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Right then.

Soon scrogwill take over the world. If you're not doing it, you should be!

OK, so it doesn't apply to every situation but for the small grower, it takes some beating.

The topic of scrog is one that comes up time after time, yet still people are often confused and worried about getting the technique right. It's a shame because it isn't difficult, providing you know what you're doing

So, that's the point. We could do with a 'sticky' thread in which we can all share the knowledge.
Athread where people can ask questions related to scrog and find the answers.
A threadwhere people can divulge they're scrogging tips and tricks they have learnt over the years.
A thread that covers anything you can think of that involves a screen of green.
Basically THE lowdown onscrog.

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Fresh Air Inspector..

A strong statemment to kick-start proceedings, but I do agree with it heartily.

Small scalescrog growing is advantageous for a number of resons, IMO these primarily are.
Increase of yeild for the given flowering area.
Allows growers to reduce plant numbers somewhat.
Allows growers to control height of plants very strictly, useful in limited height situations.

Increase of yeild is the obvious and most rewarding benefit, and through using this technique every small scale grower can make significant weight gains IMO.
I have seen this technique make the cultivation of MJ plants possible in the impossible space.

Very basically, a scrog technique is used to train the branches of the plants to grow horizontally across a fixed grid which is placed about a foot from the growing medium or containers. Plant stems can be tied using twistie ties, soft plant rings etc etc
Vegetative growth fills the screen then the plants are flowered.
Because the branches are all aligned horizontally with mini colas protruding upward, the bud sites are exposed to a much greater proportion of the lamps light signature and bud formation is enhanced.
The amount of vegetative growth and thus the amount off 'fill' given to the screen before going 12/12 has been somewhat strain dependant IME - probably best discussed later????

Once a plant is in 12/12 I continue to tie the plants to the screen for 7-10 days until most of the stretch is over, I then like to let them stretch out finally just a touch so they are creating nice mini-colas.
Once the stretch is done, you no longer need to adjust the height of your lamp, this is great for lazy gardeners and also for peeps with as little as 3 1/2 to 4 ft of headroom.
It also means your plants wont burn if they have growth spurts when you are not there to move the lamp.

Good extraction and air movement over and under the canopy is a necessity.

This is only a simple outline, and I am sure this thread will generate many questions and lots of very useful information.
It is all about confidence (most growing is), I too was worried about trying this technique - but, boy am I glad I did.

Bumper yeilds and easy canopy control, I'm on the scrog bus.........


Some Q's and A's��.

Qâ?¦.i was wondering could the plants just b tied 2 each other using rings/ties instead of being threaded through a fixed grid
that way if 4 any reason u had 2 move the plant(eg sick plant /mites), u could easily do so without disturbing much else
Aâ?¦.you could always use a modularscrog.you get the advantage to move them round for whatever reason (watering/inspection etc) and making the most of the light.

Qâ?¦do you guys and girls top the plants before letting them hit the screen what are the pros and cons?
Aâ?¦..I think it's a bit "6 of one and a half dozen of the other". FAI prefers not topping but others (I think KS) top theirs.


Qâ?¦..In my cabinet (4x2x2) what sort of air moving capability will be necessary. I've got something for the top side of affairs - mainly to blow across the tops of the buds. But nothing below. Absolutely necessary or not?
Aâ?¦.Absolutely necessary.


A tip from Phat Farmer...

i put my screen on wheels so i can pull it out for ease of access when training and pruning etc......the pots sit on the bottom of the cart, and the whole thing moves like a trolley.



Some more Q's and As

Qâ?¦How big a factor is screen height?
Whats the maximum size for the screen per plant?
Aâ?¦As long as I can get my hand under to adjust the ties/position the buds,that's good enough for me.
Maximum size of the screen per plant?Let's look at it another way.
How many plants per square foot(30cm2)?
In general I go for one plant a ft.However,if the strain is a short stocky variety I will increase the numbers of plants upto as many as 4 per ft.
( more on this later in the discussion)


Qâ?¦.i have got th bubblegum clones and i was wondering would this strain be any good for a scrog ?
Aâ?¦ You can scrogpretty much anything, the BG will do well.