The Irish Growers Thread!
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Jay_normous
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Right so.. I'm gonna give it go tomorrow and see what happens.. Thanks for your help farmer.
luciferateme
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hi guys
well heres how my grow is coming along, i tried to get the pics of the white hairs on the plant(back left) but the camera was shit and just blurred even with macro switched on. at least i know i have one female so its not a total loss, only worry is if the other two are males or females now, they could be anything because they have always grown slower than the alrger one(bitch).
i think as soon as i know what the other 2 are i will put them back to veg, only thing i have noticed is there are little brown bits apperaring on a few of the older leaves, just around edges. does anyone know what that could be?
thanks
lu
well heres how my grow is coming along, i tried to get the pics of the white hairs on the plant(back left) but the camera was shit and just blurred even with macro switched on. at least i know i have one female so its not a total loss, only worry is if the other two are males or females now, they could be anything because they have always grown slower than the alrger one(bitch).
i think as soon as i know what the other 2 are i will put them back to veg, only thing i have noticed is there are little brown bits apperaring on a few of the older leaves, just around edges. does anyone know what that could be?
thanks
lu
Jay_normous
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Just blew up the dimmer and fused the circuit.think it'll be ok on it's lowest setting as I've increased the pitch on the fan blades.
xbladex1984
Member
just up the road from me then lad. good to see someone close to where i live doing the same, what kinda stuff are you growing?
xbladex1984
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i would say so mate cuz my windows covered in salty residue every other day wich couldnt be good for plants im guessing. plus the golf courses round here have alot of problems keeping the greens cuz of the salt aswell, not to mention the freezing cold air comes in. im really not sure if it could harm the plants but i just have a feeling it wouldnt do them any good so maybe just go a mile inland with plenty tree cover to be sure.
xbladex1984
Member
anyone here have any experience with autos? or can recommend a safe seedbank with good genetics especially for auto strains. any help or info would be greatly appreciated thanks.
Che Paddy
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I've just finished 3 grows with autos. Did Dinofem Roadrunner, Hymalayan blue diesel by short stuff seed bank, red dwarf and white dwarf by Budda and Blue Mystic and blueberry by nirvana. Firstly Id say stay miles away from Nirvana. Blueberry wasn't even auto and Ive heard nothing but bad reviews about them. Short stuff seeds are excellent. Yield about 3/4 of an Oz off each but I had one cola that was twenty grams. You get what you expect from autos. Fun to do and quick which is a bonus. Smoke is plenty strong just you lose on the amount you harvest. I'd try Dinofem as they now have a haze automatic.
xbladex1984
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thanks for the info mate much appreciated i was thinking of trying auto ak47 as iv smoked the real ak reg strain and it was buzzingly good i have to say. what type of light were you using on those babys to get that yield? personally im going to get 400w hps for maybe 6 or 9 plants as their small. im also tempted to go for cfls but have heard alot of conflicting reports about the yield from them but apparently great for the veg period but that isnt too long with autos i imagine. sorry for all the questions but im a total noob with autos, i know you cant clone so did you do a seed run with yours??
xbladex1984
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think im going to go with the ak auto aswell mate and maybe pick n mix a couple other auto strains to try them. i would love to grow a cpl white widow or something really strong to knock me out at night time and some ak for my lazy days off work. but at this point i think it would be too much hassle to work out the light cycles as i only have one grow area wich is going to be a problem if im for doing a seed run for the autos. is this your first auto grow? lmfao like your location, rip off city is right my misus goes up there every other week and spends a fortune on crap instead of buying me some seeds so i can get my grow on.Don't know what the indica is that growin' but I have 2 auto ak's goin also, just started them at the start of last week and already they have true leavesThey're quicker than I expected.
