To scrog or not to scrog?

Hey guys,
So today Is day 11 my girl is short and bushy. So as of now I'm a little confused/worried.
The dimensions of my box are 2x2x4. If you can see where my lights are and above them there is about 1foot of space being taken by my lights, fan,carbon filter, power cords, etc. so now since that has been taken up I have 3 feet to work with. Thing is this 5gal bucket is legit a foot tall.so now it's only 2feet and the canopy can't be too close. It's taking a lot of space. How can I fix this can I still flower in here if so should I scrog or how can I maximize my space. I might be able to lift the light another 4 inches but that's about it. Here's a picture so u can get the idea.

I think it might be mainly the light. It's so wide only solution I can think of is putting my duct fan on the outside of my box?

Put your fan out side the tent, top her once or twice and fill a screen to scrog

ҖҗlegilizeitҗҖ said:

Put your fan out side the tent, top her once or twice and fill a screen to scrog

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Yea I feel like that's my only option cause I'm losing like almost a foot

Married2MarryJ said:

Yea I feel like that's my only option cause I'm losing like almost a foot

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Yeah put anything and everything outside the box that you can. More room the better, but with the LED it will be difficult to grow since you should have atleast 16" between your light and plant. Maybe get a smaller light otherwise scrog is your best bet. Is it femenized?

Next time see if you can find a wider, shorter pot for your plant to more effectively use your space. Looks like you have a few inches on all sides of that bucket so if you found a pot that fit more snug you could make it shorter while still keeping the same amount of dirt

ҖҗlegilizeitҗҖ said:

Next time see if you can find a wider, shorter pot for your plant to more effectively use your space. Looks like you have a few inches on all sides of that bucket so if you found a pot that fit more snug you could make it shorter while still keeping the same amount of dirt

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So like let's say if I used some sort of Tupperware That's wide is that ok? Yea she's feminized Ak47xWW

Yea scrog, that light needs to be really close, not a lot of light penetration.

Is it too late to re transplant it into a smaller pot?

Yes. Dont pot down. The amount and health of the roots is what dictates yield.

Also... ill bet youll want to keep that light (CWL Solar Storm 440?) At the very least 16" above the canopy otherwise youll bleach the plant. For that light i found the sweet spot at 20" above for most strains tho...

Gquebed said:

Yes. Dont pot down. The amount and health of the roots is what dictates yield.

Also... ill bet youll want to keep that light (CWL Solar Storm 440?) At least 16" above the canopy otherwise youll bleach the plant. For that light i found the sweet spot at 20" above.

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Yes I deff want to keep the light. I am super excited to see how the buds turn out but I mean I'm still worried hmm well I did the math and it would work if I had a pot that was at least 4 or 5 inches shorter. This is a powerful light and probably not made for this size box. Hey imma try it anyway. How long should I veg? And also when should I start scroging

Veg 3 or 4 weeks, top her pretty soon, lst, then a week after topping put the screen on top and train the branches under the screen untill it's 50-70% full. Then flip to flower and continue training for the first two weeks of flower stretch under the screen. After that you should be good to just let her go because there won't be much more vertical growth

Next time make your own container to fit your box that way it can be shorter with the same volume of root space because there's no space being wasted around the pot.

Duago29 said:

Next time make your own container to fit your box that way it can be shorter with the same volume of root space because there's no space being wasted around the pot.

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Any ideas on a container?

How big is your space? I have a Sterlite container that's 5 gallons but it's a square, it's about 8 inches tall and takes up one square foot.

That would be significantly shorter as 5gal buckets are almost 2 feet tall

Yeah I have 1x1 square containers as well, 2 fit perfectly in my 1x2 grow box. The pots were only about a foot tall and fit 5 gallons I believe

ҖҗlegilizeitҗҖ said:

Yeah I have 1x1 square containers as well, 2 fit perfectly in my 1x2 grow box. The pots were only about a foot tall and fit 5 gallons I believe

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1x1x1 would be a cubic foot, which is 7.5gal. if you can fit 2 pots that'll give you 15 gallons total to work with but if you only have one plant I would make a custom bed to fit your setup efficiently

Duago29 said:

That would be significantly shorter as 5gal buckets are almost 2 feet tall

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My box is 2feet wide 2feet deep so let's say I do one plant in the sterlite container. Willl I be ok? Also do you have a link to purchase one or tell me where u bought yours?

Idk I just got it at Walmart. Just go there and bring a measuring tape and get the biggest container you can for your space, drill holes in the bottom and bam. But still it won't be perfect, in that small of a grow you're better off to make your own custom pot to maximize the use of your space

Duago29 said:

1x1x1 would be a cubic foot, which is 7.5gal. if you can fit 2 pots that'll give you 15 gallons total to work with but if you only have one plant I would make a custom bed to fit your setup efficiently

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I ran two plants in there with a scrog, just finnished acouple months ago