Contributed by: Daveiscool
So
you?re going to grow ScrOG? Well, get used to training
your plant, you will spend a lot of time shaping and
positioning for better light distribution. One of the
main advantages of ScrOG, is when the main growth tip is
redirected horizontally 90 degrees to the screen, it
opens the main stock to more light, which generates
growth tips, and increases vigour.
What I like
to do is give my plant a head start, by pre training the
main stock horizontally. This has two real benefits, the
main stock is not affected by the installation of the
screen (training your plant horizontally to 90 degrees,
really helps when you have a real fat stock), and the
growth tips start growing/stretching upwards so they are
very close to, or are penetrating the screen when the
screen is installed (normally the growth tips wouldn't
start to stretch up until the initial main growth tip
was trained horizontal to the screen, this causes you to
veg more time under the screen to allow for the growth
tips to penetrate).
All you need is a twisty
tie, a container, a sharp pointy object, and some
string. First take the string and at one end make a
loop, leave the other end alone for now. Next, take your
container and pop a hole at the top of the container,
then slip the loop through the hole (So the loop would
go through the hole towards the centre of the pot).
Next, at one end of the twisty tie, secure your stock
where you want it to bend horizontally, at the other end
twisty tie around the loop. Carefully take the string
hanging out of the hole you made and pull on it, the
plant should start to bend where you have it secured at
the main stock. Pull the string till you have your
desired angle then tie a knot that won't fit through the
hole you poked in the container, and let go of the
string.
Veg like this for 3-5 days; you should
now have a pre-trained plant, ready to be installed into
the screen. NOTE: Your plant may not be able to bend
horizontally on the first train,so to prevent snapping
the stem, train progressively.
