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So Im just getting the end of my veg cycle and I am attempting my first scrog. My grow room is 4x4x7 and I made my own frame the same dimensions of my room (4x4) and tied string to nails I put in every 6 inches.

Im growing in soil, in 7 Gal smartpots, and have set the screen to be 19-20 inches from the tops of the pots. Of the six plants Ive got in there, 2 are poking about 3 inches above the screen from their main stalk, other branches are about 7 inches away. My other hybrid is about 2 inches from poking through the screen from its main stalk.

My indicas are just really bushing out and are just over a foot tall, not really close to the screen at all. I have been vegging for 7 weeks, but honestly probablly put myself back 2 weeks from waiting to transplant and not feeding well enough. Those problmes are fixed and these plants are growing fast.

My question(s) is, do you experienced scroggers think its still to early to flip my lights? Im a little worried Ill switch to flower and the plants wont completely fill out my screen. I really wish I took a pic this morning so you could see what I was talking about but hopefully you have a pretty good Idea from the explanation.

Do you think I might have set my screen to high above the plants at 20"? Im flowering with a 1000w hps. How high would you suggest I keep my light above my screen? From what I have read I have gathered between 18-24 inches will be good. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by rrmcmaho

So Im just getting the end of my veg cycle and I am attempting my first scrog. My grow room is 4x4x7 and I made my own frame the same dimensions of my room (4x4) and tied string to nails I put in every 6 inches.

Im growing in soil, in 7 Gal smartpots, and have set the screen to be 19-20 inches from the tops of the pots. Of the six plants Ive got in there, 2 are poking about 3 inches above the screen from their main stalk, other branches are about 7 inches away. My other hybrid is about 2 inches from poking through the screen from its main stalk.

My indicas are just really bushing out and are just over a foot tall, not really close to the screen at all. I have been vegging for 7 weeks, but honestly probablly put myself back 2 weeks from waiting to transplant and not feeding well enough. Those problmes are fixed and these plants are growing fast.

My question(s) is, do you experienced scroggers think its still to early to flip my lights? Im a little worried Ill switch to flower and the plants wont completely fill out my screen. I really wish I took a pic this morning so you could see what I was talking about but hopefully you have a pretty good Idea from the explanation.

Do you think I might have set my screen to high above the plants at 20"? Im flowering with a 1000w hps. How high would you suggest I keep my light above my screen? From what I have read I have gathered between 18-24 inches will be good. Thoughts?

Are you using two different strains?? Its what it sounds like to me.
That is always a bad move.
One might stretch more than the other, one side will be fuller then the other.

Can you some how slant the screen. Making it shorter for the one smaller plants going bigger to the side with the larger plants? I would wait to see a pic to judge if you should flip the lights any time soon.

Originally Posted by BBYY

Are you using two different strains?? Its what it sounds like to me.
That is always a bad move.
One might stretch more than the other, one side will be fuller then the other.

Can you some how slant the screen. Making it shorter for the one smaller plants going bigger to the side with the larger plants? I would wait to see a pic to judge if you should flip the lights any time soon.

Damn, ive got 2 master Kush, 1 Bluberry dream, 1 black domina and 2 heirloom bubbas. 4 different strains....I was thinking though, instead of slanting the screen how about putting the shorter plants on platforms to reach them up to the screen? Ill take a picture as soon as I get home and post it on here

NVM, just love how no one can respond and just goes on about their own bs

Originally Posted by sleezy1

NVM, just love how no one can respond and just goes on about their own bs

I don't consider myself an expert, but I feel for you, so I'll help how I can. If anyone disagrees, the are more than welcome to jump in.

It looks to me like you're plants are ready to go to flower, BUT it also looks to me that your screen is too high for where the plants are at right now. I think if you were able to drop the screen a couple of inches, some of the lower branches would get to the screen and you'll be good to go.

Originally Posted by rrmcmaho

Damn, ive got 2 master Kush, 1 Bluberry dream, 1 black domina and 2 heirloom bubbas. 4 different strains....I was thinking though, instead of slanting the screen how about putting the shorter plants on platforms to reach them up to the screen? Ill take a picture as soon as I get home and post it on here

Of course that will work.

Originally Posted by sleezy1

NVM, just love how no one can respond and just goes on about their own bs

re-read your ? and is it that hard to answer?

i plan on running a perpetual, after clones have 2 weeks and have established some roots, i want to veg for a week, top, veg for another 1-2 weeks then flower. so 3 weeks of veg after clones been transplanted. at what point do i introduce the scrog? and what distance from the top of the clones?