{"id":4705,"date":"2023-05-30T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:36:12","slug":"sog-vs-scrog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/sog-vs-scrog","title":{"rendered":"Sea of green vs. screen of green: What's the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sea of green (SOG) and screen of green (ScrOG) are two popular and commonly used training methods in cannabis cultivation. While they share the same goal \u2014 increasing final yield \u2014 they go about it in different ways. Learn more about these growing techniques, their differences, and how they're used in cannabis cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhy use cannabis training techniques?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before diving into the SOG and ScrOG techniques themselves, you might be new to cannabis training in general. Cannabis training includes a variety of techniques that are used to change or manipulate the natural growth of the plant<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, these techniques are used to maximize yield in the face of physical space constraints, a specific grow environment, or even for a specific cultivar. You can alter the plant's natural height, width, number of bud sites, or the distribution of the entire crop's canopy with such techniques, and when done with care, the plants can be quite receptive and adaptive to training.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Up-close\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
Using grow techniques and training methods can lead to larger yields.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t