Indoor Growing Scrog

[TristanTheDestroyer]

Hey 420, thanks for all you do and showing your process along the way my friend. I've started a new grow (as of yesterday, 1st Dec) and am looking forward to replicating your methods with the wealth of advice your have shown here and on Reddit. I'm super excited to share my grow and ask advice along the way.

 

[Mongoose]

420, some questions: Are you running two 100 watt lights at 100%? Are they about 24 inches above the canopy? And if I remember correctly, you run them 24 hours? Are those numbers the same through each phase of your grow? Thanks!

 

[MN8484]

A diffuser is required with Photone, they explain on their site, and link to their suggested diffuser. It works great. Bruce Bugbee is a good resource on lighting and other things cannabis. He's a scientist at Utah State University. Many videos on YouTube. In one of his interviews he said they have learned that hemp is the "Michael Jordan" of light consumption. I have been pushing the standard light recommendations pretty hard, from sprout on, the plants seem to like it.

ordered one

 

[greenauto]

420, some questions: Are you running two 100 watt lights at 100%? Are they about 24 inches above the canopy? And if I remember correctly, you run them 24 hours? Are those numbers the same through each phase of your grow? Thanks!

As far as I know, 420 uses different lights with varying wattages. But the 420scrog method is more about the training (and timing) of autoflowers, including choosing the right grow medium with optimal fertigation. The lights run 24/7 during all growth phases.

I even remember he once used a cheap 150-watt grow light and managed to achieve more than 7g/watt. So what I want to say: The focus should be on optimal training and timing, like flattening out and defoliation, canopy maintanance etc.

 

[greenauto]

@420autoflower @DOA (and everyone else )

Do you think it's time for a "real" schwazz-session? (For plant no.1+2. The late bloomer still getting light defoils, but not too heavy. She is still in first week of flower imho).

I did leave tucking and light to medium defoiliation along the way.
I've got the feeling they are still stretching.

Today at Day 54

Plant 2

Plant 3

For context: These are the same ladies on Day 37. Right after flattened out. (Posted here aswell).

 

[Drownomatic]

Are you not going to pull all those extra leaves?

 

[greenauto]

I am going to pull (almost) all of those fan leaves. Schwazzing. The question is, should I do it right now? Normally people say after the stretch is over / after week ~ 3ish.
Or should I wait a little bit more until the plant focuses completly on bud development.

 

[Drownomatic]

I am going to pull (almost) all of those fan leaves. Schwazzing. The question is, should I do it right now? Normally people say after the stretch is over / after week ~ 3ish.
Or should I wait a little bit more until the plant focuses completly on bud development.

Consult with our Oracle, but to me they're blocking bud sites, and I'd pull at least those.

 

[BII]

Perhaps I missed it earlier? It looks like, besides stacking Grodan blocks, you place large sized starter blocks on top of coco (or is it soil?).. How do the results of the hybrid stacks compare vs. just blocks? Why and what is the difference between the blocks apparently set on top of the coco/media vs. the blocks apparently set on top of a white plastic sheet on top of the coco? What does the white plastic do here?

 

[DOA]

If it were my grow I'd be having all those leaves off now, convert all that stretch energy into those budsites. As you move into late flower, the only foliage you really need are the sugar leaves. Once you hit late flower those little leaves will have enough surface area to get you to the end.