Gquebed
Well-Known Member
I agree that genetics dictate yield and I'll admit the screen is a hassle....many people will tote scrog as the only way to go, however you can do the same thing without having to deal with a screen. Its more training but then you don't have to deal with an annoying screen getting in your way. especially at harvest. maybe its because all of my other grows have been much bigger than my current, but dealing with screens costs enough time in setup and take down that i feel it isn't worth. Plus you're only getting extra bud per plant because of the extra veg time. (i.e other factors aside yield is determined by genetics and biomass) best piece of advice i've seen was posted on this site. yield is determined by genetics. it doesn't matter how fancy you get you wont get the plant to yield more than its genetics dictate. keep your plant healthy, love it and give it enough light and it will reach max potential.
BUT I have to say that the trouble with the screen IS WAY WORTH IT. The link to the scrog I put up was for AK47, a heavy yielder. I grew 4 plants of the exact same (from the same lot of seeds even) just prior with LST and 6.5 weeks veg I harvested just under 1.5 lbs in the very same grow space. To get over 2 lbs in the same space, using the same nutes and all else but with 1 LESS PLANT is proof enough for me that SCROG is the shit. And the yield would've been higher if I could've got the screen started sooner and had it lower down, getting even more lower bud sites up top to the light.
The difference is that bud sites that would normally be under the canopy up top are brought up to the top and spread out where they get more light. More bud site + more light = more primo colas (with any genetics). And the work I saved tending to one less plant was merely time put to weaving through the screen. Once I flipped to flower and the stretch was over all I did was feed and wait. All SCROD really is is LST taken another step to allow more light penetration.