Northern Lights Auto By Seedsman

Hey there friend. I'm no master grower but I'll try to give you as much info as possible on what I like doing when I SCROG. Note that the majority of this applies to photoperiod plants. I'll get to autoflowers towards the end :D. Its important to distinguish between the two main uses of a trellis or SCROG net for indoor growing. 1. The trellis/scrog net is used as a way to train the plants branches so you can achieve a nice even canopy in your tent. The light distribution becomes more even and you get a canopy full of nice buds instead of the typical dominant cola you see in grows without any training. 2. The trellis/scrog net is used to support the larger buds from falling over in late flower. Personally (for photoperiods) I like to put my trellis up minimum 2 weeks before I flip to flower. This gives me time to train the branches underneath the net and get a good even canopy before the stretch of early flower. SCROGGING really makes a difference in yield and quality compared to not training the plant at all so you want to make sure that you're actually tucking tops underneath the net when they get too tall. Its really going to come down to personal preference but I think the two week minimum is a good start. After I SCROG for two weeks (and am happy with how my canopy looks) I will flip the plants into flower. During this time the plants enter into their stretch phase. At this point I will cease training the branches under the first SCROG net as the branches become brittle and less flexible and I don't want to break my stems. I prefer to just allow the plant do its stretch, however if your genetics allow for it you can still train the plant under the same net in the first few weeks for flower without issue unless you are working with autoflowers. Around mid-late flower if I feel like the buds are becoming too heavy and are at risk of falling over I will put another SCROG net up just to support the buds. Its important to note that I'm not looking to train the colas under the second scrog, I only want to stop them from falling over. Generally autoflowers however are a different story. Since autoflowers typically flower very fast, the time window you have to SCROG is much shorter. I find that the branches on autoflowers will become brittle very fast as they flower very fast and there is a risk of breaking your stems. That means that if you want to SCROG your autoflower, you should probably do it very early in its life, probably around week 2-3. This can be difficult however because of how small the plant is. Therefore I suggest you just continue to Low Stress Train as LST achieves a similar result to scrogging anyways. If you want to take a look at my recent Mephisto's Wedding auto diary you'll see in week 5 (first week of flower) I accidentally snapped my main stem trying to SCROG. This is the danger with trying to scrog an auto although I will say its still doable (but not as effective due to the short time below the net). I really hate having to LST so the logic at the time was that I would be able to achieve a more even canopy without having to LST by just tucking branches underneath the net. It looks like your autos are trained relatively well and you shouldn't need a SCROG net, however I encourage you to still use one if you really want. I'm not sure how much you'll be able to open the plant up at this point with the net but again if you want to do it, do it. As long as you don't break stems there is nothing to worry about. Finally just some thoughts I have in no particular order. - Thinking about getting disposable rope SCROG nets because harvesting plants underneath a net that you can't just cut away is cumbersome and annoying. - SCROG nets are pretty good for hang drying your plants in the same tent. - If you use your SCROG net to dry, make sure you tie each corner to the top bars of the tent to prevent your net from sliding all the way down to the ground due to the weight of the buds. I like to use metal plant ties. - Your branches are going to look mangled and messed up when you tuck them under the net but they usually recover in a day or two. - Keep in mind that once SCROGGED, you will not be able to move or rotate your plants in your tent as the branches are caught up in the net. - LST pairs well with scrogging. - I've seen some people only use 1 scrog net and some people use multiple scrog nets, all with good results. I wish that you find my post helpful and I hope that this answer wasn't too all over the place. Like I said I'm no master so you should definitely look for more opinions. Your grow looks great so far and I hope you crush it friend. 💪 Happy growing 😀

De eerste foto toont de beginnende symptomen van een fosfor tekort.... de tweede foto laat een calcium tekort zien (en deze komen vaak samen voor). Deze dames zijn nu op een leeftijd waarop ze meer nodig hebben dan alleen visbaktwater... geef ze een goede groeivoeding en calmag. Als ik door je dagboek en je aantekeningen kijk, als je een insectenprobleem hebt (wat klinkt alsof je dat hebt), moet je het aanpakken voordat het een echt slechte besmetting wordt. De neemolie KAN helpen, maar uit mijn ervaring is het vrij ineffectief, vooral omdat het de eieren en larven van welk insect je ook aan het bestrijden bent, niet aanpakt... en, zoals je terecht opmerkt, moet je het niet gebruiken wanneer de plant in bloei staat... Als je witte vlekken op je bladeren hebt, is het waarschijnlijk dat je te maken hebt met thrips, bladluizen, spintmijten of witte vliegen en je kunt ENKELE van de volwassenen op die plakkerige papieren vangen - maar je vangt ze niet allemaal en je pakt de eieren of larven niet aan. Ik zou aanraden om wat Dr. Zymes Eliminator of wat Spinosad te pakken en het volgens de instructies te gebruiken. Beide zijn organisch, beide zullen alle stadia van de levenscyclus van een insect doden en beide kunnen op elk moment van de ontwikkeling van de plant tot de oogst worden gebruikt zonder de toppen of de smaak te beïnvloeden. Het probleem NU aanpakken terwijl de plant nog jong en gemakkelijk te behandelen is, is veel beter dan later ermee te moeten omgaan wanneer je een jungle in je tent hebt - je moet de boven- en onderkant van ALLE bladeren besproeien... je snapt mijn punt hier... Het enige vliegende insect waar dit spul niet tegen helpt, zijn schimmelgnats... die leven eigenlijk in de grond en ze zuigen helemaal niet aan de bladeren, dus dat is niet waar je mee te maken hebt... Veel succes - zorg dat je wat NPK-voeding en calmag aan haar geeft en pak die insecten NU aan voordat de klus exponentieel moeilijker wordt!