Hey everyone, so I'm planning on growing 1 plant in a sunhut blackout tent. The tent is 2.6 ft x 2.6 ft x 5.3 ft and I'm using a 260 watt pro grow LED light and a 6" 435 CFM hurricane inline fan with a 6" 400 CFM phresh carbon filter. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what plant training method I should use. I'm debating between a scrog or mainlining, and don't know what one would be better for this setup. Someone over on GC told me that I could fit 2 plants if I mainlined, but I don't know how I could fit 2 in such a limited space. I should also add that the plant will be grown in a hempy bucket and will be grown from a clone.
Which plant training method should I use?
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Alienwidow
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scrog
Figgy
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Your fan needs to be cfm rated UNDER your scrubber. Better get a variac or speed controller otherwise you will have air not being scrubbed.
SCROG is probable the best training method in small areas.
I run 4 plants in a 3x3x8ft tent in 5 gallon pots no problem. You would be fine with 2.
SCROG is probable the best training method in small areas.
I run 4 plants in a 3x3x8ft tent in 5 gallon pots no problem. You would be fine with 2.
AlphaPhase
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I'd say scrog as well
Marty Wanna
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Mainline, Bondage and Supercropping.
The size of your tent means you want to use every possible cm for leaf surface til you bloom and to build a strong stem structure to support the weight of the developing buds during flowering.
See pics below.
Use wire hangers stuck into the potting medium to hold down your main stems to spread the lady out nice and wide. Top or FIM as usual and you'll get a short stocky bushy mama that will build colas everywhere. Her growing tips will turn up toward the light within hours of tying her down. Before taking any clones, GENTLY "groom" the girl so she splays wider and wider by holding her branches out to the sides with the wire hangers until you get out to the container's edge.. If you split her at the trunk, don't worry. Just support her so the crack is in contact with the stem, and she'll heal up quickly. You'll be able to take like 16 clones just before flowering. Believe me, you'll have them! Go ahead and let them grow so they're substantial enough to build solid roots quickly.
Foliar feeding and misting should be done throughout veg. I do it. if you don't wanna, fine. I only use Thrive Alive and "stood-out" tap water.
At that point you can trim out under the canopy, (lollipopping) to clear out anything smaller than about two inches tall. Take the fan leaves out with the little "sprouts" but be judicious, some of the little ones under the canopy will yield enough smokeable bud to give you a few previews before main harvest. I love previews.
bushy and squat. that's what you want in small tent grows. Hell, bushy and squat is always what I want right before flowering in a tent. They'll stretch like mad and I don't want them growing into the light. 750W HPS BTW. yeah....
peas.
MW
The size of your tent means you want to use every possible cm for leaf surface til you bloom and to build a strong stem structure to support the weight of the developing buds during flowering.See pics below.
Use wire hangers stuck into the potting medium to hold down your main stems to spread the lady out nice and wide. Top or FIM as usual and you'll get a short stocky bushy mama that will build colas everywhere. Her growing tips will turn up toward the light within hours of tying her down. Before taking any clones, GENTLY "groom" the girl so she splays wider and wider by holding her branches out to the sides with the wire hangers until you get out to the container's edge.. If you split her at the trunk, don't worry. Just support her so the crack is in contact with the stem, and she'll heal up quickly. You'll be able to take like 16 clones just before flowering. Believe me, you'll have them! Go ahead and let them grow so they're substantial enough to build solid roots quickly.
Foliar feeding and misting should be done throughout veg. I do it. if you don't wanna, fine. I only use Thrive Alive and "stood-out" tap water.
At that point you can trim out under the canopy, (lollipopping) to clear out anything smaller than about two inches tall. Take the fan leaves out with the little "sprouts" but be judicious, some of the little ones under the canopy will yield enough smokeable bud to give you a few previews before main harvest. I love previews.
bushy and squat. that's what you want in small tent grows. Hell, bushy and squat is always what I want right before flowering in a tent. They'll stretch like mad and I don't want them growing into the light. 750W HPS BTW. yeah....
peas.
MW
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JimmyIndica
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Top seedling after 2weeks from seed- transplant 7 gallon and tie 4 mains down to open up center cones. veg another 3 weeks and theres your canopy! I got 5 that I have to retie before I set the trellis up in the tent
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LamontCranston
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I would use low stress training since it's a small tent, scrog can also work though.
JimmyIndica
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I only like to top 1 time because of the rebound time! Just as long as you open the center of the plant open for direct light you are good. It helps with the stretching when you tie down multiple times! control that is.