Aussie Growers Thread

[reza92]

Nah I just meant as a one off till more flower nutes are sourced not for flushing as such

yeah I know what you meant. Plain water would keep them alive but could fuck with your cocos action exchange etc. if it’s towards the end but you can just treat it like a flush

 

[Hydro4life]

Straight coco

I had the same thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago. My outdoor plants you see in the photo above are in 100% coco.
You have to be careful in coco as you will deplete the coco of calcium very quickly.
I used straight water for a few waterings, ensuring NOT to water till runoff (as you won’t add anymore salts or wash whatever nutrients that remain out)
I wouldn’t do it for too long if I was you but you will get away with a few waterings like this, just make sure to give a good dose of cal/mag when your nutes arrive.
Some people charge their coco first with cal/mag by watering with cal/mag only then watering/feeding as normal not long after.

do you have a seperate bottle of cal/mag Venus? Also we’re the flowering nutes that you do have, both parts?

 

[bursto]

A 600 hps just can't give you the same level whiteness/brightness that a MH can bring during the growth and early bloom stages, and that when its important

which is why all noobs should get a 400 sontiagro bulb and magnetic balast first because it has the, correct spectrum, for growth and into bloom

 

[Hydro4life]

Now I see your talking bout in ground around the pots my bad

sorry, should of explained it better, yea on the outside of either side of plants and running string line through the lot?
Just a little support without going too crazy..

 

[beernutz]

We are so polite to each other everyone today

Where the fucks freckle thumb.

 

[bursto]

you munt ya pissed him off too much, hope you proud of yourself, ya bully

 

[reza92]

A 600 hps just can't give you the same level whiteness/brightness that a MH can bring during the growth and early bloom stages, and that when its important

which is why all noobs should get a 400 sontiagro bulb and magnetic balast first because it has the, correct spectrum, for growth and into bloom

well please explain how many growers (myself included) have got great results running only hps lights for both veg and flower

the best light imo for a beginner is a 600w magnetic hps off eBay and a Decent quality bulb (GE or Phillips, I prefer the lucagrow bulbs myself)

 

[bursto]

oh man you know what i mean, if ya want to start growing weed get a hps 400 sontiagro first, as the bulb has been modified, for the whole grow, then get leds and 600hps 's n stuff later

or get a conversion bulb , but i was trying to make it simple,

 

[Hydro4life]

More light = better use of available co2. Am I right?
Aiming for ~1200ppm for entire lights on period. Constant purge of fresh air when lights out.

Within reason, the extra co2 allows the plant to process more light.
Without sufficient lighting you won’t be utilising the extra co2 being dosed.
You also need to get temps up 2 or 3 degrees more than you usually would. The plants will need slightly stronger ppm in feed.
Watch how much they drink though as they should drink more and in turn uptake more nutes so essentially will be uptaking more nutes in their feed if that makes sense?

also be careful not to run your humidity too low with the higher temps as the plant will drink a shitload and go into survival mode and start to close stomatas (stomatas are what absorb co2) and will make the extra co2 being dosed useless.
So it’s all a balancing act and you really need your room fairly dialled in to reap the benefits.

and yes, the plant does not process co2 with lights off. Bringing in fresh air with lights off is a good thing

 

[bursto]

We are so polite to each other everyone today

Where the fucks freckle thumb.

he's not that bad mate, his plants look the goods

 

[Hydro4life]

Don’t quote me on this but a 600w mh gives something like 90,000 lumens and I’m pretty sure a 600w hps gives something like 130,000 lumens!? Hps gives off more light but at a different spectrum.

 

[reza92]

oh man you know what i mean, if ya want to start growing weed get a hps 400 sontiagro first, as the bulb has been modified, for the whole grow, then get leds and 600hps 's n stuff later

I don’t mind son-t agro bulbs but they’re the same thing as the Lucas grow bulbs just Phillips vs GE. They’re still a hps bulb but not mh.

I recommend 600w because they’re more efficient and versatile than a 400 and are only $20-40 more to buy.

 

[reza92]

Don’t quote me on this but a 600w mh gives something like 90,000 lumens and I’m pretty sure a 600w hps gives something like 130,000 lumens!? Hps gives off more light but at a different spectrum.

something like that. Mh also gives off small amounts of Uv

 

[JimyTheCook]

it’s like $15 for 40g or something from bunnings. Can get like 500g for $50 or something like that at an ag supplier.

if need it quick Bunnings is the go but it’s Fucking expensive because Yates has branded it as “organic” and priced it as such

Yea gave me local ag supplies a call an they get the 500g an reckon it makes 1000L or some crap.. But they got none in stock hell of allot cheaper then bunnongs but 9 times oytta 10 bunnings will have everything you need in stock wen ya need it..

 

[reza92]

Yea gave me local ag supplies a call an they get the 500g an reckon it makes 1000L or some crap.. But they got none in stock hell of allot cheaper then bunnongs but 9 times oytta 10 bunnings will have everything you need in stock wen ya need it..

id get both and have enough dipel to last forever. Bunnings lot to get you though the start and the ag stuff when it’s stocked again so it’s there waiting next time you need it. Not supprised it’s out of stock but, it’d be popular this time of year, fucking cats

 

[JimyTheCook]

well please explain how many growers (myself included) have got great results running only hps lights for both veg and flower

the best light imo for a beginner is a 600w magnetic hps off eBay and a Decent quality bulb (GE or Phillips, I prefer the lucagrow bulbs myself)

Why magnetic

 

[reza92]

Why magnetic

cheap.

 

[Hydro4life]

something like that. Mh also gives off small amounts of Uv

Didn’t know that Reza, May be part of the reason my plants always looked a bit happier with mh or mh supplementation!?

 

[reza92]

Didn’t know that Reza, May be part of the reason my plants always looked a bit happier with mh or mh supplementation!?

It’s not a whole lot but it’s there. It’s why concentrate guys run a lot of mh.

 

[Hydro4life]

It’s not a whole lot but it’s their. It’s why concentrate guys run a lot of mh.

A mixture of both worked well for me, I ran 3 inline 600s close enough to slightly overlap each other. Hps on either end and mh in the middle. Over a 3.2m long scrog. Worked a treat!