Materials for SCROG

I've used that plastic gardening fence and it worked well. However, I've found that PVC pipes fashioned into a square with screws like a frame, work very well with string and allows more light to penetrate through the SCROG. It is also easier to repair should something break or go wrong. But, the normal netting for plants will work if you don't want to make your own. Just make sure that you fix it in place otherwise the plant can raise the SCROG net up and can be less effective. Good luck!

 

JKill, I did link my Scrog thread to you didn't I? idk if I did...
How To SCROG

 

The nets you find at the home centers is not a scrog net - they're trellis nets. A scrog net is placed 8" - 12" above the top of the pot - it usually has 3" openings and is pulled very tight to train the plant and force the branches to grow horizontally under the net. Most people make their own with pvc and mason line. Good luck.

 

So many beginners buy a support net thinking it will work and it doesn't. You need a screen, hence the name. Using cord can work but it needs to be extremely tight otherwise the plants will bully it around. Because of this I prefer to use a steel screen, it's rigid, will last forever, and you don't have to make it. Cable tying it to a frame will still need to be done but it's minimal work.

It's best to have the holes 2" wide.
It's a simple case of keeping all the growing shoots under the screen while vegging and when the plant has filled the screen, allow all the growing shoots to grow up through the screen at the same time. Switch to flower either at this point or up to a week or even two later depending on how stretchy the plant is and how tall you want all the growing shoots to be.

This is the screen I use, I made it several years ago and still using it

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Yeah it sounds like LST, which works just fine too. ScrOG does away with the need to tie stuff down to the right height but the end goal is the same, to make an even canopy which fills the area