Hey everybody, I’ve been wanting to try different techniques to help improve my yields. I have a 4x4 grow tent I use and five 5 gallon pots. I grow autoflowers for the most part just because I’m fairly new and they can be easier to maintain due to the insensitivity to light.
My question is which training technique would be better for what I do? I have netting in my tent that I can’t stretch across the entire grow tent to train plants through but I’m not sure which technique would fit me best is all.
Any advice would be appreciated! Also I am fairly new to growing (I’ve had I think 4 grows now?) so discussing key differences in the techniques would be good too!
Well, a SOG is usually run with lots of clones for uniformity. They’re a carrot on a stick, with one cola and no branching. You can pack them close together, without touching. This is a Sea of Green (SOG). All things not associated with autos.
A Screen of Green (SCROG) uses a very low net to spread/space a plant; in order for, you to maximize the available space. Usually, you don’t top the plant. That delays it reaching the screen to be worked from there. The net incorporates the Low Stress Training (LST) method, and is best used for the autos.
Agreed. Autos aren’t the best for either of these methods. I also feel that autos aren’t necessarily the best for beginners as well. They are good choice for outdoor grow with short season or maybe if you don’t have a light tight grow space. But getting dark period isn’t all that difficult for most.
I fell as though autos are designed to cash in on the cannabis boom. They’re marketed to noobs. You pay per seed in a one-off shot, grow. It’s a pass or fail thing, and you’ll usually fail as a newb. Hell, even experienced growers stunt them without trying. You can’t just clone it and try again, without the additional cost of another seed. Autos don’t save any time over photos ether, and they provide less than stellar yields and quality
Ok I think I understand a little bit better. I do want to try my hand at regular photoperiod plants in the future, but I have a bunch of autoflower seeds right now that I gotta use lol.
And yes I did fail at first with the autos. They can be harder especially if you don’t know what you’re doing because there’s no time for a plant to recover if it has been stressed.
I feel like if I can figure out autos growing a photoperiod plant should be no problem. I have the basics down and I get decent bud at the end, just wanna imply methods that will increase yield as well
I’ve seen commercial grows that use clones. Makes sense seeing if you find a particular mother plant has just the right cannabinoid profile, you can recreate it over and over again. And it creates uniformity as was mentioned above which is great for commercial grows.
I’m going back to school for cannabis in particular and can’t wait to try out different techniques and different grow methods!
Hey, I do the Autos in-between seasons. Do the photoperiod over the summer, even with tents. Then start the autos in Oct/Nov for a quick grow:v:.
Or the add a verity, because I grow less strains of the photo because I want more yeild or something like that of why I convinced myself I like getting 3-5 oz at the end. But I feel for those who are in a position to want to mentally think it’s quicker then whatever you got to tell yourself!! Flip the photo prematurely for that and probably get a better yeild. You do get that one Auto every now and then that surprises you! Maybe that’s the draw for me. Also have quite a few seeds left!
Like I said before, I’m sure I’m going to grow photoperiod plants in the future. What I was concerned with before was how tall they would get and me not being able to accommodate the size.
After learning a little more I know I can force the to flower and limit the height of the plant by doing that. It’s all a learning experience. I have a bunch of auto seeds left and there’s no sense in wasting them.
I do both auto and photo. Auto all winter. Reason is 18 hour of light. No switch. Use the heat from lights instead of furnace. Photo i run after my winter set with auto mixed in. Auto are harder to grow IMO. Less room to wiggle. Not beginner friendly. Also smaller yields and sometimes almost no yield if flower fast. I get about 4-6 zips an auto. Up to 2-3lbs from photo depending on pot size/vegtime. Just my results. A straight up 1 fim or top on 3-5gallon pot auto run is my style. 6 or so auto in a 5x5 with 3 in a 3x3. No sog/scrog/lst. They are just way too finicky for me to mess with. Easy to trigger flower. If not in living soil I would not grow them at all.
Too often. At least i have room to veg out the misfires then flip to 12/12 since it wont hurt the other flowering auto. I just adjust how much light they get in 12.
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Do the photoperiod over the summer, even with tents. Then start the autos in Oct/Nov for a quick grow:v:.