What you growin' yourself man?
luciferateme
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hows it going lads
i think ive hit a snag with the old ladies!, when i went in to check on them this morning i noticed a lot of the leaves were curling(claw) and also some brown spots on a few of the leaves. also the 2nd set of fan leaves have started to rot badly, so i thought id get a ph test kit from b and q. when i did the test it showed very acidic and a count of about 5!
what the hell shall i do now , should i try and change the soil or just give them a real good flushing(dont know if that will work). is that anything that you fellas would reccomend to try. the plants them selves are still ok looking but the roots are also starting to appear on the surface soil.
i dont really over water , if anything i under water also i only use a tiny bit of nutes every second watering.
i was also going to get some distiled water for flushing but all i could find was de ionised water for car car batterys from halfords, is this ok.
hope that one of you guys can tell me what to do next.
thanks
lu
i think ive hit a snag with the old ladies!, when i went in to check on them this morning i noticed a lot of the leaves were curling(claw) and also some brown spots on a few of the leaves. also the 2nd set of fan leaves have started to rot badly, so i thought id get a ph test kit from b and q. when i did the test it showed very acidic and a count of about 5!
what the hell shall i do now , should i try and change the soil or just give them a real good flushing(dont know if that will work). is that anything that you fellas would reccomend to try. the plants them selves are still ok looking but the roots are also starting to appear on the surface soil.
i dont really over water , if anything i under water also i only use a tiny bit of nutes every second watering.
i was also going to get some distiled water for flushing but all i could find was de ionised water for car car batterys from halfords, is this ok.
hope that one of you guys can tell me what to do next.
thanks
lu
Doiremick
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Blade tell your missus to call into redstar in derry and buy you a wee present in the glass cabinet beside the door, make sure she gets autoflowers if their what your after they have ak47 autos, big buddha autos and blue diesel, not a big shop so not much variety, they have like 15 different strains in there but only the 3 autos.
Yeah this is my 1st grow, here's the pics I took tonight but my camera died so there's only 2.
Yeah this is my 1st grow, here's the pics I took tonight but my camera died so there's only 2.
Doiremick
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Luc the best thing for you to do in my opinion would be to run a shitload of water throught the soil and flush it out then leave your plant beside a radiator or something so it doesn't get drowned with the amount of water, just keep an eye on what your putting into the soil after that, your best nutrients to use money wise would be tomato plant feed, I bought mine for £2 so it's not expensive and it's specifically made for food plants and herbs.
The fact that the roots are appearing on the surface means only one logical thing...their runnin' away from the soil cause it's killin' them. What type of soil did you use and what type of nutrients have you been using?
The fact that the roots are appearing on the surface means only one logical thing...their runnin' away from the soil cause it's killin' them. What type of soil did you use and what type of nutrients have you been using?
xbladex1984
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thanks for the info mate ill have to get up a wee scoot definatley, do they have lights aswell hps preferrably for me as im just a bit weary of ordering on net lol prob paranoid but for my own headpeace id rather just get one here if i can. looking good by the way mate do you trim those badboys? anyone ever lst, topped, fimed or supercroped an auto if possible? and are you doing a seedrun for more plants?
Doiremick
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I got a fella's number the other day that sells LED grow panels instead of you forkin' out a fortune on a HPS light, it saves orderin' on the net if your worried about bein' tracked by cops, he's a top rated seller on ebay and posts from derry so I asked him could I just meet him in person instead, they do sell the HPS up there in redstar and I could pick you up a grow set for £100 also if you don't have to go far to get to derry (fan, ballist, ballist fan, reflector and bulb) but it's only £35 for an LED panel and apparently their better, I've watched a video or 2 also and they seem to be worth the hype.
I trimmed a few of the bottom budds that weren't doing too well but I'm not sure if I should be taking more off as their small on the bottom but the resin glands are all over the leaves, doubt I'll be doing a seed run for a long time I don't mind payin' a few quid for different strains, the only strain I'll keep if I do decide to do a batch of seeds will be bubblegum but since it's my 1st time I think I'll enjoy the sensimelia and sense of pride for a while.
