Haha, it does sound like a hopeless noob post. If I happened upon that thread I would say this for advice: "Bro, you really need to read some more. Follow some people who know what they are doing, and then copy them. Ask them what they do and follow their advice."
I need to listen 'to myself' and get my head out my ass.
I don't really put them in a screen on a schedule. Just really when i feel like it. The main thing in the timing round here is waiting for the roots to be long enough to reach the water in the tubes. The tubes only have about 1/2 inch of water running along the bottom. Most is just open till the roots fill things up. Once they are long enough (like 3-4 inches), then the plants can go into the tubes. Once in the tubes they will be up against the screen already, because it's just sitting there waiting. I then just tie things back as needed. One or two branches today. Couple tomorrow. It was pretty much the same with the giant Casey Jones plant. just kinda train as you go. I guess it's more work to do part by part, but the control and flexibility are why I do it like this.
Man I'm a bit frustrated with the situation going on with the grow/ harvest date. My friend who's locked up is getting out near the end of the year. I don't know what is going to happen when he is released, and want to have my place available to him if need be to crash for a couple nights. Now... I can't have dude staying in my place the day after he got out from a 10+ year term while I'm growing and/or have tons of weed drying. So i'm planning on wrapping things up before his date. That's not the frustrating part. He doesn't know if his date is end of Dec, or end of Jan. If it's end of dec, I need to start flowering these things real soon. If end Jan, I could veg em out.
Grrrrrrr. Wish he knew. But it is what it is. I will however be quite pissed if I flip them soon, and it is Jan. We'll figure it out I guess.
A little picture for a friend: