The Irish Growers Thread!

[irishmc]

Is there no grow shops near you Nunia? PH down is the thing to look for if there is.

 

[luciferateme]

well guys, hope everyone had i decent christmas and hope the plants are ok, i forgot to put the pick up off the yield i got from my last ufo grow, i already smoked about a large coffee jar but this is whats left. for a first grow and with the led i think its ok, better than buying it on the street anyway. also when it was ground up the flavour smeeled very strong, blue cheese is a lovely smoke.

ive still got the other 7 growing ok, but the one thing i would say is dont use the led ufo for seedlings, they are too strong and dry the plants out, the light was too intense on my seedlings so switched to the cfls and they are doing fine now, ill put the ufo back on them when they are about 3-4 inches tall.
lu

 

[Doiremick]

Will do Irish it should be here in a fortnight maximum, Luc very well done my man how much did you weigh out at? looks like a few oz there.

Nunia welcome dude, cheers is a thank you or a toast if your drinkin eg. cheers for that mate. Hope all goes well for ye

 

[irishmc]

Nice one Lu. Looks fucking fantastic mate.

Have you got one of them crystal catcher grinders?

 

[luciferateme]

yes but its all clogged up, the little holes get filled up very quick. too lazy(or stoned) to wash it! thanks guys but i dont know the weight, dont have any scales because its only for percy use. id say there was a few ounce and it will last until the next batch is grown, dont know why i did not grow this stuff years ago, the quality is much better than what we were buying.
just to let you know the mosiac seed pack i got are all great growers aswell so id reccomend them!
thanks
lu

 

[nunia720]

Is there no grow shops near you Nunia? PH down is the thing to look for if there is.

Thanx, irishmc, there r shops and I know where to get it, long ways away plus I have spent a great deal of $ already and just want to see it thru to the end with what I got if possible. My question is this: when i mix the nutes my PH is right around 5.2-5.5, as I check it daily it goes up?? Is this normal?/ Maybe the Plants utilizing said nutes and thats why it rises? I am just not understanding y it would change when after adding nutes to Didtilled Water I end up w/ a PH in the low 5's and then it goes up. I'm thinking its gotta be the plants sucking it up and needing more. Which leads 2 another question,. when my reservoir becomes depleted of water should I be adding regular distilled water or a pre mix of the same nutes that the original had??? Thank you again for the help, and I apologize for the text type typing....its a habit!!!

 

[Harrekin]

Hope you all had a good Crimbo, had to pull one of the Zensation my Ministry of Cannabis, was a bloke (100% feminised my arse!). They're taking forever to show, I think given its so cold that in future Im gonna only do Autos in Wintertime at like 20/4, cos the 12/12 is just too long a cold spell.

Nunia the reason your pH rises is because the nutes are acidic, so when the plant uses them its lowers the acidicity of the solution making your pH rise (become more alkaline). Vinegar tends not to be very stable, hydroponic pH down is designed to maintain the pH lower for longer, your just better off getting it, its REALLY cheap.

 

[Doiremick]

The dwarf auto ak got cut down yesterday....it's the famous 50 bag on a stick but the smoke itself is powerful powerful stuff and I only took a quick smoke of a force dried budd the rest is curin now while I go through a quarter of goldstamp afghan hash...auto ak's are definitly the ones to go for so far in my opinion for a nice "chill" smoke.

I'm the same as yourself Harrekin only autos for the cold season unless your runnin an insulated grow box set up...which I'm too cheap to do yet haha Lousy one about your zensation dude, feminized seeds aren't the most stable especially if it's a new breed of plant because feminized seeds come from hermaphrodite plants and need to be extensively crossbred and re-crossed to level out the genomes...Only found out after I bought feminized ones myself but I got lucky and got 3 females out of the 5 pack, regulars all the way from now on.

 

[irishmc]

Lads were do you get your seeds from? And do you get them sent to your own house?

 

[Doiremick]

Redstar (wee shop in derry) but the next order is comming from attitude and will be to mine yes...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkVe2-3eZ34...that's why, just watch it

 

[Professor Manali]

Blazed I'd suggest you go for a heater and a tight grow space at least until halfway through flowering if your lookin to make sure they make it this time. What way are you plannin on settin up the grow space?

