Budz: Mars Hydro FC-E3000, 3x3, Do Si Dos SCROG Grow

"HAPPY 4th of July !!!" Hope you're all having a great day !

So here's a little update for the Do-Si-Dos SCROG. Two days ago, I did a pretty major defol on her. I cleaned up under the net quite a bit; but not completely. I can get to most stuff under the net fairly easy; but the right back corner is kind of a PITA to get to. After trimming her up some I felt she was still too small to start flower. But her branches are so stiff & springy it's getting tough to push them under the net. I should have put taller legs on my SCROG. 1st SCROG so I have an excuse.... Ha Ha. As you can see in some of the pics the branches are pushing the net up 4" - 6" because they are so rigid. Could use the branches for Leaf Springs on a car they are so stiff. Still trying to tuck the outer edges as much as possible while waiting on the center to grow up some. I've gone up on my MC equivalent to 5 gr. per gal. with Terpinator added at this point.
In case you're wondering about the MC Equivalent stuff, here's what I'm using as my nute mix.

1) Mono silicic acid Silica : 14.945 gr.
2) Cal Mag : 1.375 gr.
3) Nitrogen : 3.701 gr.
4) Terpinator : 3.208 gr.
5) Mega Crop : 3.087 gr.

This is per gal & I mix 10 gallons at a time to feed all 10 plants.
This is the equivalent to using 5 gr. of MC straight from the bag. Just using different ratio's of the ingredients.

So here's some pics.
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Anyone got any pics of what their plants look like under the net after you did a defol ? I'm really not sure what all to clean up. Not sure if I should remove everything that doesn't make it to the top by time I go 12/12 or what. Any pics would be very nice to see. Thanks Guys !
nNice! Yes about trimming off everything below the net. Leave the nodes that will make the net and lop off the rest leaving plenty to move topward. Here's one of mine from the top
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And from the side on day one of flip.
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Nothing will really get light down there so off everything goes leaving plenty to go up. Sorry nothing from below. I'm a little messed up in the body so I don't trim as much as I would like, but that's the way I like to do it for the best bud.
 
High All ! Well I just noticed I haven't done an update in almost a week. Sorry, but been really busy searching for a job.
I've just been popping on & off the site for 5-10 minutes here & there. Hopefully, all the resumes I've sent out does some good this time. Losing hope in finding a decent paying job. From what the job service ads say I'm usually competing with 200-250 people for the same job. I'm 60 & I'm sure a lot of the applicants are much younger & will stay in the workforce longer. Who would you hire ? I understand it; but that's not helping much. I'm sure I've sent out over 300 resumes since Jan. Had 3 interviews but didn't get the job. So now I'm sending out resumes to 10 companies a day asking for any position available. Getting desperate I guess. Oh well, that's why I haven't updated. Today I have to take the dog to the vet & a job interview early this afternoon. It's for a job I don't want & pays for shit. But I have to take anything to fill I find something more suitable.
I will do a full update this Sunday morning. Things are going better than expected so far. Looks like I see white hairs coming out on 8 of the 9 in 3 gal. pots. The Papaya Punch isn't showing anything as of yet.
I'm as done as I'm going to get on tucking the SCROG branches. Taking way too long to completely fill the net. It's 3/4 full so that will have to do. So I'll let the branches grow upward everywhere now & start flower next weekend.
New pics on Sunday !
 
High All ! Well I just noticed I haven't done an update in almost a week. Sorry, but been really busy searching for a job.
I've just been popping on & off the site for 5-10 minutes here & there. Hopefully, all the resumes I've sent out does some good this time. Losing hope in finding a decent paying job. From what the job service ads say I'm usually competing with 200-250 people for the same job. I'm 60 & I'm sure a lot of the applicants are much younger & will stay in the workforce longer. Who would you hire ? I understand it; but that's not helping much. I'm sure I've sent out over 300 resumes since Jan. Had 3 interviews but didn't get the job. So now I'm sending out resumes to 10 companies a day asking for any position available. Getting desperate I guess. Oh well, that's why I haven't updated. Today I have to take the dog to the vet & a job interview early this afternoon. It's for a job I don't want & pays for shit. But I have to take anything to fill I find something more suitable.
I will do a full update this Sunday morning. Things are going better than expected so far. Looks like I see white hairs coming out on 8 of the 9 in 3 gal. pots. The Papaya Punch isn't showing anything as of yet.
I'm as done as I'm going to get on tucking the SCROG branches. Taking way too long to completely fill the net. It's 3/4 full so that will have to do. So I'll let the branches grow upward everywhere now & start flower next weekend.
New pics on Sunday !
Good luck on job search
 
