The UK Growers Thread!

[Liamp1603]

Sorry bud i meant to ask how much of the canopy did you remove to get the figure down?
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Would you remove much more from this canopy?

The thought of removing leafs doesn't appeal much but it's better than the alternative.

Thing is I've read enough to suggest it's OK to do but i still can't get over the psychological side of it lol

I took leaves off no bud site just leaves all around the bottoms of the plants and some thru the middles .... I'm at day 44 now so I'll slowly remove them as I get closer to the finish line anyway to make it easier when trimming .... if your pulling air from outside which is the high humidity cause couldn't you try pulling it from another place if you can ..... I don't even run an intake when I first started I wasn't shown to use one off my friend and I never run into problem without one yet

 

[Liamp1603]

It is this peat free nonsense. It is just composted crap to bulk it out. I really haven't got the room to store 200L of compost. It used to be the odd bug. The last lot I bought was full of swarms of them. I got a face full as I opened the bag.

I have been looking for places that store it inside.

I have been considering going to the sole Hydro store in the area and investing in something like Plant Magic or Bio Bizz.

I bought soil ( house and garden bat mix ) before from a hydro store and I still got thrips I know there not the hardest to kill but it threw me off buying soil ever again think it's just one of the risks you take when using soil

 

[Star Dog]

I took leaves off no bud site just leaves all around the bottoms of the plants and some thru the middles .... I'm at day 44 now so I'll slowly remove them as I get closer to the finish line anyway to make it easier when trimming .... if your pulling air from outside which is the high humidity cause couldn't you try pulling it from another place if you can ..... I don't even run an intake when I first started I wasn't shown to use one off my friend and I never run into problem without one yet

Ok thanks bud I might go and get a bit more serious with removing leafs.

I've tried pulling air from the house but it's replaced with cold air coming in and ends up costing a fortune on heating.

 

[Liamp1603]

Anyone have an good info on terpenes of cannabis ? The one that's responsible for the smell of commercial ammo ?? I ain't growing ammo but I've just got my nose right into one of my plants for a whiff and all I can smell is ammo and I hate it .... beautiful plant but now the smell is a no no for me ....:

 

[bazoomer]

Just under £20 a day now I'm paying for electricity, where's that rape alarm?

 

[Star Dog]

Just under £20 a day now I'm paying for electricity, where's that rape alarm?

Absolutely disgraceful prices, im not just thinking about selfish reasons, there's people out there working two jobs and can hardly keep the lights on and feed their kids, it's fkn outrageous.

 

[speedwell68]

Just under £20 a day now I'm paying for electricity, where's that rape alarm?

What are you running?

 

[speedwell68]

Absolutely disgraceful prices, im not just thinking about selfish reasons, there's people out there working two jobs and can hardly keep the lights on and feed their kids, it's fkn outrageous.

Thing is we were skint for so long we have learned to live within our means. I have stopped making stupidly short journeys in the car, saves a fortune. I am also lucky that when we fitted central heating we went for a log burner with a back boiler to feed the radiators. I spend a lot of my time cutting up broken pallets and scrap wood, but I don't pay a penny in heating. I also quit smoking, that is £30 a week just there.

Things have got harder for sure, but after the year I have had (I got bladder cancer), this cost of living crisis is small beans.

 

[Star Dog]

@Leeski how many watts is your 6" ac infinity extractor fan?

 

[Leeski]

Hey up it’s 64w on setting 10 mine runs @ setting 4 so about 30w

 

[bazoomer]

What are you running?

4x600w

 

[Star Dog]

Thing is we were skint for so long we have learned to live within our means. I have stopped making stupidly short journeys in the car, saves a fortune. I am also lucky that when we fitted central heating we went for a log burner with a back boiler to feed the radiators. I spend a lot of my time cutting up broken pallets and scrap wood, but I don't pay a penny in heating. I also quit smoking, that is £30 a week just there.

Things have got harder for sure, but after the year I have had (I got bladder cancer), this cost of living crisis is small beans.

I'm sorry to hear that buddy, i sincerely hope everything works out for both you and your family.

 

[speedwell68]

I'm sorry to hear that buddy, i sincerely hope everything works out for both you and your family.

Thanks.

I have already beaten it. They told me I had cancer on the 25th March and I had it removed in April. I then had Chemo and Radiotherapy and by the end of September I got the all clear. The universe is going to have to try harder than that to get me.

I am lucky really, Cancer care here isn't managed by the NHS, it is funded privately, by Macmillan. The NHS wanted me to have my bladder removed and have a bag, because I said I'd rather die they handed me over to Macmillan for end of life care. Macmillian couldn't see why I couldn't be treated, so they did and now I am better.

I wouldn't wish Chemo and Radio therapy on my worst enemy, it is fucking nasty.

