Decided to remove the SCROG net as I think its going to do more harm than good. 2 main factors influencing this. Auto strain and also limited space.
1. If It were a photo strain I would have much longer to work with, as would keep in veg until the screen is full.I think this largely makes Autos poor performers with a SCROG. The plants are starting to flower and as they are so short, were barely touching the SCROG net at an 8 inch height... I will perhaps try this again with a photo strain however with an Auto were working against the clock and it wont achieve its potential.
2. Limited space. I'm using a 100 x 50 cm tent so have limited space to work with. Being able to rotate the plants for watering and defoliating is a massive win and something that would be lost with the SCROG technique.
Looking forward to seeing how things come along! Ordered some of these same seeds, but germinated a bag-seed before they arrived so these will be my next attempt.
@Steeze_McQueen, thanks man. It was reaaaaaal slow going in the first week or so which is annoying however I think I've got it sorted and hopefully smooth sailing from here! Forever learning!
@ELPIRATA, started with very little maybe 200ml every 4 days (keep soil around the stem moist but not too wet and gradually water a bit more each time) . Once roots are established after a few weeks I go on to water until you get a 15% + runoff every day or so to ensure its clearing away any build up of nutrients in the soil and prevents lockout - maybe 2500ml each time or something like that.
Final defoliation this week and on to the finish now. I have fed 2 weeks of PK, the next feeds will be back to just the A+B with Cal Mag. It seems like a winning formula, no issues whatsoever. Hoping to see them fatten nicely in the coming weeks :)