The UK Growers Thread!

Thc247

Thc247

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R1b3n4 said:
Perlite is quick becoming a pain in the arse, it seems the only place I can buy it in the local area is a hydro shop about 10miles away in 100L bags...................100 FUCKING LITRES!!!!! How the fuck am I gonna get that cunting thing into my backpack ffs, its not a fucking tardis ffs
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and the price mate dont the hydro shops really milk it that its for growing the price jumps x 3 from hydro store to any where else
 
R1b3n4

R1b3n4

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Thc247 said:
that dont make sence mate did u mean garden centre 100 l for 8.99
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No mate I wish I did, spent the day going round every garden centre within 20miles of me, most of em dont stock it and the ones that do are robbing people blind for it, hydro shops are actually cheaper but they only do 100L bags
 
Thc247

Thc247

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i wud rather get the 100 for 20 than 9 quid for 1 mate i started this year buying in bulk instead and it so much cheaper also no last minute run around when summat runs out un expected i need to start gettin perlite too i gotta mix up 50/50 tera and perlite i thought wud save sum money gettin perlite but now dont seem it
 
R1b3n4

R1b3n4

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Thc247 said:
i wud rather get the 100 for 20 than 9 quid for 1 mate i started this year buying in bulk instead and it so much cheaper also no last minute run around when summat runs out un expected i need to start gettin perlite too i gotta mix up 50/50 tera and perlite i thought wud save sum money gettin perlite but now dont seem it
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im in a flat with 2 kids lmao, simply no spare space to store 100L of that plus all the other bits for the grow, plus the grow taking up 2 cupboards lol
 
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Mastergrow

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@THC, why don't u just go all hydro, with pebbles, shits so much cleaner than fuckin about with soil, more air to the roots and shit so ur bouta get more out of it too
 
Thc247

Thc247

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na bro autopots wont work with pebbles it needs soil coco to soak up the moisture this was the end result of me getting fed up climbing in tent with buckets i use same medium but with perlite mixed in basically the pot sits in water but drinks as and when it wants so il have inch to inch an half of clay pebbles in botom of pot and 50/50 soil perlite in rest it sounds fantastic the valve and how it works it just a bit scary thinking pots sat in water but nutrients available when the plants need it i would think i still treat res same as when watering myself but not sure
 
Thc247

Thc247

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aqua valve imitates wet dry cycle to plants i just cant see how if tank always full and system on 24/7 but ive read shit loads and my friend used them
they do work and well just gotta make sure i dont add or do anytghin to fuk it up like all my feeds an boosters i need to know they all good to run this way
 
zeddd

zeddd

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Thc247 said:
aqua valve imitates wet dry cycle to plants i just cant see how if tank always full and system on 24/7 but ive read shit loads and my friend used them
they do work and well just gotta make sure i dont add or do anytghin to fuk it up like all my feeds an boosters i need to know they all good to run this way
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sounds fukked up running auto system with soil, soil will lock out o2 imo good luck with it ide do dwc for yields
 
Thc247

Thc247

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zeddd said:
sounds fukked up running auto system with soil, soil will lock out o2 imo good luck with it ide do dwc for yields
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thats why they do an air dome which when buying this setup no one mentioned but wit hresearch i come across them and they sit in the bottom of pot connected to air pump your thinkin was just as mine zeddd but i think with air dome and im assured by many people that its not like that the valve opens and floods the tray to 200 mm and the plant uses it and the valve waits till the pot drys before opening up and filling again so hydrotom in botom and and roots growing down into tray they bottom feed u have to pot up and hand water for first 7-10 days for roots to establishbefore switching system on its gravity fed so no pumps and timers on 250 l tank my only concern was soil i thought wud swap to coco but am told terra soil 50 50 perlite is the best for this system so we will see and il keep ya all up to date if it fucks up il cum back and try again im pretty confident thou as my friend used them and i chose this sytem by choice over all others i think its the one i was first thinking of turning tap on and flooding trays and turning tap off but that will be what i do if it does fuck up on 24 7
 
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Thc247

Thc247

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il try post pics bcuz i think people hear the first part that plants sit in water and puts em off im expecting to do better in these than hand atering myself as this way the plants drink as and when they want and it basically grows in soil but grows like hydro ive seen them in action and a room full of clones all grew the exact same height and speed but i have been looking at these for a while and the trick is to have a medium that soaks up water but also drains fast so 50/50 terra and pelite is supposed to be the best
 
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