But when you have had a "you have 6 to 12 months to live" conversation, the rest of the world's problems become tiny in comparison.

 

[Star Dog]

I removed another good couple of handful of leafs.

I've got readings between 60/65% light on and 70% light off @20c there's room for improvement but it's getting nearer acceptable now, I'm much less concerned with that it's only 5% +/- over the norm.

I found a few of these on a blueberry twist.


It's frickin dense lol.

@Liamp1603 thanks for the suggestion mate.

 

[Star Dog]

Thanks.

I have already beaten it. They told me I had cancer on the 25th March and I had it removed in April. I then had Chemo and Radiotherapy and by the end of September I got the all clear. The universe is going to have to try harder than that to get me.

I am lucky really, Cancer care here isn't managed by the NHS, it is funded privately, by Macmillan. The NHS wanted me to have my bladder removed and have a bag, because I said I'd rather die they handed me over to Macmillan for end of life care. Macmillian couldn't see why I couldn't be treated, so they did and now I am better.

I wouldn't wish Chemo and Radio therapy on my worst enemy, it is fucking nasty.

But when you have had a "you have 6 to 12 months to live" conversation, the rest of the world's problems become tiny in comparison.

I could only imagine how trivial other stuff becomes in a situation like that.

I'm delighted to hear everything is fine with you now, props to McMillan.

 

[Liamp1603]

I removed another good couple of handful of leafs.
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I've got readings between 60/65% light on and 70% light off @20c there's room for improvement but it's getting nearer acceptable now, I'm much less concerned with that it's only 5% +/- over the norm.

I found a few of these on a blueberry twist.
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It's frickin dense lol.

@Liamp1603 thanks for the suggestion mate.

What's the small bud on the leaf ? It's a good way to bring down humidity less foliage means less perspiration from the plants

 

[Star Dog]

What's the small bud on the leaf ? It's a good way to bring down humidity less foliage means less perspiration from the plants

Yeah it certainly helps a lot with humidity, more than I expected tbh.

Leafs do so many jobs I'm usually reluctant to remove them, besides catching light and making starch they also absorb Co2, the humidity they create is a cunt but it's also helping pull up nutrients through the evaporation.

I'll get around to trying a sbs some time and see what it actually translates into in terms of yeild.

Even with a slightly lower yeild it would be worth it to me for peace of mind, i mean if I'm not saying there would be I've read enough to be open minded about it.

 

[conor c]

Thing is we were skint for so long we have learned to live within our means. I have stopped making stupidly short journeys in the car, saves a fortune. I am also lucky that when we fitted central heating we went for a log burner with a back boiler to feed the radiators. I spend a lot of my time cutting up broken pallets and scrap wood, but I don't pay a penny in heating. I also quit smoking, that is £30 a week just there.

Things have got harder for sure, but after the year I have had (I got bladder cancer), this cost of living crisis is small beans.

Sorry to hear that fella hope your health improves soon and sadly ime any brand even bio bizz can come with gnats its why i let it sit ages to dry out before using it regardless of brand but i mostly use all mix myself i dont think any brand is gnat free 100%

 

[speedwell68]

Sorry to hear that fella hope your health improves soon and sadly ime any brand even bio bizz can come with gnats its why i let it sit ages to dry out before using it regardless of brand but i mostly use all mix myself i dont think any brand is gnat free 100%

Thanks. I feel better every day.

I think I have decided to use this...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Reduced-Peat-Pro-Soil/dp/B07665412Q/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=BWr8J&content-id=amzn1.sym.31c9090c-9b65-4f91-bf37-04dd92281172&pf_rd_p=31c9090c-9b65-4f91-bf37-04dd92281172&pf_rd_r=4JZS99A10T1K8ZYAX08G&pd_rd_wg=eryqw&pd_rd_r=ece86543-9426-468e-9836-1b306fb4163d&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mi

It is more expensive than anything from the garden centre, but not ridiculous, considering it is being delivered to my door. Coming from Amazon and being delivered for free, based on weight, you'd have thought it wouldn't have been kept outside, nothing at an Amazon fulfilment centre is kept outside. I don't need it for a couple of weeks, so I am just going to have to find a spot to keep it.

I don't know what Plant!T are like as a brand, but their description and photos certainly tick all the boxes. I have been told it is a "light mix" so it doesn't have too much nutrient in it, which is the opposite of what I normally do. I figured that I'd have more control that way.

 

[Leeski]

Think you would be better going with biobizz light mix than the Amazon stuff imo or even terra pro least they have some perlite in and are a well known companies with a half decent reputation as above no guarantees that any soil mix will not have gnats let it sit for a couple of wks and turn it daily worst scenario you do get gnats ground mustard seeds over the soil surface will soon fuck them off!
glad your on the mend mate …..