The UK Growers Thread!

[Thc247]

I'm in soil and NFT hydro. Some strains have a tendency to have purple stems and im currently running exodus cheese, just in one square.
Red stems to me are a sign of stress, whether it be deficiency or lockout.
In hydro I've run many strains without any red stems at all, but only when I've been careful with the levels.
I 100% agree that raising the PH to just above 6.5 is perfect for P and K to be used.

What time of day did you take the photos? 40% RH seems very low to me and recently I've noticed my plants having trouble taking up the nutes as they are drying out too fast. If it was just before lights went out then no problem. Otherwise what's the RH when the lights go out?

was a couple hours after lights on it normally 35% rh

 

[Thc247]

Rhizo is very alkaline. I use it for cloning mainly and only 1-2 ml/L. Always adjust with PH- The rest of the time I use canna Aqua and bio bizz for soil.
Lack of veg nutes and N in growth leads to stretching.?? Rhizo is just a root stimulator.

i know what rhizo is mate and i normally use stimulator 1

 

[R3l@X]

i think using rhizotonic and not stimulator 1 during veg growth caused my ph to drop not 100% but thinking now how the ph levels changed when adding rhizotonic

I use rhizotonic to ph up my feed..Sometimes I even use it in my water if in 2 lazy to go upstairs for ph up lol

 

[Thc247]

I use rhizotonic to ph up my feed..Sometimes I even use it in my water if in 2 lazy to go upstairs for ph up lol

so it ups ph then ?
i def need to start upping ph during veg then

 

[R3l@X]

so it ups ph then ?
i def need to start upping ph during veg then

Yep ups ur oh n ur feed downs it..based on canna line so may be different with other feed but I know ghb does the same but I think he's also got the canna line.

 

[lahadaextranjera]

so it ups ph then ?
i def need to start upping ph during veg then

Yes it's very alkaline as you know. Therefore it can be used as a PH+

I think the whole lockout has been caused by environment. The low RH is causing the plants to use up moisture in the soil too quickly, they don't even have a chance to take them up (the nutes) before they dry out.

PH isn't the problem here, soil is a great buffer anyway. RH 55- 60% should slow down the transpiration.

 

[The Yorkshireman]

u think the 6.0-6.3 during veg is the culprit then yorkie

Yes mate, you're not supposed to feed a different PH depending on veg or flower.

Because it is not possible to get all nutrients uptaken 100% across the board the idea is to get the best of both worlds as per the chart I posted yesterday.

In soil that is at a PH of 6.5 (I stress that some plants/strains may be a little finicky but there's not much in it).

And in hydro it's at a PH of 5.8 (again, plant and strain dependant).


The PH will change throughout the grow as the plant takes up different nutrients, the key is to periodically test the run off PH and as it changes you alter the feed water PH in order to keep the rootzone PH in the sweet spot.

 

[The Yorkshireman]

I think the whole lockout has been caused by environment. The low RH is causing the plants to use up moisture in the soil too quickly, they don't even have a chance to take them up (the nutes) before they dry out.

PH isn't the problem here, soil is a great buffer anyway. RH 55- 60% should slow down the transpiration.

You clearly have no idea, I suggest you just stop talking.

 

[lahadaextranjera]

You clearly have no idea, I suggest you just stop talking.

Why? The RH is way too low and it looks like it's been stressed!?

 

[zeddd]

at thc and pompey, yman is talking about pink lines on the meristem, pink leaf petioles are normal and are not called stems, they look fine

 

[The Yorkshireman]

I'll take a photo of my young Afghan Kush and make it obvious Zeddd.

They're all striped with low PH cos they've only been potted up into 10's a week or two ago and they haven't filled out.

 

[zeddd]

 

[makka]

Ninja warrior man I want a go lol one leg guy pretty good man

 

[The Yorkshireman]

The reason for the low PH here is little plants in fresh 10L pots, they're not drinking water fast enough for me to sort out the PH in a reasonable time frame because they haven't got a root ball big enough. Can't just go dumping loads of silly high PH water through em.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

the pump for the well went loco and in the space of an hour flooded half the garden. Which is a canny size as you can imagine.

quick shit in my kecks n the landlord arrived. Turned a circuit breaker off in the field out back and said no more for 3 days. Though there's water in the house still?! Where the pump is feeding is a mystery.

sorted the ants out a treat mind!

 

[Mastergrow]

Quiet in here tonight, what ye's all at?

 

[R3l@X]

Quiet in here tonight, what ye's all at?

Ssshhhh

 

[Mastergrow]

Ssshhhh

Whispers: "why what's goin on?"

 

[R3l@X]

Whispers: "why what's goin on?"

Nothing much man ain't had a smoke in a bit been a right boring cunt not even a coffee n managed to get a job in the process. Chopping in a few weeks 5 cheese susuprise....yourself?

 

[Mastergrow]

Nothing much man ain't had a smoke in a bit been a right boring cunt not even a coffee n managed to get a job in the process. Chopping in a few weeks 5 cheese susuprise....yourself?

Havin a few beers in my house m8 that's it, still got smoke left so that's a plus lol. My lemons been in flower 2 wk now so won't be harvesting for a while but got good hopes for this one, been puttin a bit more work in cos been workin at home. What job u get?