My First Grow: Grape Ape, Agent Orange x Huckleberry & Purple Skunk Mass

Old Salt said:
You can put them in their final places and install the net. You can then use the net to train the plants.
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Cool, I was hoping I'd be able to.
Old Salt said:
Another approach would be using the smaller sized tomato cages, and train the plants to stay inside those. You can use plant ties to one or more of the verticals of the cage to guide them where you want. If you mount the cages in the substrate, you will be able to move the plants around right up to harvest.
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Great idea, thanks! I'll look into that after I make my dinner.
Old Salt said:
Four plants or more plants is doable, but you need to envision what you want the plants to look like at harvest while they are still seedlings.
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Yup, I guess it's similar to what Mr. Myagi said - "Close eye. See picture of plant. Open eye. Now make plant like picture."
carcass said:
Plants are looking very good,Chef
I can guarantee you that they'll fit....for the next two weeks or so:)
j/k -We've got the same thing going on except you've got twice the space,and twice the plants...
Brings to mind Chris Farley's "Fat man in a little coat" routine, from Tommy Boy
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Thank you sir! Yeah, like I said, I'm gonna look into the tomato cages that @Old Salt suggested.
 
Did some more training today. This'll probably be the last time for this type of training (I think?). Gonna let them start to go vertical and then set up the trellis netting to weave the branches through to start defining the space. This is a 2x4 grow space, so I need to limit each plants growth to a 1x2 foot area. Many thanks to @Old Salt for his diagram on how to make this happen and assuring me that the grow space is at least adequate for these girls. I really need to try to get the money together for a large tent for 12/12. The current setup is fine for veg, but I really need space for my next grow - wanna try mainlining for my next grow, for some really bushy wide plants and will definitely need the space. The clones are gonna be going outside within the next day or two.

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When I used to grow outdoors I had kind of an OCD thing about not letting the plants
touch each other during the grow...Had to leave that habit behind real fast with the
indoor thing ...
The training looks to be working well with your plants,nice and even,all the way across..
How long are you going to let them veg?
 
carcass said:
When I used to grow outdoors I had kind of an OCD thing about not letting the plants
touch each other during the grow...Had to leave that habit behind real fast with the
indoor thing ...
The training looks to be working well with your plants,nice and even,all the way across..
How long are you going to let them veg?
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Thanks! I think maybe 3 more weeks in veg. Once they start growing upward and the netting gets about what, maybe 75% full? Then I'll switch to 12/12.
 
Old Salt said:
Yes, the earlier you start, the easier it is.
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Okay, so I'll add the netting about 4 inches above their current height and start to weave as they grow. By 3 weeks from now (uneducated guestimate), the netting should be all set. Again, this is dependent on available space. Like I said earlier, I'm thinking of switching to 12/12 once 75% of the netting is occupied whether it's 2, 3, 4, etc. weeks from now.
 
CrazyChef said:
Question: Should I use tiebacks for new growth in the netting, or just keep weaving it in as it grows?
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I tie to the netting, and remove the ties when the plants no longer need them. It makes it easier to clean the net at harvest time.
 
CrazyChef said:
As for the scrog, originally I was planning on centering each plant and weaving the limbs front and back. But, would it be better to leave them towards the rear and just weave forward?
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Good question. It might depend on if they are clones or from seed. Old Salt might know.
 
Just put the pots along the centerline, and work to get the plants to fill the screen. At this point don't worry about constraining individual plants to a specific area.
 
Old Salt said:
At this point don't worry about constraining individual plants to a specific area.
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Gotcha. I just marked out each plant's territory, so I'll just forget about that and let 'em go where they want to go while filling in all available spaces.
 
CrazyChef said:
Gotcha. I just marked out each plant's territory, so I'll just forget about that and let 'em go where they want to go while filling in all available spaces.
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It seems like always a compromise but it get filled in no time.
 
DAY 45

Okay, so today I took off all the training wires from the 4 main girls. Gonna let 'em gain some height, then start retraining them through the scrog net. My current plan is to weave them until something like 75% of the net is full, then switch to 12/12 for flowering.

Training stuff removed
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GA#1
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GA#2
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I took the bottom 2 growths from the PSM 10 days ago because they were somewhat stunted in their growth, and decided to see if I could use them as clones. The roots came out nicely, so I transplanted them today. This cloning stuff can be addictive...
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CrazyChef said:
I just marked out each plant's territory
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There's a pee joke there,but I won't say it....

Your plants are looking great,Chef -they're going to fill that net in no time!
 
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