Help setting up tote for ScrOG?

ImToHighForThis

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• Oct 16, 2015

• #1

This is my first time growing and am going to grow ScrOG in a 32 gallon tote. I am going to set up another tote for clones. I want some advice on my planed setup and tips. I'm going to use plastic fencing for a screen. I am planning on using 2 150 watt CFLs for flowering and 1 150 watt for veg. I've got my reflective and air circulation figured out. I want to know do I start ScrOGing in veg and then continue while in flowering. I also want to know can I take a clone after I started ScrOGing? Any advice is appreciated.

 

MonkeyGrinder

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #2

ImToHighForThis said:

I want to know do I start ScrOGing in veg and then continue while in flowering.

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Yep. Top your plant a few times. Then just keep tucking everything under after you flip to 12/12 until they totally stop with stretch and start throwing out flowers. If you stop tucking too early you'll probably get random big colas everywhere. And after a few weeks you'll see your smaller flowers down at the net and kick yourself in the ass.

ImToHighForThis said:

. I also want to know can I take a clone after I started ScrOGing? Any advice is appreciated.

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Yeah you can. Stop tucking one (or several) branches. They'll shoot up and be nice and clone sized quickly.
Also on a side note I messed around with garden wire and where the branches forst grew up and touched the net. I looped the garden wire around the branch to "anchor" it in place. It worked well to keep it stable when tucking everything down.

 

ImToHighForThis

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #3

@MonkeyGrinder thanks for the advice really appreciate it. I've got a seedling now once I start ill make a new thread of my grow and post it here.

 

MonkeyGrinder

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #4

What size screen are you planning on using? The reason I ask is that that's not a whole lot of light. Or not very powerful anyways.

 

Antman15

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #5

Read up. http://www.growweedeasy.com/scrog-tutorial

 

ImToHighForThis

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #6

Thanks @Antman15 . @MonkeyGrinder I was going to use this
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Grip-Rit...Green-Multi-Purpose-Fence-GPF4025GR/205439518 I don't think the light will be that bad in a 32 long x 20 wide x 17 deep by the time the plant grow to height. I think that should do fine but you tell me.

 

Antman15

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #7

A 250 watt HPS would do better than the 300 watt total CFL's.

 

ImToHighForThis

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #8

@Antman15 don't I need a ballast for HPS if not I was going to use these for the CFLs would it still work for the HPS
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-White-Outlet-to-Socket-Light-Plug-R52-00061-00W/100170446

 

MonkeyGrinder

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #9

What @Antman15 said.
Also that's the same netting I've built a couple screens with. It works nicely. I pulled fan leaves through it for better direct light.
Invest in a HPS though. They're worth every penny when it comes to flowering. I would pick a T5 rig and flower with that in scrog vs a couple of CFL lights. Have you checked into those at all?

 

Antman15

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• Oct 17, 2015

• #10

ImToHighForThis said:

@Antman15 don't I need a ballast for HPS if not I was going to use these for the CFLs would it still work for the HPS
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-White-Outlet-to-Socket-Light-Plug-R52-00061-00W/100170446

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Yes you need a ballast, but a 250 ballast is pretty small and I'm sure there are fixtures with a built in ballast. No those won't work for HPS.