The UK Growers Thread!

Saerimmner

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Weren't u working on the docks m8 ? What gives ?
Yeah was driving HGV/forklift/cars/clamp trucks etc but work has dried up an about 40 of us agency workers have had no work since middle of december so had to go sign on again just so there is some money coming into the house
 

RobbieP

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i got screwed by agency ... they gave me work then nothing for 4 weeks for a rang them up and took myself off the books .... now i cant sign on as its classed as quitting my job .... if there not giving me work then what was i suppose to do ?
 

welshwizzard

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Fuck, thats a bit grim man.

I enjoy getting up to go to work man, only in last year have a really started to appreciate being knackered from work instead of doing fuck all, all day, or a bit of grafting.

Dunno, maybe I'm getting old but I'd be so arsed being unemployed man. Had work straight for the last 6 or 7 years and so grateful for it
 

RobbieP

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ive worked all my life but 18 month ago i had some issues that meant i had to quit my job as it was affecting my health , had a few months off getting sorted then did wank agency work and the missus went back to work full time while i watched kids , then she got made redundant and ive been trying to get a new job but even will my skills n qualifications in my trade im struggling to find owt at minute .....
Problem is with my trade most employers look for new staff through recruitment agencys , but begrudge paying the 10% fee a recruitment agency charge for a placement so they fuck you about and drag shit out like a mofo ....
 

Garybhoy11

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morning lads,

shawny i'd avoid the plant magic old timers nutes, i tried them last year when my shop had no biobizz in, it was ok but nothing compared to the biobizz, u need to use more of the old timer per feed so u go thru it quicker as well, thats just my opinion m8 i know ppl will like it but after a comparison grow i wud stick to biobizz every time.
 

RobbieP

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so now my missus is unemployed , she watches the kids while i spend all day smoking , making tunes , fucking about with strains, reading bollox online and just general fucking about LOL
 

Saerimmner

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Fuck, thats a bit grim man.

I enjoy getting up to go to work man, only in last year have a really started to appreciate being knackered from work instead of doing fuck all, all day, or a bit of grafting.

Dunno, maybe I'm getting old but I'd be so arsed being unemployed man. Had work straight for the last 6 or 7 years and so grateful for it
Ive worked since the age of 13 n 32 now, hate being out of work, get cabin fever n shit thru boredom
 

RobbieP

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morning lads,

shawny i'd avoid the plant magic old timers nutes, i tried them last year when my shop had no biobizz in, it was ok but nothing compared to the biobizz, u need to use more of the old timer per feed so u go thru it quicker as well, thats just my opinion m8 i know ppl will like it but after a comparison grow i wud stick to biobizz every time.
oldtimers is 2ml - 4ml per litre , thats same as biobizz aint it ?
Biobizz is crap compared to oldtimers imo but thats just my opinion.
I loose more than i use with biobizz as the shits thicker than treacle and gets everywhere .....
its like mixing qwiso shits so thick LOL
 

exodus0408

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Fuck id b climbing the walls with no work lads I hate it avin the wkend off lol id work everyday if there was enough work there tbh! Well it should be here after april has thats wen the goverment release there money for council and shit!!
 

Garybhoy11

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i know the feeling boys, ive been working as a chef since i left school at 15, im 27 now, packed the chefing in last year and went back to college to learn carpentry, now im finished the college course i cant get any work in joinery or carpentry cos most employers want someone with on the job experience at my age, and i dont wanna go back into a kitchen again as its long unsociable hours and i never see my kids,
the last few months the wife has been working and ive been the stay home dad, was good at 1st and i had more time to smoke and play about with my plants but now 4 months on im getting bored and fed up, need to find some sort f work soon or i will just end up going back to the chefing
 

Garybhoy11

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oldtimers is 2ml - 4ml per litre , thats same as biobizz aint it ?
Biobizz is crap compared to oldtimers imo but thats just my opinion.
I loose more than i use with biobizz as the shits thicker than treacle and gets everywhere .....
its like mixing qwiso shits so thick LOL

the biobizz recommends 1ml of grow per litre but i usually use 2ml, the old timers recommends 2-4ml per litre but imo u need about 6-8ml per litre of the grow to keep ur plants nice and green.
yeah bio grow is thick as fuck but get urself a little kids medicine syringe and a bottle topper for the syringe to fit in and then u aint gonna have any mess at all, the bloom & topmax are thin enough so dont cos as much hassle as the grow.
 

RobbieP

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the biobizz recommends 1ml of grow per litre but i usually use 2ml, the old timers recommends 2-4ml per litre but imo u need about 6-8ml per litre of the grow to keep ur plants nice and green.
yeah bio grow is thick as fuck but get urself a little kids medicine syringe and a bottle topper for the syringe to fit in and then u aint gonna have any mess at all, the bloom & topmax are thin enough so dont cos as much hassle as the grow.
The bio bizz bottle i got upstairs says 2-4ml per litre :p

and i never use more than 6ml of oldtimers in a 2ltr bottle and have no probs with deficiencies mate ...

oldtimers worked alot better for me , when i used bio i normally had to compensate with calmag aswell

each to there own though mate , its what works best for you :)
 

W Dragon

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@Robbie how much less cal/mag would you say you use in a grow mate? up until a couple of years back I never needed it at all and then I think they changed our water or something in the process before it reaches me and some others in south wales were reporting the same problem with sudden cal/mag defs.

I've seen old timers recipe mentioned a few times but have never seen it with my own eyes, my hydor shop doesn't stock it or atleast not that I know of and over the years I've prob read the npk ratio on all there bottles, at the mo I'm having to add a small amount of cal/mag to every other feed and I feed with every watering mate, oh yeah using bio-bizz.
 

welshwizzard

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Around here I do .5ml cal mag to every 1l of water, and epsom salts if the needs it I just sprinkle a teaspoon over top of coco pre feed.
 

W Dragon

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Around here I do .5ml cal mag to every 1l of water, and epsom salts if the needs it I just sprinkle a teaspoon over top of coco pre feed.
I'm probably adding just a touch more if not about the same every other feed now mate, I've never used epsom salts before but only because I've never come across a need for it, why do use it mate? I mean what does it help with for you?
 

RobbieP

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@Robbie how much less cal/mag would you say you use in a grow mate? up until a couple of years back I never needed it at all and then I think they changed our water or something in the process before it reaches me and some others in south wales were reporting the same problem with sudden cal/mag defs.

I've seen old timers recipe mentioned a few times but have never seen it with my own eyes, my hydor shop doesn't stock it or atleast not that I know of and over the years I've prob read the npk ratio on all there bottles, at the mo I'm having to add a small amount of cal/mag to every other feed and I feed with every watering mate, oh yeah using bio-bizz.
Hi dragon mate , i found when using biojizz i had to use calmag prob once a week to keep everything looking nice n green ....

heres a pic of the bottles in case you come across it .. plant-magic-old-timer-organic-442-p.jpg
 

RobbieP

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I'm probably adding just a touch more if not about the same every other feed now mate, I've never used epsom salts before but only because I've never come across a need for it, why do use it mate? I mean what does it help with for you?
epsom salts do the same as cal/mag ... make yellow leaves green ;)
 

W Dragon

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@Robbie cheers mate I'll keep an eye out for the old timers when I go to me local hydro shop next week just incase they do stock it and I've some how missed it, Nice to know about the epsom salts aswell mate I've heard people talk about using it before but never given it a thought as I've never knowingly needed it.

How often do you use cal/mag now then mate? I wouldn't mind cutting down on the stuff, If your using considerably less I'll have to give the old timers a try to see how I get on with it.
 
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