The Irish Growers Thread!

[Richie LxP]

hey lads its been a while but i finally got my computer fixed, supprised they didnt find all the plant pictures!
il put up some pics of the monsters in the next while
10 outside,2 flower power from barneys, just started flowering, ones masterkush the rest i crossed last year showing to be very strong and eager so far, wait til flowering to see if theyre in any way stable
3 masterkush inside( big ones this time, got a bigger tent
hope poeple are having a good outdoor one this year! weathers not the worst

Whats the story libah! Good to see ya back.

You will have to post up some picks of them monsters

 

[darren121]

hi am posting a pic of well 1 plant i replanted into bigger pot i been reading ebook so i think its been shock to the plant has nayone else had thisproblem and is there anyway back for the 2 plants
and there pic of my other babies growing well

 

[L4D]

a bit early on the transplant ther man,i just transplanted my power kush jus yesterday @3weeks from seed.

the point being i made the mistake of transplanting my white rhino(in the bk ther) at about 11days.they only recovered and took off @nearly 6weeks old. and mosly coz i switched to a Mh.
less is more early on,if ya look bk in my thing ya can see what i mean. puny lil plants compared to how the pk came on.
dont be messin with them until they have established a good root system

 

[darren121]

tys for the info i wont even attemted anymore till they r alot older

 

[EmeraldCraic]

so now am just going to water the plants once every 3 days and 1st thing in morning am usally up to 5 am and it getting light then
been reading that ebook

I'm still reading about plants (not just MJ) and how they work, didn't do biology in school either but I'm going to try to explain watering as I understand it as simply as I can:

When it rains (watering) the plant uses its roots to 'suck up' the water and evaporate it thru the leaves and they only do this during the day. Therefore, the plant needs a good root system AND enough leaves to do this efficiently. There's a lot more that goes on when they do this, you'll read about that in the book. It's called 'transpiration'.

When it first rains, the ground is saturated, ie. little to no oxygen in the soil, so the plant 'shuts down' to prevent drowning (that is why leaves sometimes droop after watering) until the water has dissapated a bit (this can take a few minutes to a few hours and is one reason why good drainage is essential), then it 'wakes up' and kicks into action sucking up the water (and goodness in the water) and grows more above ground to enable this to go faster. Your babies are too small to 'suck up and evaporate' huge amounts of water, they'll drown before they do . Being watered too often means your plant keeps 'shutting down' (no growth when its in this state) just as it starts to 'wake up'. If you keep watering before the plant has a chance to 'wake up' the roots suffocate and the plant dies. (All thanks to riddleme for explaining this to me kiss-ass)

What I would do (may not be the correct solution, but it seems logical someone PLEASE disagree with me if this is wrong!!) is pour a small amount of water around the stem in a small circle about an inch away from the stem instead of directly on it to encourage the roots to spread out and 'find' that water, don't water again until the 'circle of water' has dried to at least an inch down (stick your finger in to check). Don't worry about growth above the soil, when your babies have strong roots to carry what the plant needs to grow, the rest will follow.

Em

 

[darren121]

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[darren121]

tys for that info as well some of my plants r bigger that others but i now stopped watering them every day never water last night and wont water them till tomorow and like you said will be small amount just

 

[Jay_normous]

I'm still reading about plants (not just MJ) and how they work, didn't do biology in school either but I'm going to try to explain watering as I understand it as simply as I can:

When it rains (watering) the plant uses its roots to 'suck up' the water and evaporate it thru the leaves and they only do this during the day. Therefore, the plant needs a good root system AND enough leaves to do this efficiently. There's a lot more that goes on when they do this, you'll read about that in the book. It's called 'transpiration'.

When it first rains, the ground is saturated, ie. little to no oxygen in the soil, so the plant 'shuts down' to prevent drowning (that is why leaves sometimes droop after watering) until the water has dissapated a bit (this can take a few minutes to a few hours and is one reason why good drainage is essential), then it 'wakes up' and kicks into action sucking up the water (and goodness in the water) and grows more above ground to enable this to go faster. Your babies are too small to 'suck up and evaporate' huge amounts of water, they'll drown before they do . Being watered too often means your plant keeps 'shutting down' (no growth when its in this state) just as it starts to 'wake up'. If you keep watering before the plant has a chance to 'wake up' the roots suffocate and the plant dies. (All thanks to riddleme for explaining this to me kiss-ass)

What I would do (may not be the correct solution, but it seems logical someone PLEASE disagree with me if this is wrong!!) is pour a small amount of water around the stem in a small circle about an inch away from the stem instead of directly on it to encourage the roots to spread out and 'find' that water, don't water again until the 'circle of water' has dried to at least an inch down (stick your finger in to check). Don't worry about growth above the soil, when your babies have strong roots to carry what the plant needs to grow, the rest will follow.

