Muttt
New Member
I am into my first grow and have decided to go with Scrog. I build at 4' x 3' x 6' tall grow box and a 600w HPS/MH that is in a 6 inch x 27 inch cool tube. I painted the entire box flat white. Using a 6 inch 500 CFM fan/filter combo on a rheostat. I am using 5 gallon cloth grow bags and organic soil/compost. The screen will sit 10 inches above the pots. This will give me right about 3 1/2 - 4 feet of vertical space in my grow box.
I am under the impression (correct me if I am wrong) that by placing the light as high as it will go in my grow box, this will encourage the plants to stretch more to reach the light. By stretching more, this would then make it easier for me to work my plant around and into the screen. Then when I decide it's vegged enough, turn it to 12/12 and move the light closer to the colas to allow more light for flowering. This is my informed opinion from all the reading and research I've been doing lately. Since I am a new grower, I could be way off base. I would appreciate any input from the veteran growers here.
I'll be moving my 12 inch LA Kush, Gran Daddy Purple and Maui Wowie clones into the grow box and under the 600w light on Wednesday (since FEDEX isn't dropping off my ballast till tomorrow). I just want to have some kind of plan in mind before I really get a chance to screw it all up ....... LOL.
I am under the impression (correct me if I am wrong) that by placing the light as high as it will go in my grow box, this will encourage the plants to stretch more to reach the light. By stretching more, this would then make it easier for me to work my plant around and into the screen. Then when I decide it's vegged enough, turn it to 12/12 and move the light closer to the colas to allow more light for flowering. This is my informed opinion from all the reading and research I've been doing lately. Since I am a new grower, I could be way off base. I would appreciate any input from the veteran growers here.
I'll be moving my 12 inch LA Kush, Gran Daddy Purple and Maui Wowie clones into the grow box and under the 600w light on Wednesday (since FEDEX isn't dropping off my ballast till tomorrow). I just want to have some kind of plan in mind before I really get a chance to screw it all up ....... LOL.