Asskickers' Ass Kicking First Scrog!!

Asskicker

Member
Hi all, this is just my second ever grow, and I intend using a ‘movable’ scrog method.

My equipment is as follows:


  • 1.0 x 1.0 x 2.0m tent
  • Small heated propagation unit + T5 lighting
  • 300w CFL (blue) with E4 reflector for veg phase
  • Lighthouse Blackstar 240w 3W Flowering LED & 125w CFL (red) for flowering phase
  • Autopot Hydroponic System (ebb & flow) (http://www.autopot.co.uk)
  • 2 x Tube heaters with thermostats
  • The usual carbon filter/fan/nutrient tank heater/air stone in tank configuration J
  • 3 x Amnesia Haze & 2 x Super Iced Grapefruit feminized seeds.
  • Ionic Coco Grow & Ionic Coco Bloom Nutrients
  • Perlite / Coco 50/50 mix

Plans -

If you look at some close up photographs of the base of the Autopot system, you will notice they have 6 holes around the top edges with a diameter of 9mm. I will be purchasing some PVC/Plastic piping of 8/9mm diameter then this will form the foundation/support for my scrog net. I will do this by hack-sawing a slit into the top of the pipe to enable me to push my scrog wire netting into it. This way, I can remove the whole tray, including two plants and scrog in one movement. Then I can easily get to the tray at the back of the tent for maintenance.

I’m trying to maximize the floor space as much as possible. The same principle with the tube heaters… they take up no space.

Do you think 5 plants are too many for a scrog in a 1x1m space?

Does my lighting set-up seem ok?

Timeline -

Jan 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] 2013 – Germinated the seeds
Jan 5[SUP]th[/SUP] – Popped the germinated seedlings into peat bullets and put them in the propagation unit.
Jan 8[SUP]th[/SUP] – First photo of my little babies for you to see.

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I will be updating this on a regular basis. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

AK
 

zrsh

Member
Do you think 5 plants are too many for a scrog in a 1x1m space?
Hi man!
I use 1 plant for 0,80x0.80m! It's my first time growing but after all my research, I understood that more plants doesn't mean more grams! The "secret" its on the usage of the light.
The only good reason for me to plant 5 instead of 1 is the veg time.

Cheers! bongsmilie
 

Asskicker

Member
Hi Zrsh, Thanks for the advice :-) I'm a bit of a newbie, so it's all a learning curve. I learnt a stack from my first grow.
 

Asskicker

Member
Set-up images -
1/ A view inside my tent. 2/ My drying box and 47lt nute tank. 3/ My two timers (one for switching heater on during night). 4/ The tent.
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23rd Jan
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27th Jan
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31st Jan - Well I decided to ditch my CFLs and LED and go for a 400w HID set up. It was costing too much to run with all the heaters. With this light I need no heaters at all.
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Should soon be ready to start topping. Also will be setting up the scrog net.

AK
 
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