I trimmed a few of the bottom budds that weren't doing too well but I'm not sure if I should be taking more off as their small on the bottom but the resin glands are all over the leaves, doubt I'll be doing a seed run for a long time I don't mind payin' a few quid for different strains, the only strain I'll keep if I do decide to do a batch of seeds will be bubblegum but since it's my 1st time I think I'll enjoy the sensimelia and sense of pride for a while.
luciferateme
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doiremick
your plants loook very sexy for a first grow much rep!
i used a liquid newt from b and q but it only had nitro phos and potas in it , quite low numbers but one lid equals about 50 gallons of water so was a little hard to judge. will give them a good flush tommorow with distilled water and then put them into some larger pots i bought.
also bought some miracle grow plant food tonight aswell which has all the trace elements in it aswell. dont know why i bought the other shit. maybe because bu one and have one free may have been it.
the soil i am using is multi purpose compost but i didnt mix with anything and i think i should have put some sand or perlite in it. when i put them into the BIG pots tommorow i will give them some drainage medium.
thanks for your advice on flushing i thought that would be best to do and ill get some pics up in a day or two when they hopefully feeling better.
cheers
lu
your plants loook very sexy for a first grow much rep!
i used a liquid newt from b and q but it only had nitro phos and potas in it , quite low numbers but one lid equals about 50 gallons of water so was a little hard to judge. will give them a good flush tommorow with distilled water and then put them into some larger pots i bought.
also bought some miracle grow plant food tonight aswell which has all the trace elements in it aswell. dont know why i bought the other shit. maybe because bu one and have one free may have been it.
the soil i am using is multi purpose compost but i didnt mix with anything and i think i should have put some sand or perlite in it. when i put them into the BIG pots tommorow i will give them some drainage medium.
thanks for your advice on flushing i thought that would be best to do and ill get some pics up in a day or two when they hopefully feeling better.
cheers
lu
Doiremick
Active Member
Luc I think that's what happened the mix was too concentrated, you shouldn't buy the miracle grow either lol well it's a personal choice thing but I'm a bit of a health person also and what your doing to your weed is the same equivalent as putting chemical sweetners in your food...not good in the long run, you should only buy organic stuff, not only does it help your health but it makes the smoke a lot smoother also, a friend of mine grew with miracle grow and although I sat and smoked with him to be honest the quality of the smoke wasn't the greatest in strength and taste. Your better buying nutrients for vegetables their around the same price as the artificial nutrients.
Hope all goes well tomorrow for you, what I would do is just stick the pot under the kitchen tap and rinse the soil completely out, doing it with distilled water would work but your going to need a lot of water, I'd say maybe 20ltrs should be enough flushed through to at least nutralize the soil, use distilled water then to water them after the soil's dried. It seems like a lot but without going and buying chemicals this is your best option.
As for the soil your using I'm using the same mixed with the dried cocoa stuff and it works a treat, I don't bother with the sand and perlite it's just extra money and I doubt it makes a difference to the overall harvest.
Thanks for the support and anything at all I can help you with let me know.
Hope all goes well tomorrow for you, what I would do is just stick the pot under the kitchen tap and rinse the soil completely out, doing it with distilled water would work but your going to need a lot of water, I'd say maybe 20ltrs should be enough flushed through to at least nutralize the soil, use distilled water then to water them after the soil's dried. It seems like a lot but without going and buying chemicals this is your best option.
As for the soil your using I'm using the same mixed with the dried cocoa stuff and it works a treat, I don't bother with the sand and perlite it's just extra money and I doubt it makes a difference to the overall harvest.
Thanks for the support and anything at all I can help you with let me know.
xbladex1984
Member
thanks again mate for info i have done a bit of research on the led setups but just not too sure about them panels my mate had 2 of them before for round 30 quid and it was really good for veg but for flower not so good unless you go for 90 watt ufo lights round £90 wich are more concentrated light and more red spectrum for flower. but cant go wrong at 30 odd quid so could be a good idea to save on electricity for veg on a proper grow then i could switch to hps for flowering to fatten up them buds. is led what your using? other than that i think ill do pretty much the same as you and just be happy with my first autogrow without makin it too complicated by doin a seedrun. need to get up to derry and get a few things soon for peace of mind soon as.. so hopefully il have a nice wee harvest for after new year. if your ever up round the ports give me a shout and you can tell me what you think of the end result mate.