The UK Growers Thread!
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SM4RT3
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Afternoon all
How is every1 this rather fine sunday
I finally flipped the switch to 12/12 last night...
Quick question for the pro's in the house.... when u flip to 12/12 do you count the flowering period from when u flip the switch or from when u start seeing pre flowers, ive always done it from the time i flipped to 12/12, but i read somewhere that u should count the time from when u start to see pre-flowers, as i have now started to put alot more money into my grow than the other times i wanna do it propper... any advice appreciated and repped if allowed.
How is every1 this rather fine sunday
I finally flipped the switch to 12/12 last night...
Quick question for the pro's in the house.... when u flip to 12/12 do you count the flowering period from when u flip the switch or from when u start seeing pre flowers, ive always done it from the time i flipped to 12/12, but i read somewhere that u should count the time from when u start to see pre-flowers, as i have now started to put alot more money into my grow than the other times i wanna do it propper... any advice appreciated and repped if allowed.
speedyseedz
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best thing to do then is completely forget about the flowering times, just work around when the plant seems ready.
HAGGIS N HASH
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Hah! I also have a question for any good grower here,I'm 4 weeks into flower with Skunk 1,just wondering is it best just to take off the lower branches on the bottom nodes that aren't getting much light?I was going to leave them as theres bud on them but am I right in saying that its robbing energy from the top?I prefer to just smoke the stuff but this grow has went sweet, cheers for any help!
SM4RT3
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Cheerz SpeedySeeds
The GHS site says about 8 weeks, but can go 11 so i guess after the 8 weeks has passed i'll see how they are lookin.
W Dragon
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hey smart how's it going mate, mine said 8-10wks on the pack mate and next wkend when i chop should make it wk 11 i think but that'll be waiting til they look well done. oh yeah just back from asda and they got fair size snap shut curing jars with the rubber seal for £2 each i imagine they'd hold about 2liters liquid
SM4RT3
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Hey Dragon mate hows things.
think on my next shoppin trip a decent magnifier is needed, be able to tell propper then... 1 more week to chopping eh, u excited lol
might have to invest in a few of those jars then, nothing like being optimistic with a few 2ltr curing jars lol
Finally got into the attick today, its all been boarded and it would make the perfect grow space, barin no insulation or boarding between the beems and slate tiles, so might get a bit chilly, cut out a nice hole in the ceiling to vent into it though, whilst cuttin the hole nearly fell through the fuckin thing, put my hand out to stop myself and that nearly went through the floor aswell lol, made a bit of a mess on the plasterboard over the grow room, but its in the cubpoard luckly so no 1 can see it, now all i have to do is wipe the feet marks of the wall from the spiderman crawl up it b4 the g/f gets home and no 1 is any the wiser lol
**Im peechy thanks mate**
SM4RT3
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Hey Hagis
I know people on here sometimes add a 125 or 200w CFL for the lower bud growth, it just depends on the heat issues, if u can throw 125 in without havin to worry, i would do that, more bud for ur money, and the CFL's can be pretty close to ur plants so space isnt gonna be an issue.
SM4RT3
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Hey Riffix
Its the lords day, no good dealer will be workin on this sacred of all days lol
HAGGIS N HASH
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I might try that mate,thanks it does get pretty hot have to keep my cupboard door open its a 400w hps,its just the underdeveloped branches at the bottom,might just leave them.Its just 2 plants in a 2metre high cupboard 650mmx600mm so any more lights might be too much with the heat.Still I might see if I can get away with it.
W Dragon
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nothing wrong with hoping mate i don't even plan on using the jars unless absolutely necessary, i haven't bothered with a mag glass or anything just gonna judge by eye and gonna take a little sample from the undeveloped stuff underneath that won't make the cut, i can't wait to get them down now mate i thought they would have been done now i think i should have started timing it from the time they started to flower and i swapped to flower nutes but i counted from the flip lol their slowing my plans down at the mo and putting me behind with the chronic that's gonna get chopped up for clones in a couple of wks, lol good news on the new room and not breaking your neck lol i'm shit when it comes to plaster board and don't plan on using it, most of the expense apart from putting the electrics in is the floor and insulation or atleast that's what i found so far with a bit of luck it won't cost that much to covert it mate i'm hoping mine will be finished in a month so if i don't get caught you can follow my way of ding it which should be pretty simple and cheapish hopefully
DevilishlyKatt
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Blarrrghhh
W Dragon
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hey haggis you could double harvest mate just take the mature buds at the top and leave the bottom un developed stuff for an extra couple of wks i haven't done it myself but was considering it and all the homework that i did says it's commonly done and shouldn't cause any probs
SM4RT3
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Just bouncin round the room to some Drum N Bass '95 era... classics lol
Yeah im happy i didnt fall thhrough n brake my neck, attick would be the ideal grow room if i expand, would have to get the G/F up there with the hoover though, mad dusty, million cobwebs n spiders, n fuck i hate spiders , they freak me out lol
Will def be keeping up with your attick space though, need the ideas of how to work it, and the cheaper the better, as always lol, and its always best laid plans with the stoners lol, so long as it all gets there in the end, cant ask for anything more, and no gettin caught, its not wise lol.
HAGGIS N HASH
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Would these be ok for cuttings?I have read that you can harvest some then get the rest later,might just try it using enough light as it is,lot of ppl are saying lowryders are the way to go for the obvious reasons.Every day is a paranoia for me,the cops need to get a grip in Britain.
SM4RT3
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SM4RT3
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I second Dragon's idea mateWould these be ok for cuttings?I have read that you can harvest some then get the rest later,might just try it using enough light as it is,lot of ppl are saying lowryders are the way to go for the obvious reasons.Every day is a paranoia for me,the cops need to get a grip in Britain.
W Dragon
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i don't know mate i'm still on my first grow i wouldn't take them that late into flower but people do take clones later in flower you just gotta wait while they go back to veg which takes a few wks from what i hear, i've thought about auto flowering strains but have the space now to veg seperately so gonna go with clones but if you can't do that they might be worth a go mate i see alot of mixed reults with them some people get a couple of oz's a plant and others only get a couple of grams i think it's a bit of a gamble myself if your growing them for you and an even bigger risk if your growing them to sell, if you are gonna chop the lower branches and have the stuff for cloning i'd try cloning them just to see what happens plus if they do take a while to revert you can chuck them outside when there ok, britain sucks mate our laws don't make sense when it comes to drugs and alcahol etcWould these be ok for cuttings?I have read that you can harvest some then get the rest later,might just try it using enough light as it is,lot of ppl are saying lowryders are the way to go for the obvious reasons.Every day is a paranoia for me,the cops need to get a grip in Britain.
W Dragon
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lol i'm sat yer with the misses watching well she's watching some chick flick called the break up not to bad as far as chick flicks go but not enough violence for my liking, lol sending the misses up to get the spiders for you i gotta laugh spiders don't bother me but i found a couple of monsters in our attic i thought they were squatters at first glance lol the misses won't go in there til i finsh the room and it's all sealed, yeah gotta try and keep the price down if you didn't look about you could be wasting hundreds i've confused myself at the mo i'm getting muddled up with prices and cxan't remember what price was for what so got to go and price it up all over again lol i'm hoping for about a year before i get caught i know some people go years without probs but their making busts all the time down yer and most of them are little private grows so i figure a year and i'll have enough money to just move and start straight back up on a larger scale rather than starting small again and waiting months to build it up