I need help fast! timer broke up.

Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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Today morning i woke up and went to the grow room as usual everyday and i noticed that my timer was broken and light were on. So my 12/12 flowering day is now 5 and light were on 18h now... i turned it off now. So my question is what i do now? Do i need to start light now after 6h? and continue the regular 12/12 or do i let them be in dark now for 12h ? and today was that watering day... :(
 
colem8

colem8

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Not a biggy, agree with the others. Digital timers work the best and recharge themselves (depending on which ones you get). Iv had a few of the manual wined ones and everyone of them has broken. Chill out and stick to your 12/12 cycle and pop in to your local hydro shop and get a digital. cheers
 
Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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I just visited in our local grow shop and they told me that digital timers can easy broke if 400w or 600w HPS lamps are used with it. So i bought another manual timer but better quality.

Btw is it ok to water right away when lamps turn on? So it's like morning watering. :blsmoke:
 
colem8

colem8

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oh, thats strange cos i was told the opposite - digital are best for HPS and HID.... anyways, whatever works for ya.
Yeah you can water in the morning but keep the plants a reasonable distance away from the hps cos they'll burn it. I normally give them a solid water at nights before the dark period (after a long days heat) and a light spray, but only spray during veg cycle. Cheers!
 
Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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Ohh do u mean that few houers before the 12h dark i give them water?

CAn u explain me why not in first few houers after lights has turned on?
 
colem8

colem8

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hey bro, sorry for the long awaited reply.
Yeah mate. During the veg cycle (18/6) feed for 3days and plain water for the 4th day. Make sure you give a little nitro every week but only a little mixed with your fertiliser. Do this at night (dark period) and give them a lite spray to help the water absorb through the leaves quicker. Feeding at night will help with photosynthesis, as the roots grow mostly when there is no light. Depending on how big your roots get will determine the size of your overall plant :)
During the Flowering cycle (12/12) only water once every 3 - 5 days (depending on the size) and use a flowering/bud fertiliser. Do this up to the last 2 weeks of your grow, then only water with fresh plain water as this will allow the plant to flush out all the fert, and your smoke will be premium :) Dont spray your plant once its actually flowering and buds are forming, your just wash the resin away. Also only water at night (dark stage).
Hope this helps..... If you have any other questions more than happy to help :)
Cheers!
 
Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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colem8 said:
hey bro, sorry for the long awaited reply.
Yeah mate. During the veg cycle (18/6) feed for 3days and plain water for the 4th day. Make sure you give a little nitro every week but only a little mixed with your fertiliser. Do this at night (dark period) and give them a lite spray to help the water absorb through the leaves quicker. Feeding at night will help with photosynthesis, as the roots grow mostly when there is no light. Depending on how big your roots get will determine the size of your overall plant :)
During the Flowering cycle (12/12) only water once every 3 - 5 days (depending on the size) and use a flowering/bud fertiliser. Do this up to the last 2 weeks of your grow, then only water with fresh plain water as this will allow the plant to flush out all the fert, and your smoke will be premium :) Dont spray your plant once its actually flowering and buds are forming, your just wash the resin away. Also only water at night (dark stage).
Hope this helps..... If you have any other questions more than happy to help :)
Cheers!
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Mate thanks for reply! really much! So i need to water them before dark is coming becoz of the root system to grow in dark period and no water at beginning of light becoz the plant needs to grow? :) I think i got it :mrgreen:

But i think i dont have any nitro! i got "Hesi" products that yellow for veg and green and blue for flowering.

:peace:
 
colem8

colem8

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Hey dude. Yeah that is the preferred method :)
I use Nitrosol (a fish extract) but im sure there are plenty of different brands out there. It sounds like you are using a system pretty much the same as me, green for veg, purple for flowering. These concentrates pretty much cover all your plants nutrients, but i found towards the middle of my veg stage that some of the top leaves were yellowing a little and curling upward. I gave it some nitrosol and bang, it was fixed the next couple of days :) We carry different products here in NewZealand, but I know the US will have plenty of similar brands :) Cheers.
 
Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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colem8 said:
Hey dude. Yeah that is the preferred method :)
I use Nitrosol (a fish extract) but im sure there are plenty of different brands out there. It sounds like you are using a system pretty much the same as me, green for veg, purple for flowering. These concentrates pretty much cover all your plants nutrients, but i found towards the middle of my veg stage that some of the top leaves were yellowing a little and curling upward. I gave it some nitrosol and bang, it was fixed the next couple of days :) We carry different products here in NewZealand, but I know the US will have plenty of similar brands :) Cheers.
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Hy mate! heh yeah US maybe but im from Estonia :) But i'll try to ask my local grow store about that, same time when i go get my 600w HPS :mrgreen:.

I remember my grandma mixed fish heads in to the soil of her garden and my indica went to 2 meters high :blsmoke:
 
panhead

panhead

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A timer is a timer is a timer,digital or manual makes zero difference,what does make a difference is buying a timer that is rated for the amperage that it will be running through it,you cant just plug in high amperage devices such as HID lights into any ole timer,if you do it go pop sooner or later.
 
Charlie Green

Charlie Green

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panhead said:
A timer is a timer is a timer,digital or manual makes zero difference,what does make a difference is buying a timer that is rated for the amperage that it will be running through it,you cant just plug in high amperage devices such as HID lights into any ole timer,if you do it go pop sooner or later.
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Actually only those digital timers blew up when is 400w or 600w pluged in, but it's true that u need to buy a manual timer whats is recommended by other exp growers like i did and now its working fine. :blsmoke: :peace:
 
colem8

colem8

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Well, it all depends what brand aye, cos iv blown 2 manual ones, and my digital one works sweet as. Got a 400watt HPS and fan running through it too. Cheers
 
Rsixxer

Rsixxer

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I use an outdoor analog timer for christmas lights(not "holiday" lights lol.) This is hooked up to a 400W HPS. And no, never had a problem. :hump:
 
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