Hi, I have question that i posted in the newbie section and no one has givin me an answer yet so i thought I'd try in section. My question is about SCROG, i know what it stands for and that it trains the plant into a bush which is what I'd like to do because of limited space, but HOW does it actually achieve this? Is there a certain height you have to put the screen at? Also, what type of screen? Will Chicken Wire do or will it need something with bigger holes? Another question I have is on the subject of topping. If you're using the SCROG method, do you still need to top the plants? If so, how far along must the plants be before you begin to top, and how often can you top them? If there is anyone out there with any information that would help me out I'd appreciate it veryy much!! Happy growing and smoking to all!!

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I'm not sure what SCROG stands for but if you're talking about topping, and using a trullis(?spelling?) then chicken wire is too small for what you're doing. There are lots of ways to train a plant to bush out. "Topping" splits the apex branch in a way that two apex branches will grow off that. You can then "top" these two apex branches then to have four equally main "kola" branches. Topping is pretty easy and there are a lot of ways to do it, depending mostly on the characteristics of the strain you're growing. Indicas that grow short and bushy are good to top but they take a lot of time to grow out of them and a lot longer to veg up.

Some people I've heard suggest "topping" at every fourth node, but don't go chopping back your plants too much.

ONLY take off the first couple leaves of new growth, you can do it with a razor blade, scissors or even just pinch it off with your finger. If you look down the stem, you can kind of guess where the next apex stem will emerge. I only top on a case by case basis if i'm trying to keep the plants all at an even height and some are growing faster than others or if I'm training up a mother plant.

What does SCROG stand for?

screen of green is what it means . This is a system that after you induce flowering about half way through the stretch you put a screen over top of your plants.
you train them as much as possible to fill in the screen. this makes it so only the larger colas make it through the screen and you trim off most of the growth below the screen.

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Right on, for that, you should buy a trellis net, I would think.

that would work
but if you have the time and patience it is cheader to make your own.
have a good friday

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