Good luck on job search
I live in a Republican state :( which is bad news for job seekers. Employers know are Gov. has cut us off unemployment so they've lowered their starting wages. Jobs that were $22 p.h. before the Pandemic are now starting at $17 p.h. They know they have us over a barrel & they are taking full advantage of it. It's total B.S. them slashing wages when inflation is on the rise. Pay should be increasing; not decreasing. F'n Reaganomics ! Make the rich even richer on the blood, sweat & tears of the American worker; while the worker can't even pay rent without 2 families living in a single family home.
The interview I went to yesterday wanted to start me at $14 & $15 after 90 days. What a joke. That was 30 years ago I made that. I might be able to scrape by on $20; but that's my minimum. Why work for less & still not be able to pay my bills & lose everything ? I can lose it without working at all.
Oh well, got an update to do.
 
These first 2 pics are from the 7th. Haven't had time to post them so doing it now to show the difference between then & todays pics.
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I have not been able to keep myself from tucking branches. It's became a ritual. Every time I pass the tent I stop & tuck branches. I want this thing to start growing upward. So to remind me to leave it alone I put the 2nd net up. It looks a little high; but I wanted to leave the 2 clip on fans between the 2 nets so it is, what it is. The 4 risers I cut to 10" long so the net sits between 10" - 12" above the bottom net. I'll let it grow close to the upper net, then trim her up for flower & flip.
Here's some pics from today.

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And these pics from this morning will bring us up to date on things. All 9 are putting out white hairs now; but not enough to get a decent pic of. I guess the crossed calyx thing is false. Even though they are all showing female now doesn't really mean a lot to me. The 6 that were bag seed could still Hermie somewhere along the grow. It's happened before. I'll keep an eye on them & hope for the best.
Here's the pics.

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I live in a Republican state :( which is bad news for job seekers. Employers know are Gov. has cut us off unemployment so they've lowered their starting wages. Jobs that were $22 p.h. before the Pandemic are now starting at $17 p.h. They know they have us over a barrel & they are taking full advantage of it. It's total B.S. them slashing wages when inflation is on the rise. Pay should be increasing; not decreasing. F'n Reaganomics ! Make the rich even richer on the blood, sweat & tears of the American worker; while the worker can't even pay rent without 2 families living in a single family home.
The interview I went to yesterday wanted to start me at $14 & $15 after 90 days. What a joke. That was 30 years ago I made that. I might be able to scrape by on $20; but that's my minimum. Why work for less & still not be able to pay my bills & lose everything ? I can lose it without working at all.
Oh well, got an update to do.
This whole mess has made me so thankful I'm retired. I need to do an update too.
 
This whole mess has made me so thankful I'm retired. I need to do an update too.
I think me being 60 & 5 years from retirement is my biggest problem in finding work. If I sold my weed I probably would be OK. But I rarely sell any. Just give a little away to family is all. I don't know anyone to sell to anyway. I'd have to go to a bar & I don't drink & I hate being around drunks so that wont work.... lol. Wish they made beer that tasted like a Rockstar punch energy drink. I'd drink it then. But I hate the taste of beer. That's why I smoke weed ! Besides, weed keeps me out of trouble & alcohol does the opposite.
 
I think me being 60 & 5 years from retirement is my biggest problem in finding work. If I sold my weed I probably would be OK. But I rarely sell any. Just give a little away to family is all. I don't know anyone to sell to anyway. I'd have to go to a bar & I don't drink & I hate being around drunks so that wont work.... lol. Wish they made beer that tasted like a Rockstar punch energy drink. I'd drink it then. But I hate the taste of beer. That's why I smoke weed ! Besides, weed keeps me out of trouble & alcohol does the opposite.
Yep 5 drunks start a fight. 5 stoners start a band
 
Planning to start 12/12 on the Do-Si-Dos this weekend. So in preparation for it I've started cleaning out everything under the net. After that I plan to remove any twig branches that are too short to produce much. I'll post pics once she's trimmed up.
Those 9 girls in the other tent are growing like crazy. I set the light about 18" above the canopy yesterday & it appears to only be 14" above today.
 
I've seen 2" (@Old Salt ) and 2.5" recommended (@Gazoo) to keep each top in its own square.
I was looking for a 3" when I found this one. Smallest I could find at the time. If I ever do another SCROG I'll string my own net so I can make the squares smaller. I might put 2 branches in some holes & 1 in others to see how that works out if I don't hear from someone with experience before the weekend. Anything left after that.... cut off; I guess.
Wish Old Salt was still around. Guess he's busy on his other site. He helped me quite a bit on my Coco grow.
 
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