Quote Originally Posted by pokherking
Hey there, so yeah what i meant was i was hoping that i initiated flowering at the right time, i was thinking i was supposed to time it so that when the buds are starting to grow they should be level with the screen, am i wrong ? or am i supposed to tie the shoots down when they get to the screen ?? any help appreciated
Well, you are right on both accounts, actually.

You can 'time' it, although people sometimes place the screen over them as soon as they have enough height.

You have to tie down the shoots... or else the plant is not going to create an even canopy on its own.
As soon as they start popping over the screen, start tying them down.

How long into flower are you?
I scanned the thread quickly, but did not find the answer.
If they are into flowering already, considerably... do not tie them down too much. They will not be growing THAT much (this depends really on how along into flowering they are).


IMAGINARY GROW:
If we start with 6 inch clones, and the screen we place it 8 inches above...
When the clones cross to the top of the screen, just start tying them down.
Now is also a good time to do the FIM technique on them (NOT during flowering!).
All these shoots, secondaries, branches, etc, tie them down.

What you want, is a "full" canopy of weed.

Am I making sense??
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Sorry... kinda... st0n3d