Stoney grows Honey Fried Bananas in RDWC SCROG

[BlueCollarBob]

I used the big 6” square one to hold my outdoor grow together. Part trellis part SCROG. Worked great even in high winds and storms. Plant moved like a single unit.

I like that idea. I added some support for the outdoors plants, this year. I still need to do more. I was gone all day yesterday. So, today will be my first real assessment, but I know I took some damage during a storm we had Saturday evening.

i have a few of those stretchy nets too, they've always worked great for me!!!

My first tent grow, so who knows where I'll end up. My initial thoughts were that I would like to try smaller and I like to be able to make use of space closer to the tent walls. The bungee net I used stretched away from the walls a good bit. Maybe those cross braces like @doublej uses in his tents would give me something to secure the net to around the edges.

I have some heavy monofilament (550lb and 1,000lb) that I use for building shark leaders. I've toyed with the idea of building a frame or two and lacing it with the leader material. That might be good when I try the CG smash technique that you're going for in your grow. I want to try another round with the training clips, before I experiment with a different technique. I'm sorta drawn to the high stress training. Along the lines of what @stonemason and @GrumpAzz have been doing.

I'm excited to see what you do with that thick and shaggy canopy. It looks super healthy. So healthy that it makes me want to reach through the screen and defoliate. They've been living to easy. Time for them to grow up and learn how to adjust to a little stress, lol.

 

[CannaGranny]

i understand, i might get frisky later and try a few to see. it's been many moons since i fim'd a plant. be cool to watch a few branches for future thoughts..



no worries at all. i've watched your others and i have kinda an idea what i need to do. my real only concern at this point is getting all the branches horizontal. i'm picturing me lowering the screen and all the tops just pop through. i assume i need to sweep them out in each direction as the screen falls to keep them horizontal?

If your plant is at least six inches taller than your table when you table it they should be pushed under the screen laying longwise beneath it with nothing pulled through. By the next morning, the magic starts. The main colas will have turned up.
I open my plant up as I manipulate it to get it safely under the table, so as you say, sweep them out in each direction, like a circle.

i understand, so how long do i continue to keep pushing the branches under? like how do i know when to let the plant go vertical again?

You should not have to push your branches back under. Soon as the stretch begins they will assume a big vertical reach on their own. Sometimes prior to the stretch ending I may move a cola to another open place, but, I just push it under. It rights itself.

Look at the pics below, you will see the limbs are completely under my table top, spread out. Everything you see standing up, has done that itself.
Second pic shows you the ugly duckling turning into a swan!

thanks.. this was going to be a future question of mine!!!!



ah man that would make an awesome bud trimmer!!!!!!!!!!! put the whole pant in one side and trimmed buds come out the other!!!!!!



i have a few of those stretchy nets too, they've always worked great for me!!!



she does Max!!! i really like sticking my face down between them both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TomH]

My Fing outdoor SCrOg is 7 feet tall.

I took a wrong toin at albuquerque!

 

[GrumpAzz]

I'm sorta drawn to the high stress training. Along the lines of what @stonemason and @GrumpAzz have been doing.

Not quite sure if I'm in the High Stress category. I feel like that's more along the lines of super/monster cropping, breaking limbs to form knuckle or something... I couldn't even do the smash Granny suggests. I wimped out, choosing to tuck and weave instead.

Those clips are considered low stress I'm pretty sure. They're sweet but I start training too early for them to really work so I massage them sensually and get them to bend over. Tie them down BDSM style.

I'm more in the realm of mainlining but I just go for 4 colas instead of the usual 6 or 8. @Jonnyboi84 has a couple threads that I tried to follow. I did 8, then I did 6 and landed on 4 because I don't really like them growing into each other's space. I'm weird like that. My moniker says it all... Wingin' It.

 

[Observer]

I've seen more than one comment about it being cheap.so, no big loss if you have to cut it out. I've also seen a few comments about it not leaving fibers stuck to your buds like some of the nylon nets

Yea, prevents that contamination.

 

[doublej]

If your plant is at least six inches taller than your table when you table it they should be pushed under the screen laying longwise beneath it with nothing pulled through. By the next morning, the magic starts. The main colas will have turned up.
I open my plant up as I manipulate it to get it safely under the table, so as you say, sweep them out in each direction, like a circle.

You should not have to push your branches back under. Soon as the stretch begins they will assume a big vertical reach on their own. Sometimes prior to the stretch ending I may move a cola to another open place, but, I just push it under. It rights itself.

Look at the pics below, you will see the limbs are completely under my table top, spread out. Everything you see standing up, has done that itself.
Second pic shows you the ugly duckling turning into a swan! View attachment 114512View attachment 114513

The second one is 24 in or more¿.....humm.....

 

[Habosabin]

What are you guys using the heat your water in the winter?

I used an aquarium heater when I was using a reservoir.

 

[CannaGranny]

The second one is 24 in or more¿.....humm.....

More than likely taller as my tables that I do sativa/hybrids on is 24” and I like the limbs six to nine taller than my table prior to tabling.

 

[doublej]

More than likely taller as my tables that I do sativa/hybrids on is 24” and I like the limbs six to nine taller than my table prior to tabling.

Right on....I might can make something work

I gotta get this system running, and I'll gain a little headroom when I remove the pallet and tray that I'm using now, the grow buckets are going on the floor...