Good Scrog Guide/Tute?

[spartan]

Does anyone know a good Video or Text Guide/Tutorial to Set up a Scrog??

 

Thanks!

[bighit]

This is like a SOG (Sea of Green) grow, but a screen is used

to train the plant to grow horizontally creating a canopy of buds

beneath the light. The screen is simply 2” chicken wire, or 2” nylon

poultry fencing, or one can use hooks and 20 lb. fishing line to make

their net.

The screen is at a set height above the plant medium. This

height varies from 8” to 24” depending on the light type you are

using. The light should be hung by chains and adjustable so that one

can raise it if needed.

Clones are used again like in SOG style, because we do not

want a hole in the canopy were a male was removed. This is why we

use female clones for SOG and ScrOG grows. It does not take as many

plants for ScrOG growing as compared to SOG. One should allow at

least 1 square foot per flowering plant in a ScrOG grow.

This method also takes anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks longer

 

per grow because we will be in a vegetative stage longer than a SOG

grow.

The plants are trained to grow horizontally under the screen

until they are 2 weeks into the flowering cycle. At this point you let the

tops grow vertically through the screen. One should always train the

main growing tops to the outside of the screen. They always grow the

tallest, and we want the tallest to be on the perimeter of the screen. As

the tops grow vertically, push the large fan leaves down under the

screen, allowing the light to get to all the developing bud sites. If leaf

growth is excessive, one should first cut the finger in half making a

shorter leaf and allowing light to get to the bud site. Leaving half the

leaf on the plant still allows it to make energy for the plant to grow.

Taking a whole fan leaf away in one go can stunt growth.

In a week take off the rest of it. Some do not remove leaf at

all, but I do it to help with air movement, reduce chance of mould or

fungus, and to allow light to penetrate the bud sites. Just remember to

remove a little at a time if you do remove leaf.

At this point flowers are forming and growing vertically

creating a carpet of bud above the screen. Now we go below the

screen and remove all the lateral branches and stray bud sites. The

canopy has thickened up enough now that light is blocked from

reaching this lower growth. It is only sucking away your plant’s

energy from the buds under the light. Remove all branches that have

not made it to the screen and the stray bud sites. We want the plant to

concentrate all its grow energy on the developing flowers above the

canopy.

 

The main 3 differences between a SOG and ScrOG grow is

the number of plants grown, the screen, and the slightly longer grow

cycle of the ScrOG. Both methods can be done under the same light

and in soil or with hydroponics. There are many variations of the

ScrOG grow, but they all contain the same principles. There are the

V-ScrOG, Stadium ScrOG, Flat ScrOG, and the Cylinder ScrOG

grows in today’s homes. I think you can picture what these look like.

They work the same way but just have a different shape.

One of today’s strains has earned a place in the ScrOG

garden and this is C99. One will find a pure Indica or Indica

dominant cross will produce the best in a ScrOG grow. A good ScrOG

grow will average 2 ounces of bud per square foot of screen, but one

can not expect this the first few grows, for it takes proper timing and

the correct strain to accomplish this.

ScrOG was originally designed for grow area’s limited in

height and fluorescent lights were used to light the grow area. Today’s

growers are using HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights for growing

ScrOG. They have taken it to the next level with these lights and are

generating great results.

Today’s grower is always trying some thing new to better the

production of their favorite plant.

[medi-useA]

This is like a SOG (Sea of Green) grow, but a screen is used

to train the plant to grow horizontally creating a canopy of buds

beneath the light. The screen is simply 2” chicken wire, or 2” nylon

poultry fencing, or one can use hooks and 20 lb. fishing line to make

their net....

 

BigHit, you've Hit the Nail on the Head with this...concise and to the point.

 

Spartan...BigHit has outlined the basics for you here ...search around this forum

and others for ppl posting pics of their scrog grows to give a visual idea

of what it is like...anything else that could be mentioned for a scrog is fine tuning,

really only relevant to your particular situation...

 

..not forgetting the basics of cannabis growth--temp approx 26c-28c--enough light-(lighting FAQ's)

right nutrients (depends on your grow method of choice)--safety and security (ya wanna be

around to enjoy the harvest)--strain-(it DOES matter with most scrog)

--humidity approx 50%-70% (depending on stage of grow)...

 

and learning to time your lights changeover and plant growth to fill the canopy...(practice practice practice)

 

welcome to the great experiment!

 

 

muA

[Teucer]

You want "The Cannabis Grow Bible" by Greg Greene

 

PM me if you're interested.

[bighit]

that's where my information came from i have the 4th Edition

[loylty gets u nothing]

http://www.drugs-forum.com/growfaq//1164.htm

 

that has abit of info

its qwiet a simple method of growing

big yielder wen ya get dialed

all the best

bil

[loylty gets u nothing]

heres another

http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/fourtwent.../scrogorama.htm

 

this is the 1 i read and did my 1st scrog from

all the best

bill

[spartan]

Thanks for the great resources guys,

 

have had a good read of the posted links, might have to check out that book too.

 

jorge cervantes book looks pretty good (newest edition), might not be anything specific on scrog, but looks a good read.

[DarkSpark]

Thanks for that link bill a very simple and comprehensive look at how it works =]

[auzziebuds]

thanks for the info!!