would you net this down? this is in a 4x8 tent
(they’re sorta flopped over because i just got done bending them a bit)
what’s your take on nets overall?
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This tends to be a trick question in my mind as some think they are scrogging whereas its only support, whereas others know its just support and swear by them then later bitch how hard it was/is to maintain them…I say, use what you think you can get away with in terms of future watering, defoliation and shriveled leaf fetching - how far can you reach? Remember, I fell on the big girl DBHP amending the soil thinking I could reach further than I could
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imho, the canopee is not enough “homogeneous” to think about a net.
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If you feel there is unused horizontal space to fill then net or ties are good choice.
Both have its pros and cons. Ties are messy when you reach high number of them. With net you will lose ability to move plants in your room later in the flower stage (to create “stadium effect”).
I’ve tried multiple mesh sizes both in vertical and horizontal screen of green and in the end I prefer bigger mesh size that serves mainly as a support and to “expand” canopy wider. It also depends on your knowledge of the strain and ability to predict how much it will stretch after switch.
I think that net helps to fill canopy with growth and make it more homogenous.
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many thanks for the responses, i’m just trying to maximize what these plants are capable of & not quite sure if holding certain areas down with the netting would be wise.
i suppose i’ll let them veg for another week and see how they’re looking before doing anything else.
here they are as of a few hours ago
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At least they are beauttifully vegged ^^
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I’m limited in my counts so scrog are a must. The style I grow in also makes for fast vertical growth which I like to turn horizontal so screens are good.
I mount my screens to the pots so each pot and plant and screen are unitized
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right on and again thanks for the responses.
i’ve read through them and thought out the pro’s and con’s, and figured i might as well mock up a net to see what it would be like, then install it to a point where i could semi-easily undo the thing should i find out it’s not to my liking
by the way - on the right (toward the back) are Georgia Peach by DNA Genetics (tangilope x chocolope), and on the left (toward the front) are triple OG kush
i too am limited in space, being i’ve decided to stay within the 4x8 tent for now. so after 4 solid harvests without the netting, and seeing what i was, i figured that it could be worth a try to attempt to fully maximize the surface area being reached by the photons
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The biggest downfall I see is reaching the ones in the back and watering. It also looks like you have a ton of plants so don’t think the screen is gonna do much besides maybe add support. But a wire and yoyos would do that better
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this is 10 plants in total in a 4x8 tent. at the top are 4 Georgia Peach in 10gal smart pots, the middle are 2 Georgia Peach in 5gal root-trapper pots and the lower part of the photo are the 4 Triple OG kush and they are in 7gal root trappers.
the media is the organic sunshine #4 mix, and i use sensi bloom A+B, recharge & Mammoth P
this is them a few weeks ago, for a better understanding of whats going on under there
right now they are vegging under 1k MH (hortilux bulb) + 400w t5.
i think i’m going to let them veg for another week, they got their last veg-food today so we’ll see how they respond and what they look like and determine if the net will be a keeper when we begin bloom. watering down low is definitely an added chore but something i’m capable of. i’ve got a long stem sprayer that works well, just rather slow. its nice being in there and just hanging with the plants though, i find it quite therapeutic actually
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so i did let them veg for that week, i adjusted their netting a little bit and flipped them to bloom 10 days ago or so.
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Looking good! Trellis netting does spread the canopy out nicely
I found that with many plants I had a very hard time getting to the back plants for maintenance/defoliation/etc.in a 4’-deep tent. But I do like that they stay in position and any unused space is really easy to fill. Next time, however, i will be much much more aggressive with the training of the plant(s); I feel there are greater benefits to be reaped.
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well here they are this morning, just before the lights came on. crusing along at bloom day 28.
i’ve been slowly adjusting things and tucking flowers behind nets where it seems like its appropriate
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another update
the net had to go! once they got into their 4th week of bloom they started getting so thick and looking for more space, so i lifted up the net, uninstalled it and gave the ladies a thorough cleaning. this pic was taken last week sometime.
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this is what i’m growing in that bloom tent
Georgia Peach by D.N.A. Genetics
i think these will push well into 60+ days.
4 of them are in 10gal pots, and 2 are in 5gals.
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I dont think of the net as something to hold the plant or canopy down. The net can do two things for you.
In a SOG situation it can help support the plants, and keep heavy colas from falling over.
However, I think its best use is in a SCROG. In that situation, the main purpose of the net is that it lets you train or force the stems to grow sideways instead of up. That does two things. It spreads the plant out horizontally and fills the space from side to side and front to back - assuming you train it properly.
However, the most important thing that sideways growth does is that all those sideways growing stems will put out new vertical stems from each and every node. Every one of them will become its own new cola full of buds.
But wait, there’s more…you can take those new vertical growths, and force them to grow sideways too - and they will also put out new vertical stems from each node. In no time at all you can have dozens of colas instead of a few.
Im growing a single plant at the moment under a scrog. I havent counted them, but I think I must have 50 or 60 colas with some nice buds growing. Im expecting to get plus or minus a pound from a 28"x38"x48" tent - from a single plant.
This is by far the worst job I have done as far as training under a scrog. I completely misjudged the stretch and didnt get the canopy very even, but you get the idea.
Thats not to say you are doing anything wrong with your grow. Your canopy looks great - better than mine by far. Its just that you have more of a sog than a scrog.
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Where did you source those grated drain pans?
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i sourced them here locally in michigan at the Grow Green MI store
it looks like they’re available online as well
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Awesome! That’s exactly what I have been looking for but haven’t been able to find for some reason.
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Good call imo.
I’m a Michigan boy too, good to see you here.
Maintaining potted plants for me means taking them out of the tent, can’t do that with the net you showed.
I have used trellising with good results but they were mounted to the pot. Plus I have a single source UVB lamp that I rotate the plants under.
Any way I’m planning a outdoor, stealthy grow this summer. Even though we’re legal, rip off is a constant threat.
In my case, even with a large yard, neighbors have outdoor night time lighting that limits the space I can grow.
Any plans for outdoor?
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