Aussie Growers Thread

[JimyTheCook]

 

[JimyTheCook]

Try an ag supplier for dipel, will be heaps cheaper than Bunnings

Online or local. Waiting for online orders to be delivered is a pita

 

[reza92]

Online or local. Waiting for online orders to be delivered is a pita

local would have it. It’s a pretty popular item in commercial ag because of how safe it is to use on food crops. Those guys buy it by the bulka bag.

 

[Hydro4life]

Thats it man gotta take the good with the bad..
Nah havent got any dipel yet plan on hittin bunnings tomorro though..
Will be going on a worm tour tonight though was gunna do it last night but the beers an green got the better of me.
Only had problems with cats an moths in the veg green house no doubt its only a matter of time before they reach the girls though..

Yea do it jimy, pretty sure it was like $10 and makes 40 or 50 litres!
The worst thing about the cats I found was that if left for too long, it’s too late, you’ll find little chunks of buds dying/rotting all over the place. The cats love their bud haha.

 

[Hydro4life]

Online or local. Waiting for online orders to be delivered is a pita

Good old bunnings my friend

 

[Hydro4life]

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Nice jimy, what strain is that??

 

[bursto]

these guys are good to have arround

ive seen em eat bugs off my outdoor weed before

i'll show you what i do to grasshoppers, mate

 

[beernutz]

Thanks jimy!
Yea that’s pretty much what I’ve done.
Spose that’s the risk when growing outdoors,
Win some and loose some aye....
Gave the girls a good spray with dipel this morning. Found a few more cats (not the meowing kind haha) and pretty sure it washes away after rain..... have you used dipel yet jimy??

Go hard with the dipel Really drench them...take a 3-4 days for the cats to die after one spray

 

[Lukeqc]

whats the size of ur flower area?

1.2x1.2m 600w hps with sealed co2. 2 kingbrite 240w cob’s coming next week.

Veg is 1x0.6m 315w cmh and it’s getting very tight after week 1 of flip

 

[Lukeqc]

you could flower under both of those. 315w cmh is pretty much equivalent to a 600w hps. As for when you switch lights if you need to do that, as soon as you switch to 12/12 or before.

I’ve read that holding off for the first week or two to stop hps stretch. Truth?

 

[beernutz]

3 days ago. Have been working 12.5 hour shifts so wasn’t at home when it came through. Some of the branches that have half snapped look like they may mend but has stressed one of them out big time. She’s already throwing some amber hairs. Keeping an eye out for pollen sacks/nanners.
Storm came out of no where. Sky was lit up with lightning and the wind was crazy!

I found the seed raising soil to be ok as it was fluffy like you said and no big chunks of bark etc. plus minimal food additives.
I’ll have to have a look at that video bursto!

I find it hard sourcing worm castings here.
Was looking into my own worm farm but in the end was just easier growing in coco lol.

Outdoor scrog or cages around these saves heart ache bro
I have 2 cages and a scrog on bertha
Even my 8 ounce plants in fabric pots had bamboo stakes and a mini plastic scrog on them
Then it's like come at me fucker ...no damage unless theres hail

 

[beernutz]

I thought that must be the case Reza as I sprayed one to see if it was a direct contact spray and barely affected the bastard lol.

This is why the buds need to be drenched ...

 

[Hydro4life]

Go hard with the dipel Really drench them...take a 3-4 days for the cats to die after one spray

Good to know beernutz! I went a bit easy on the first spray but the plants didn’t seem to be phased by it at all.

 

[Hydro4life]

Outdoor scrog or cages around these saves heart ache bro
I have 2 cages and a scrog on bertha
Even my 8 ounce plants in fabric pots had bamboo stakes and a mini plastic scrog on them
Then it's like come at me fucker ...no damage unless theres hail

That’s exactly what was going through my head when I saw the devastation! Thought I’d get away without cages as they’ve only had 2 months veg, but some got to 2 metres! Crazy.

 

[beernutz]

@reza92 i need some advice please. I’ve run out of flowering nutes and they need a drink NOW what should I do? I’ve got a different brand of flower nutes here that’s self ph’ing and no a and b. Should I just use that will it have any negative affect this late on? Probably a week to go max I’d say.

I'm not reza but with a week to go.i woulda thought it shouldn't matter if it was a straight water ?

 

[bursto]

i always try n keep a 44 gl drum full of old swamp water, near me weed for frogs with a pole, or hose into the water for em to get in and out at night and sit on, if the weed is caged, sometimes at night when bugs are attacted to the weed thay can get out and feast

 

[beernutz]

Good to know beernutz! I went a bit easy on the first spray but the plants didn’t seem to be phased by it at all.

I made the same mistake cos I'm not big on foliar spraying plants ( my own bad habit)
Bit yeah if the bud sites get drenched the first time a cat takes a bite of food hrs fucked then within a couple days he's dropped off

 

[beernutz]

That’s exactly what was going through my head when I saw the devastation! Thought I’d get away without cages as they’ve only had 2 months veg, but some got to 2 metres! Crazy.

An outdoor cage on a small 4 or 6 oz plant can be something as easy as 5 bamboo stakes and a piece of 1x1m plastic greenhouse trelli across the top

 

[Hydro4life]

@reza92 i need some advice please. I’ve run out of flowering nutes and they need a drink NOW what should I do? I’ve got a different brand of flower nutes here that’s self ph’ing and no a and b. Should I just use that will it have any negative affect this late on? Probably a week to go max I’d say.

What medium are you using Venus?

 

[beernutz]

An outdoor cage on a small 4 or 6 oz plant can be something as easy as 5 bamboo stakes and a piece of 1x1m plastic greenhouse trelli across the top

Worked well for me last yr