netting or yo-yos?
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AntToeKnee
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Netting. theyre simple and can support the buds just as well
AntToeKnee
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i would put them when they are small so they grow into the net instead of you building around branchs later
Harvest76
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I net now but find that, as they get really big, I need to move them around and can't. Netting seems to require more forethought. Thoughts?
AntToeKnee
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yeah that does make sense your supposed to low sress train and let them grow upwards and just lollipop it when its too bush and just water from under neath the bush
PadawanWarrior
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I use Yoyos. They're easy to add and easy to remove when it's time to harvest. But I've never used a net, so my opinion isn't that great, lol.
the native
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i had great difficulty with a net in terms of movement and not knowing how to scrog properly(newb here).also getting in and around plants for watering and sticky traps for knats.yoyos i found more forgiving, but i guess if you know what your up2 and can scog nets will be better.
Rurumo
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the thing I don't like about netting is that it makes moving the plants impossible without destroying the net. Both ways work equally well, but if I had some disease outbreak hit one of my plants first, I like having the option of getting it out of there and aggressively treating it. Anything a net does can be done with normal training techniques and other methods of support.
With regards to a plant being stuck in its position, especially once being subjected to its flowering stage it shouldn't be moved regardless. With that in mind allowing a design of a Room with enough headway to allow vertical removal of plants would allow you to simply cut back trellis netting Remove the effected plant and then immediately install a new trellis approximately 1 inch lower to reestablish canopy height. This has and always will be a "you get in what you put in" industry. There are various preventative measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of ever having a diseased plant that makes it to flower. Thats why we build plants to sit... and if you get a sneaky sucker chasing you problems, well my friend, its time to roll up your sleeves and get that sucker far away from any healthy plants. No amount of trellis netting should ever stop you from removing a possibly catastrophic domino from knocking over the rest of a healthy crop
When I was younger, more energetic yet innovative i would legitimately individually trellis each and every plant of my 99 plant room via trellis that would be trimmed and adapted to posts embedded in the pots. That way you can spin, move and do whatever you'd like with the plant in whatever space its in =]
Renfro
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I like trellis BUT not the cheap string stuff, I prefer something along the lines of horti-trellis That stuff is very strong and won't shed fibers like the string stuff will. The string stuff is too stretchy as well.
I use a lot of trellis in my grows. The hortitrellis is reusable if you don't cut it up during harvest.
I plan my plants positioning so I never have to move them after they are trellised. This does result in a lot of open space and lit floor in the early stages but after the plants fill it up everything is wall to wall flower. To mitigate this I veg my plants for the most part in a veg room under much less light in a smaller foot print and they are moved to the flowering rooms and spread out after being transplanted into larger pots. I will veg them a little while in the flowering rooms but generally not more than 2 weeks, sometimes as little as 2 or 3 days, just depends on how big they are when I move them.
I use a lot of trellis in my grows. The hortitrellis is reusable if you don't cut it up during harvest.
I plan my plants positioning so I never have to move them after they are trellised. This does result in a lot of open space and lit floor in the early stages but after the plants fill it up everything is wall to wall flower. To mitigate this I veg my plants for the most part in a veg room under much less light in a smaller foot print and they are moved to the flowering rooms and spread out after being transplanted into larger pots. I will veg them a little while in the flowering rooms but generally not more than 2 weeks, sometimes as little as 2 or 3 days, just depends on how big they are when I move them.
Renfro
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A very good way to put it.
osowhom
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i took down my net 3 days after building it for the same reason bamboo sticks are what i settled on
NukaKola
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Save yourself from the headache of bamboo with clips/ties or yo-yos. It’s tedious work if you have a lot of kolas. Trellising is one and done.
I also agree with Renfro, avoid the netting and use the plastic trellising. I run 2-3 layers. I also dry my plants in my flowering room so it’s very easy to chop, remove the pots and just flip the plants upside down on the trellising.
I also agree with Renfro, avoid the netting and use the plastic trellising. I run 2-3 layers. I also dry my plants in my flowering room so it’s very easy to chop, remove the pots and just flip the plants upside down on the trellising.
Renfro
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I love using multiple layers on my trellis rigs. I slide them all up to the top, put the plants under, when I am ready to train I press the plants out sideways under the lowest layer of trellis by sliding it down as I work the plants. Then I use maybe one more layer for additional training out sideways and after flip I have a couple more layers to hold the buds. A sturdy trellis rig will allow you to really stretch it tight and it can hold a lot of weight.
I made my rigs out of 1/2" galvanized pipe, one can make a really good rig with 3/4" EMT conduit and makerpipe fittings.
You can see shots of my rigs in my thread.
One thing I recommend is using UV rated zipties to hold the trellis, The cheap non-uv rated ones will get brittle quickly, especially if you have HID lighting with UV.
themaincola2020
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soft trellis netting
Harvest76
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Tell me about this plastic trellis. Do you have a link to a product?
PadawanWarrior
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I don't want to answer for Ren, but I think he uses this one. I'm not sure though.
Renfro
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Yeah the horti trellis is what I have used a lot of over the years since 2004 ish. I recently got a good deal on a 3280 foot roll of the Growers Edge brand, same stuff as the hortitrellis. Look for the little plastic "beads" at the intersections of the trellis, thats the good stuff. There are several brands that make good product, one is green, several are white. I definitely like the Horti Trellis and the Growers Edge stuff.