Round 2 ideas. Canopy control and drain to waste. Input requested.

[Cort]

OK, Second run. 4x4 silver addition, 1k light, Sunshine #4 with full botanicare line + MOAB and something yet to be decided upon to tighten up the nugs. Open to dumping hydroplex in favor of something else.

9 plant warrior pots. 3 gal.

1 banana OG (which cut, I dunno, was a gift)
2 bubba
4 Mendocino Madness girls from seed. All look the same pheno, we shall see.
2 Blue dreams (this is what I had on first run, so I kinda know what to expect)

First run of BD was wild and over grown because I am a noob. Smaller pots, less veg this time. I am looking to do mini scrogs or something similar on each pot. Home Depot has a small roll of material similar to chicken wire but slightly larger holes and higher gauge metal. Cant find a pic of it.

Here are my thoughts. Using bamboo (because I have it) create a 4 point support for each screen, leaving about 2-3 inches between each plants screen. Pretty sure I can make this work the way it is in my head. Im also sure this is not an original idea. Someone has done it before. Tips and tricks appreciated.

Second: Id like to make this drain to waste more efficient then round 1 where I had to take plants out of the tent every time to water/feed. I was thinking about the under bed storage totes and elevating one side just enough for liquid to run to one side for collection. Collecting the run off from a standard tray with a turkey baster don’t cut it for my schedule or body. Other suggestions that I can do cheap?

Wordy yes, Im still trying to make the ideas concrete in my own head. Any advice is welcome.

 

[Seamaiden]

Look at how TrichromeFan has his girls set up, seriously, just FUCKING BRILLIANT solution. Seriously, the man's got a million of these tricks up his sleeves.

Second, how about simply creating a screen like this? While I can't recommend using the plastic fencing after using Hortonova (which is what I would recommend), using the PVC is incredibly easy and it fit perfectly into the holes for the shelf legs of the shelving I used. Also, I cannot recommend using the method I used for that very first ScrOG to deal with run-off -- wicks. I cut up my husband's Zorbees into strips and laid them inside the table and ran the end off over the edge and down into a bucket. It does work, but talk about a pain in the ass! Use Trichrome's trick of the corrugated plastic and gutters to handle run-off, much more practical, easier on the back and you won't use up your husband's Zorbees.

 

[Cort]

The gutter idea is money. I think something similar will work out for me better than those expensive under bed totes.

The scrog however... Being inside a tent I will need to be able to remove the plants one at a time as needed. My set up only allows 2 sides to be open and I will need to inspect and work on the back corner. My idea isnt necessarily to do a scrog, but use the screen as a way to control and keep the canopy even. Tomato cages on rnd1 left something to be desired.

edit: And you are right, Tricfan has some brilliant ideas. Just spent a few reading some of his threads. I had seen them before but great ideas are timeless.
Thanks for the valuable input.