I think you could possibly build a frame that would hold a screen in like almost a bowl shape, utilizing the entire and most efficient footprint of the light. That would be a crazy SCROG. And the yields would be incredible.
Theoretically.
graphic.I have seen a picture of something like that. Looked like killer yield but a ton of work.
I gave the BoG some thought but I wasn't ready for it on this grow. There are some crazy vertical grows out there. Most of them use SoG methods. CA med rules require other techniques.
Isn't it fun that there are so many great ideas out there?
Let me throw in for your consideration two more acronyms: VVScroG or HLST, Virtual Vertical ScroG or my favorite... Holographic Low Stress Training
I'm going with HLST myself.
The vertical grow exists in multiple dimensions. There is the vertical range of prime light that is about 24" in length and there is a theoretical square footage if you had a screen at some distance out. About 12 sqft.
Then there is a depth dimension that is approx. 10". Stretching from about 10" from the light to 20" from the light. Any closer than 10" and the leaves show stress much easier. The 20" is because at that distance I'm at the walls. I doubt it would go much further with the 400 watt even if there was room.
The idea with HLST is to keep the plant the volume of space that stretches from 10" to 20". Picture a 20" diameter screen cage within a 40" diameter screen cage and keeping the growth between the two cages. Then take away the cages.
I am kicking around a couple of ideas but what I will be using is kind of a compromise because the plants are already in the buckets. So it will be DIY and a bit flimsy. Still workable.
The first step in HLST process was a standard horizontal LST to spread bushy growth and create multiple tops. The next step is to do vertical LST while keeping the bushiness of the plant within the volume and within the 24" vertical at the end of stretch.
The final step comes after stretch is done. This is the careful manicuring of the plant to allow maximum light to fall on buds while keeping as many useful fan leaves as possible for general plant enrichment.
There you have it...Holographic Low Stress Training.
Proper credit should be given to a few of the people whose posts, pictures or actions, stimulated my few remaining brain cells to visualize this...Propa Gator, The Lurker and OB-1 Gardner.
Oh, can't forget my new friend Romulan without whose two hits I wouldn't have been able to write this.
TT, I'm with ya, kinda, on the holographic thing. I've got a screen with a 60" circumference... when I rolled it up, got an 18" diameter one way, 20" the other. No amount of warping would make it even, so acquiesing to the steel, I hung it anyway... see if 9" or 10 make any difference.
I am leaving that cage for my own protection. Out side there's 4 corners on a 43" space, and that's it. Plants vegged and ready to flower in each corner. Start with two opposite corners, fill the other two in a month.
Train and tie, sort of a virtual outer cage with roll up space blankets behind.
Where is my vertical CMH, dang it!
And just to make it apropos, coco hempy
I *love* this pic.