Them temps aren't the worst Irish but it's a good bit down the scale, it's a whole nightmare in this weather to keep the temperatures regular, you might need to look at more heat because it's meant to get absolutely fuckin freezin after christmas.

Howya Mick, funny you say that, talking to a grower friend last week over in England, and he was saying that the freeezing temps are working wonders for his cooltubes, so that his box is so much easier to keep at the right temps. Hes always having trouble with the temps nudging over the 30 mark. He has a thermostatically controlled extractor (brilliant yoke, only 60 quid) and 2 400 watt hps hooked up to another "always on full blast" fan. Lovely setup, 20 skunk#1 x Northern Lights, and 5 Euphoria. From a low cupboard about 3m x 1 m. He gets 500g every 6 weeks. He has a little veg/clone/mother cupboard too.

That lads, is a recession buster.

 

[Doiremick]

Your not jokin man that is some amount of growin fair play to him, 2 400w HPS lights would keep the temps up high in a small space like that no wonder he has the fan on flat out haha it would be a bit of a handlin to get the temps to stay normal, still sounds worth it.

 

[luciferateme]

hows it going lads
just a quick question, i put down the magus genetics which are looking great and the white berry which is also doing brilliant, but the fucking skunk has only had one plant which is not spastic, you want to see these plants, they are proper fucked! then i looked at the packet and i saw on the back it said COPYRIGHT 2006! has anyone else had dutch passion skunk and does it say copyright 2006, because if these seeds are 5 years old then no wonder they are not growing right. or any packet of dutch passion for that matter. it says it on the back at the bottom.
thanks fellas
lu

 

[Doiremick]

I'd send them back to the breeder or seller luc they shouldn't be selling seeds that are that old, most will send out a fresh set if your not happy with the grow quality.

 

[luciferateme]

hows it going mick
the only thing i am unsure off is where it says copyright 2006 , that surely must be when they were packaged because dont you have to renew your copyright, yearly? i got them in new age tallaght so ill drop into him tomorrow, im sure hel be sound about it.
let you know what happens.
lu

 

[Doiremick]

That's sweet that it's somewhere handy for ye at least man, gettin meself a new order of seeds tomorrow too so time to go on attitude and waste a few hours bein nosey, I'll come back for reviews to see what you guys have heard before I order but I've a funny feelin I'll go for the ak/autoberry ones just for the fun of it with afghan autos...can't beat the aul pick and mix option

 

[Doiremick]

Herbies pick and mix any reports lads?

 

[nunia720]

Thanx for the help guys, of course me being new to this I have a couple other questions: I know this is a repaet but i just copied and pasted.....highly medicated!!!

Hello All, this is a first time grow and I would appreciate any and all help-let me give u the set up:
Nirvana Blackberry(Feminized)
Closet Grow
3 Gallon DWC-6 sights but only 4 seeds going
Floros for the 1st two weeks then 250W MH
24hrs/floro then 18/6
Great Lakes Nutes-150 PPM before I switched to MH for the first week or so, now am running around 590 PPM w/MH 18 on. Distilled water w/ a PH of 5.2 after I add Nutes-which fluctuates daily????
Oh, using Sure to Grow Cubes and Hydroton-Germinated in cubes and when they sprouted put them in the DWC w/Hydroton.
Anyways, three of the plants look great, good roots, growing well but the little one in the picture is having obvious issues. I took the cube out and checked for roots as I could see none coming through the net pot, it has roots, some sticking out of the side of the cube but deffinetly not as long or vital as the others. My question is: Can I be doing anything better not only for the runt but for the rest of them. I apologize for the crappy pics but my camera battery died
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[irishmc]

Are the clay pebbles not ment to be over the top of the cube too? To stop light from getting to the roots. Not sure if that has anything to do with your problems Nunia.

 

[irishmc]

Quick question lads.
Do you think a 250watt hps kit would be enough for a 60x60x140 grow tent or would i be better going for the 400watt? I know the 400w will create a lot of heat and that might be an issue.

Cheers lads.