The Irish Growers Thread!

Fishbulb

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I'd say if they do legalise it it will be qualify and strain based. But saying that Canada is nearly the same prices as here and it's legal there.

People will still want it and there will always be a market for good home grown

Sure people still buy home brew it just has to be good quality
 

theslipperbandit

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Gf came home today with a 1kg bag of kenco whole beans that she got for a fucking fiver man what a bargain,grinding the weeks beans n man she smells lovely n id assumed it was weak or something but no man its like a 4!cant wait for the morning lol
 

ae86 grower

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Ugh ive to pot up today but its just one of those days.
Just in the door n im knackered
consider yourself lucky... got home today after having sparkie round, got power all nice and safe own fuse board, and high amp lmbc, only to plug in the light and nothing... ballast is humming all be it quieter than i tought it was the other day when tested everything, and even then after ages parked up it fired up and lit the bulb for a good hour, perhaps the bulb has blown? anyways another hold up, be weekend before i have time to slip off and get a bulb, give me a chance to pop into the new grow shop and see what they have... ballast is off to sparkie to be tested ...

suppose were growing tho, seeds are in paper towel germing and i have the cfls until i get the hps going, just a pain in the arse having to set them up when i wasn`t really expecting to, and time is tight, already been held up weeks after taking in a mamma cat and her kittens there homed now and the dogs have new beds this is a hold up i don`t need, but as they say good things dont come easy....
 

ae86 grower

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Gf came home today with a 1kg bag of kenco whole beans that she got for a fucking fiver man what a bargain,grinding the weeks beans n man she smells lovely n id assumed it was weak or something but no man its like a 4!cant wait for the morning lol


coffee... ugh..

gimme a mug of lyons kenya blend over any of your coffee`s... cant even stand the smell of it..
 

Fishbulb

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How much hps u running to need separate fuse board? Correct me if I'm wrong but a 22amp circuit should easily take 2000 watts ?

CFL are perfect for veg well early no need to waste watts till they are on their third set of true leaves are u going digital ballast or magnetic core ? 600 or 1000 ? The only down side to digital is electronic noise but any half decent one will be shielded
 

theslipperbandit

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Youll be grand with a digi ballast.ive used the lumatek one n its great,still have it infact.
I wouldn't worry about what you're pulling once its under 3000w, modern techs high leccy demands are proof of how large a load or breakers can take.


@ae, coffees the bollox man, i hate coffee cake n shit but man I need my beans whole, grind them myself then into the French press no, sugar or milk,just black, like my heart.
If im having tea (usually 12am+) I drink Earl Grey
 

theslipperbandit

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You must be on good terms with the sparky haha probably the bulb nate,does the ballast run like has she a sound out of her? I bulk buy my sunmaster bulbs on eBay...saying that ive still 5 n im on cobs atm so I suppose they wont go off or anything just seems the longer u grow the more rubbish you aquire
consider yourself lucky... got home today after having sparkie round, got power all nice and safe own fuse board, and high amp lmbc, only to plug in the light and nothing... ballast is humming all be it quieter than i tought it was the other day when tested everything, and even then after ages parked up it fired up and lit the bulb for a good hour, perhaps the bulb has blown? anyways another hold up, be weekend before i have time to slip off and get a bulb, give me a chance to pop into the new grow shop and see what they have... ballast is off to sparkie to be tested ...

suppose were growing tho, seeds are in paper towel germing and i have the cfls until i get the hps going, just a pain in the arse having to set them up when i wasn`t really expecting to, and time is tight, already been held up weeks after taking in a mamma cat and her kittens there homed now and the dogs have new beds this is a hold up i don`t need, but as they say good things dont come easy....
 

Fishbulb

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You must be on good terms with the sparky haha probably the bulb nate,does the ballast run like has she a sound out of her? I bulk buy my sunmaster bulbs on eBay...saying that ive still 5 n im on cobs atm so I suppose they wont go off or anything just seems the longer u grow the more rubbish you aquire

Lol I have two mars1200 door stops I can't seem to throw out
 

ae86 grower

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How much hps u running to need separate fuse board? Correct me if I'm wrong but a 22amp circuit should easily take 2000 watts ?

CFL are perfect for veg well early no need to waste watts till they are on their third set of true leaves are u going digital ballast or magnetic core ? 600 or 1000 ? The only down side to digital is electronic noise but any half decent one will be shielded

well its future proofed if you get me, the idea being to ramp up wattage over say three grows starting with a 600w , the ballast is an old sunmaster, bulb was a lumatek, same set-up only only upping wattage with cheap and cheerful equipment.... with a family theres never enough cash to buy the top gear, but once up and running you just watch me crank out the weed...;)

also its a saftey thing, seperate from the house, armour cable feeding from house board so over engineered a bit..... yeah..

but you never know when you`ll need to run a lead for a welder etc so handy to have it there ...
 

theslipperbandit

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I saw your tread slipperybandit any tips for insulation I'm going to do something similar
If that was my drug fuled thread ill be starting a new one soon once I get the flowering tent going and this time im boringly sober. Only get stoned and drink coffee now so the new thread will be consistent.
You're in a shed aren't you? Ae mentioned insulation either further up this page or on a previous one but yeah im in a tent indoors well 3 tents but yeah so I dunno much about insulating outdoor structures
 

ae86 grower

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You must be on good terms with the sparky haha probably the bulb nate,does the ballast run like has she a sound out of her? I bulk buy my sunmaster bulbs on eBay...saying that ive still 5 n im on cobs atm so I suppose they wont go off or anything just seems the longer u grow the more rubbish you aquire

yeah, it was i expect victim of the cat or cats,... as stated, worked perfect the other day, i`d say the ballast is grand just no harm having it checked over it is about to take on a few months work with no hoidays hahahaha...
 

ae86 grower

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Lol I have two mars1200 door stops I can't seem to throw out

what do they say... the more space you have, the more shite you gather.... tossed out everything few weeks ago and guess what i need now...hahahaha sods law tho i had a feeling as i was filling the skip that i needed half of it... but then again im a a hoarder so had to toss it or she`d have killed me...
 
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