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This is my first scrog attempt. I have had 2 previous grows in a small cabinet here are the pictures of my cuttings in the soil one week after repotting from the clay balls I got them in. In here youll see my home made cool tube. Probably my best invention yet!
Im going to try and emulate some of the scrogs ive been watching over the last couple of years. I am also going to need advice in some areas because im new to this method/ sort of! Here are some pics of my setup.
looking good, are those clones? the 1 draw back with scrog is the extremely long veg time which is only a problem if you don't have a separate veg space. also if this is gonna be a scrog you had better start topping and lst NOW. the earlier you do the better screen coverage you will get in the long run. the idea is to lst early and frequently so when the time comes to put the screen on you have many many different tops/branches to tie to the screen. this way the screen fills up much faster and more evenly than if you just had 2-3 main branches. with clones i always topped and started lst as soon as they were established with seed plants (which are more difficult to scrog due to not having a uniform growth pattern or finish date) i topped and started lst once they were on there 4th node. it looks like your on your way to a great grow/harvest. good luck
ya good luck man. im currently trying my first scrog grow as well. but im starting from seed. wich is more dificult and i have just started flowering. ill be watchin this thread. ttyl.
cool looking sgcrog mate! ill be watching this one nice little set-up.
nice set up...keep us updated.
scrogging it here 2. be watching.
Ill top these babies in two days time. I grow all this because of a friend of mine smokes a lot of weed due to a medical condition. He doesn’t like to go out much and he asks me to fix him up with weed and I got sick of it, having to pay a dealer who I didn’t like that much and the inconvenience of traveling added up and made me decide to grow.
I don’t sell any weed so I can just concentrate on growing good stuff that’s dried and cured right.
Here is picture 1 2 and 3. the smaller of the three clones is slower than the other 2. One of them has really taken hold well and is looking a ok. I like the color of the leaves.
I cant wait for the babies to start bushing out.
To JUSTASEED yes these were clones 3 pr1 clones infact. And they already smell very pungent and dark. Im going to build the screen at the weekend and then the week after ill repot the plants, putting them into the sunken 5 gal pots. The light isn’t a factor to consider in terms of plant danger zone because the cool tube is so efficient the glass is only mild/moderately hot. Im going to install an active intake to add some more airflow passive has been ok though but id suggest active is best as it powers fresh air and circulates it more.
i scrogged a good deal and i learned over time that with cabinet scrogs it becomes necessary to have an intake above the screen as well as below because as the buds fatten up late in flower, they tend to form a barrier that blocks air circulation from below to above the screen. it might be a good idea to put one in as soon as possible to avoid any heat stresst problems later. i used a cooltube as well and the upper intake was still necessary. i wish someone would have told me this little tip when i was building my scrog cabinet, instead i had to do it right in the middle of a grow because the airflow got so restricted that the plants began to suffer. the upper intake solved all those problems. keep it up, you plants look great
JUSTASEED////// I have to say any advice from you will be carved in stone in my journal. Hats off to the tricks youâ??ve shown me in your old grow. I am hoping to gain enough experience so I can share with others as you have.
My last grows suffered from the problem you highlight. A lack of airflow between the canopies caused the plant to suffer. What were the plans for your cool-tube by the way, what fan did you use etc. did you use clean air from outside the cab to cool the bulb?
i started with just a 4 inch duct fan but it wasn't strong enough so i switched to a 465cfm squirrelcage and i did not use clean outside air, the cooltube actually was also a second exhaust fan. my cooltube looked like yours, mine was a pyrex bake-a-round bought on e-bay.
Sorry for the delay in updates my life has been filled with so many annoying things that i havnt had chance to get some good shots and get them on. However now im back on track. The plants seem happy enough after the smallest one ate too much food and got locked. The other 2 took the food very well. My friend hasnt seen my grow yet but he will like what he sees when he does. The box has come a long way since the olden days with the garden growing fiasco of 2003 to now.
My friend will save so much money as he smokes over 1 ounce a week. NO MORE TRIPS TO THE DEALERS!!!!!!!! wooo hoo.
Since the last update ive changed the inlet fan a bit. So that now it draws air in straight from outside the cab and into the lower canopy. When the screen goes in I hope to add another inlet above it so that the airflow will remain nice. as for now the plant only smells a bit so im using the main fan as a cool tube/main outlet (smelly air).
Here are some pics of whats going on!
All comments welcomed!!!
more pictures
hi guys just a quick update. the plants are doing fine
and all is well in the box. I have got a chance to get
a 5200k metal halide conversion bulb for my grow. does
anyone have any expirience with this light?
Im planning on going hydro next grow and seing
what system i can build. Soil just seems to get
in the way to me!
PEACE!
looks great! i've used a 400 mh conversion with my 430hps ballast to veg a week or 2 extra to fill the screen before going to 12/12 with the hps. btw it might not be a bad idea to use the mh for the 1st 7-14 days of 12/12 this will minimize stretch and help keep the screen from getting too full before the plants "crown off".