stretch) yes, there's 2. One before you see any pre flowers. This part is possibly more key to a successful scrog than any other. That and picking the right type of strain. You want a hybrid or something that leans more onto the indica side as high sativa will be a nightmare when they stretch to have an even canopy.
Food/water intake
1.5-2L of water a day. 1 strong 900ppm feed every 4-6 days. In-between power roots, enzyme and sugars were given In-between, as well as Sugar Royal. Normally I'd only have to keep the sub moist every 2-3 days. But, with the heat. The amount of co2/food intake the pot does be pissing out water at the bottom every session with lights on. So after lights out I started giving 1L of water at the end of Lights out. And just as lights came on they got what I mentioned above and the water came behind and kept it from starving from liquids so much. Also, they got their last spray of vita race. Have to say, its an excellent recovery nutrient and helps with IRON which is a key nutrient in the phase of photosynthesis.
As you'll see. All this stretching. Should be tucked under the net. And then the actual pre flower stretch, they'll be the buds that will start dipping their tops above the net, and if you need to level it out, (canopy) you can easily pull the stem down below the net and it'll bring the node back under the net. Remembering to keep all bud no deeper under your net then 5cm or so. So, again lollipoppoing will be key. Any HST, If you want to do, wait until the full pre flower is over. And then HST any nodes you are finding it hard to level out.
You'll see a mess when you 1st tackle it. Don't worry just seen the bounce back and if done right, you'll see an even screen of green. It is true what they say. Once you do a scrog you'll really never want to approach a grow different if your looking for yield, potency and big colas/buds. I used a 50cm2 pro scrog frame. Allowing me to use 1/4 of my tent and it didn't matter about height issues. As the screen moves up and down with how high you've your pot.
As I've actually harvested and smoked this already I'll give you a sneak peak and the end result.
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All my diaries on here are actually finished. So, lots of reviews coming. Like to express my apologies to my sponsors, but, hey life gets in the way. Things had to take a step back. Glad to be back. And I've 11 new hopefuls already under my SF-1000 early veg lamp..
@XII_XII_MrGreen, pro scrog frames. 50cm2. Or you can get 60cm2. 4 50cm2 easily fit in a 100cm2. As you can push in against the tent. So, there's ample room.
@XII_XII_MrGreen, Yeah. They do them in 60cm2 r 50cm2 means I'd be able to fit 4 dif scrogs in my 1m2 tent. At dif hights of course. I like it. Is easily adjustable.
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