The UK Growers Thread!

[The Yorkshireman]

ok m8 think i brought the wrong pen tho as ive just look ive brought a tds shouldnt i of got a ec pen ?

They both do the same, they just use different units of measurement.

TDS = Total Dissolved Solids.

EC = Electrical Conductivity.

PPM = Parts Per Million.


The proper scientific measurement and the standard to use is EC.

If your pen measures in one of the other 2 ways then you'll need to find a conversion chart on the web to correlate between TDS, PPM and EC.

 

[Pompeygrow]

u seen this film yet just looked it up and a lot of ppl are saying it is shit the trail looks good i was going to download it

 

[Pompeygrow]

They both do the same, they just use different units of measurement.

TDS = Total Dissolved Solids.

EC = Electrical Conductivity.

PPM = Parts Per Million.


The proper scientific measurement and the standard to use is EC.

If your pen measures in one of the other 2 ways then you'll need to find a conversion chart on the web to correlate between TDS, PPM and EC.

ok thanks m8

 

[ghb]

bluelab e.c truncheon is the dogs nuts. i have had one for over 4 years and used it every run, dip it in the water and away you go, i honestly can't recommend it enough for anybody looking to know what they are feeding their girls.

it's the best piece of growing kit i have ever bought, hands down

 

[The Yorkshireman]

Exo/Psycho mix.

Fuck knows how many weeks in, I'll know when it's 10 weeks cos they'll be done! (new year week ish)

 

[ghb]

did you notice less stretch on those girls than you normally would? i remember seeing them going in to flower and they weren't much shorter than that.

not looking bad at all, just feed em more you tight bastard! is that an 8x4?

 

[zeddd]

bluelab e.c truncheon is the dogs nuts. i have had one for over 4 years and used it every run, dip it in the water and away you go, i honestly can't recommend it enough for anybody looking to know what they are feeding their girls.

it's the best piece of growing kit i have ever bought, hands down

you say that about every expensive and unnecessary piece of kit, hands down

 

[zeddd]

fuk all meters, read the leaves only ha ha

 

[Pompeygrow]

do u guys leave ur water out 24 hours before u feed the plants if u do how do u warm the water cos i just got told to mix nuts in with water strait out tap bit of warm water to take the chill out of it

 

[Mastergrow]

do u guys leave ur water out 24 hours before u feed the plants if u do how do u warm the water cos i just got told to mix nuts in with water strait out tap bit of warm water to take the chill out of it

Now your taking the fuckin piss....are you serious?

 

[ghb]

they like cold water, it has more available oxygen and less pests in it. i leave mine standing before adding it straight to the plants (especially before harvest as i can smell and taste tap water in finished buds otherwise)

hands down zedd, hands down, this is not a robbery. zedd you need some bloombastic in your life, i'll send you little sample bottle to pour down the bog if you want

 

[R3l@X]

Yeah bur think zeddd adds vit c to sort it

 

[Pompeygrow]

Now your taking the fuckin piss....are you serious?

sorry but yes i am obviously the person who told me what to do dont have a clue like i said only my 2nd crop im trying to read everything one person says this the other person says the complete opposite so i dont now whats right or wrong

 

[R3l@X]

Personal opinion. Pretty much everyone in here grows differently. Some ph some don't, some ec/tds some don't. What you got was their opinion but if you want to know how to grow in coco with a tds meter maybe you're in the wrong thread? Not being a dick(well maybe a little) but their are threads packed full of answers on here. herbal tea gangsta rap time

 

[irish4:20]

Personal opinion. Pretty much everyone in here grows differently. Some ph some don't, some ec/tds some don't. What you got was their opinion but if you want to know how to grow in coco with a tds meter maybe you're in the wrong thread? Not being a dick(well maybe a little) but their are threads packed full of answers on here. herbal tea gangsta rap time

Go watch the up in smoke tour man

 

[irish4:20]

@ pompey forget everything uve been told and watch this guys videos and go all bud pheno super hardmode and im sure ul pull about a pound

Super Lemon Haze ALL BUD Pheno (10 weeks):

 

[Pompeygrow]

Personal opinion. Pretty much everyone in here grows differently. Some ph some don't, some ec/tds some don't. What you got was their opinion but if you want to know how to grow in coco with a tds meter maybe you're in the wrong thread? Not being a dick(well maybe a little) but their are threads packed full of answers on here. herbal tea gangsta rap time

i only asked if people let there water stand for 24 hours be4 adding nutes ect cos i thought id try it that way last night so i just checked the water temp well dipped my finger in there and it still feels real cold and i just thought that cold water would shock the plant as its always about 70f in my tent

 

[The Yorkshireman]

did you notice less stretch on those girls than you normally would? i remember seeing them going in to flower and they weren't much shorter than that.

Is that an 8x4?

When they've been topped mid veg and then LST'd so that the 5-8 main stems are all pretty much level yeah there's defo less stretch.

There's non of that nasty side branching lankyness because there's no side branches, you just get the same amount of stretch as you normally would in the main cola stem which isn't really stretch as you know, it's more just the plant changing shape slightly so it can fill the gaps with bud.

They've put on about 6" at most since flip, none of the plants are even 2 feet tall from the top of the pot.
The tallest tip is 18" inches from the top of the pot.



Yeah it's a 2.4 x 1.2, had it about 2 weeks or so.
I'm burning 2 x 600HPS with the plants in 2/3 of the tent.




Thinking about putting a bare 400w MH in the middle between the two 600's, ramp it up to 1600w with extra blue.

 

[ghb]

do it!. cold weather, bare bulb growing is hard to beat.

cooltubes are no good at all for spread, i used to be able to get them within a few inches of the plants though. they served me well but the yield is nothing like a bare bulb, if you can handle the temps that is.

i had a 400 mh barebulb and 2 600w hps cooltubes in an 8x4, the 400 was hotter than the 2 600's combined, was like an oven in there and i got some crazy foxtails as a result.


look zeddd, a £40 bottle of nutes

 

[The Yorkshireman]

i only asked if people let there water stand for 24 hours be4 adding nutes ect cos i thought id try it that way last night so i just checked the water temp well dipped my finger in there and it still feels real cold and i just thought that cold water would shock the plant as its always about 70f in my tent

Some folk leave their water out for 24hrs prior to using to evaporate any chlorine in the water (depending on how chlorinated your water is, mine's fucked for example, you can smell it).

If you filter chlorinated water (BRITA) then it's not a problem and the bonus is that your water will be of better quality all round.
Carbon filtration however doesn't remove fluoride from water (if you're bothered about drinking the nasty stuff).



Of course the water is going to feel cold if you stick your finger in it, normal body temp is 37C, but the water in the bucket will be about 10C (depending how urban you live).
Warm water, or even tepid is a no no, warmth, moisture, food and light are exactly what breed bacteria and mold not to mention attracting pests.