Em

That makes perfect sense... Good info..

 

[darren121]

when i was reading about plants in my ebook i was suprised to see they dont like water am still reading the book when i get a chance as seating at pc al days hurts me due to joint pains etc

 

[Easter1916]

I'm still reading about plants (not just MJ) and how they work, didn't do biology in school either but I'm going to try to explain watering as I understand it as simply as I can:

When it rains (watering) the plant uses its roots to 'suck up' the water and evaporate it thru the leaves and they only do this during the day. Therefore, the plant needs a good root system AND enough leaves to do this efficiently. There's a lot more that goes on when they do this, you'll read about that in the book. It's called 'transpiration'.

When it first rains, the ground is saturated, ie. little to no oxygen in the soil, so the plant 'shuts down' to prevent drowning (that is why leaves sometimes droop after watering) until the water has dissapated a bit (this can take a few minutes to a few hours and is one reason why good drainage is essential), then it 'wakes up' and kicks into action sucking up the water (and goodness in the water) and grows more above ground to enable this to go faster. Your babies are too small to 'suck up and evaporate' huge amounts of water, they'll drown before they do . Being watered too often means your plant keeps 'shutting down' (no growth when its in this state) just as it starts to 'wake up'. If you keep watering before the plant has a chance to 'wake up' the roots suffocate and the plant dies. (All thanks to riddleme for explaining this to me kiss-ass)

What I would do (may not be the correct solution, but it seems logical someone PLEASE disagree with me if this is wrong!!) is pour a small amount of water around the stem in a small circle about an inch away from the stem instead of directly on it to encourage the roots to spread out and 'find' that water, don't water again until the 'circle of water' has dried to at least an inch down (stick your finger in to check). Don't worry about growth above the soil, when your babies have strong roots to carry what the plant needs to grow, the rest will follow.

Em

I read Riddleme's thread on this a few days ago I must say it was a very good read and makes so much sense

 

[Easter1916]

hey lads its been a while but i finally got my computer fixed, supprised they didnt find all the plant pictures!
il put up some pics of the monsters in the next while
10 outside,2 flower power from barneys, just started flowering, ones masterkush the rest i crossed last year showing to be very strong and eager so far, wait til flowering to see if theyre in any way stable
3 masterkush inside( big ones this time, got a bigger tent
hope poeple are having a good outdoor one this year! weathers not the worst

Welcome back man good to see ya , cant wait to see the pics of the monsters

 

[irish farmer]

Ha everyone how's trix. Big changes in the polytunel this week. I hung a clear plastic screen 3" in from the door to stop the neighbour's galking. Put in an osolating fan and got thing's started for scrog screen. I'l post some pics later. Great to see you back Liblah whare are those pic's then.

 

[scapegoat]

hey all

my plant is still growing but not great and i think she might be a god damn
he. Here are a few pics, is it to early to tell? This is my first grow so not sure but it looks male to me?
Thanks

 

[Easter1916]

Ha everyone how's trix. Big changes in the polytunel this week. I hung a clear plastic screen 3" in from the door to stop the neighbour's galking. Put in an osolating fan and got thing's started for scrog screen. I'l post some pics later. Great to see you back Liblah whare are those pic's then.

Looking forward to all the outdoor updates , come on Lads get those pictures up.

I just harvested my easy ryders , I have four White dwarfs finishing next week then im going to grow some non auto strains the mix i got from the attitude offer i cant wait

 

[scapegoat]

Ok i looked at some pics online maybe he is actually a she? lol

 

[Easter1916]

Ok i looked at some pics online maybe he is actually a she? lol

No sign of sex there in those pics to me .... What light schedule are they on or are they outdoors ?

 

[scapegoat]

ok cool easter thanks. There are on 12/12 last few days indoors.

 

[Easter1916]

ok cool easter thanks. There are on 12/12 last few days indoors.

Give them another few days and then take a look , i chopped two males from my grow during the week , i put down 4 bag seed a couple months back and gave away 2 the two i was left turned out to be male but you will notice those pollen sacks straight away they stick out like a sore thumb

 

[scapegoat]

Give them another few days and then take a look , i chopped two males from my grow during the week , i put down 4 bag seed a couple months back and gave away 2 the two i was left turned out to be male but you will notice those pollen sacks straight away they stick out like a sore thumb

CHeers man,

The 2 u kept are male? thats bad luck and a pain in the hole. Can ya get much of a buzz if ya smoke the male?

 

[Easter1916]

CHeers man,

The 2 u kept are male? thats bad luck and a pain in the hole. Can ya get much of a buzz if ya smoke the male?

Males are of no use unless you want to make seeds with there pollen.