600W HPS, 4x4 SCROG (Critical+ Dinafem)

Hi All,

After years growing outdoors in sunny Spain I have decided to move my operation inside.

Spent the last couple of months doing my research, working out my grow area etc.

Ready to go live this week.

I have built a a box that is 5 feet length by 5 feet width. The height of it is 7 feet.

I will be using a 600w hps for both veg and flower. Got my extraction and intake installed with a carbon filter for the smellies.

I will be using the SCROG method for this grow (was looking at LST but want to try something new)

After 3 successful grows with Dinafem seeds I am growing one of their most prized strain Critical+ (see here: http://dinafem-seeds.com/en/2009/04/semilla-critical/ )

My SCROG screen is 4x4 which I have been told is sufficient for a 600w and my 5 plants.

I will be posting my progress in detail throughout my grow because like me being a beginner watching other people grow is a good way to avoid mistakes.

Everything is set almost I only have one question to ask that I am unsure on. Do I need to LST my plants before they reach the screen? Do I need to top them??
 
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monkeybutler

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Hi All,

After years growing outdoors in sunny Spain I have decided to move my operation inside.

Spent the last couple of months doing my research, working out my grow area etc.

Ready to go live this week.

I have built a a box that is 5 feet length by 5 feet width. The height of it is 7 feet.

I will be using a 600w hps for both veg and flower. Got my extraction and intake installed with a carbon filter for the smellies.

I will be using the SCROG method for this grow (was looking at LST but want to try something new)

After 3 successful grows with Dinafem seeds I am growing one of their most prized strain Critical+ (see here: http://dinafem-seeds.com/en/2009/04/semilla-critical/ )

My SCROG screen is 4x4 which I have been told is sufficient for a 600w and my 5 plants.

I will be posting my progress in detail throughout my grow because like me being a beginner watching other people grow is a good way to avoid mistakes.

Everything is set almost I only have one question to ask that I am unsure on. Do I need to LST my plants before they reach the screen? Do I need to top them??
i've yet to do it myself, but i've read for hundreds of hours about scrog and about the setup im' about to attempt and you shouldn't have to top or LST before you hit the screen... just wait till it's about 3-4 inches above the screen before you start bending/training...

I'm about to do this EXACT same setup, except i'm at a 3x4 screen. everything else is the same... i'm 90% decided on Dinafem's critical +... this post is 23 days old... how far along are you...?
 
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