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Greenhouse;save

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kaydeezee said:
COME ON YOU ENGLAND!!

Hello one & all,

Browsing some threads and came across a post from 2013 discussing the performance of these 'air pruning pots'

I can't seem to find them anywhere in the uk?
If anyone has some info regarding these style of pots PM a fellow grower
Thanks


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I tried getting them a while ago with no luck......liked the idea of them......also they are TALL pots ........I've got some tall pots that always outgrow their lower counterparts something about the roots being able to stretch better..........let me no if you get a hold of any...,.....guy on here kitted a 50 000 sqft where house out with them and swore by them.......
 
DST

DST

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zeddd said:
Fuk dwc in this heat, straight perlite for me hand watering, @DST need some sativa leaning beans for a tropical grow, any recommendations from your seed bank?
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Send us an email to info mate. Fairy'll sort you something....if you want:)
i got a few beans recently from an Indian friend who went back to Delhi.

edit..of course now i cant find the fucking things. ffs.
 
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DST

DST

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jizzing in ma pants waiting to smoke this.
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tis Dessert breath from our good friend @genuity cookies and cream x high school sweetheart. I've had it inside the last couple of weeks due to space and my good wife but she's been done under light deprivation in my greenhouse ( edit: the plant that is...not my wife).
 
kaydeezee

kaydeezee

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I'm done purchasing ' high street strains from high street seed companys.

Ive been growing for 3yrs now and the only dank I've grown was from some kush cuts i got foe the first run.

Greenhouse seeds/ Humboldt/barneys farm/fast buds/big budda/dinafem

I have grown plants from all these seed suppliers and all have disappointed to some degree?

No potency & scent/flavour is a constant with my grows? Ive never lost a plant I've always had huge plants with huge buds but once its time to harvest NO smell?

I grow all my plants more or less the same, i sprout in rapid rooters then transplant after a week or two , once the plants are big enough i transplant to final usually a 40/60 day veg from seed before flowering.

Once flowering" (i don't count the first week of 12/12) i give the plants the time they need to finish.

I usually grow something like 70/30 hybrids with a recommended flower time from 8/10wks.

I dry the plants on the stems for 7days until the small buds snap but the bigger ones bend with a little cracking sound.
Once the 7days is up i trimm the rest and jar for 2wks burping once the hygrometer hits 70% then i crack the lids for a hour.

REASONS FOR SCENTLESS BUDS

1) poor seeds
2) over feeding NPK during the grow
3) lack of NPK during the grow
4) not mature enough to flower
5) harvested to early
6) high/low humidity
7) inconsistent temps

Some will say i need better genetics but honestly ' ate these beans from these suppliers really that shit?

I think its something I'm doing ? Its got to be the feeding programs i use because i keep everything else in order.
My temps are between 20c/28c lights on
17c/22clights out with HM% between 40/70%
I use humidifiers to raise when i need too

I usr a 5"rkv & carbon with a veriac controller /run passive vents
6"oscilating fan blowing across the canopy

400w mh/hps 5"cooltube & digital ballast
Keep the light 14" 20" in (veg) 10" 14" i. (Flower)

FEEDING PROGRAM

Seedling -200 ppm RO water (000 ppm)
Early veg -300 ppm
Middle veg -500 ppm
Full veg -700 ppm
Transition 2weeks -800 ppm
Early flower -900 ppm
Middle flower -1000 ppm
End flower -500 ppm

I use a PK boost from the first week of 12/12 but i think i may be over loading the girls with P&K early and its causing a imbalance??
I also noticed i tend to slightly over feed N during flower but thats because of the bloom nutes im using with a NPK of 3-4-6

I'm going back to COCO in the summer because even with a chiller its hard to keep water temps from fluctuating so much as i had happen this run on DWC.

I purchased GHE cocotek pk coco along with the coco specific nutes for the next run, i'm going to use 3gal square pots with hydroton at the bottom a 70/30coco perlite pre mix and then a layer of hydrroton on top.

Top feeding by hand every other day with low ppm is my next run i think?
 
DST

DST

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These are Dutch breeders on the whole and are famed for slipping a male Power Plant in their genetics just to up yields and make them look impressive. Personally I would NOT grow stuff from any of these companies. Florally piss poor taste on the whole.
Get some reliable clones from someone.

kaydeezee said:
I'm done purchasing ' high street strains from high street seed companys.

Ive been growing for 3yrs now and the only dank I've grown was from some kush cuts i got foe the first run.

Greenhouse seeds/ Humboldt/barneys farm/fast buds/big budda/dinafem

I have grown plants from all these seed suppliers and all have disappointed to some degree?

No potency & scent/flavour is a constant with my grows? Ive never lost a plant I've always had huge plants with huge buds but once its time to harvest NO smell?

I grow all my plants more or less the same, i sprout in rapid rooters then transplant after a week or two , once the plants are big enough i transplant to final usually a 40/60 day veg from seed before flowering.

Once flowering" (i don't count the first week of 12/12) i give the plants the time they need to finish.

I usually grow something like 70/30 hybrids with a recommended flower time from 8/10wks.

I dry the plants on the stems for 7days until the small buds snap but the bigger ones bend with a little cracking sound.
Once the 7days is up i trimm the rest and jar for 2wks burping once the hygrometer hits 70% then i crack the lids for a hour.

REASONS FOR SCENTLESS BUDS

1) poor seeds
2) over feeding NPK during the grow
3) lack of NPK during the grow
4) not mature enough to flower
5) harvested to early
6) high/low humidity
7) inconsistent temps

Some will say i need better genetics but honestly ' ate these beans from these suppliers really that shit?

I think its something I'm doing ? Its got to be the feeding programs i use because i keep everything else in order.
My temps are between 20c/28c lights on
17c/22clights out with HM% between 40/70%
I use humidifiers to raise when i need too

I usr a 5"rkv & carbon with a veriac controller /run passive vents
6"oscilating fan blowing across the canopy

400w mh/hps 5"cooltube & digital ballast
Keep the light 14" 20" in (veg) 10" 14" i. (Flower)

FEEDING PROGRAM

Seedling -200 ppm RO water (000 ppm)
Early veg -300 ppm
Middle veg -500 ppm
Full veg -700 ppm
Transition 2weeks -800 ppm
Early flower -900 ppm
Middle flower -1000 ppm
End flower -500 ppm

I use a PK boost from the first week of 12/12 but i think i may be over loading the girls with P&K early and its causing a imbalance??
I also noticed i tend to slightly over feed N during flower but thats because of the bloom nutes im using with a NPK of 3-4-6

I'm going back to COCO in the summer because even with a chiller its hard to keep water temps from fluctuating so much as i had happen this run on DWC.

I purchased GHE cocotek pk coco along with the coco specific nutes for the next run, i'm going to use 3gal square pots with hydroton at the bottom a 70/30coco perlite pre mix and then a layer of hydrroton on top.

Top feeding by hand every other day with low ppm is my next run i think?
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zeddd

zeddd

Well-Known Member
kaydeezee said:
I'm done purchasing ' high street strains from high street seed companys.

Ive been growing for 3yrs now and the only dank I've grown was from some kush cuts i got foe the first run.

Greenhouse seeds/ Humboldt/barneys farm/fast buds/big budda/dinafem

I have grown plants from all these seed suppliers and all have disappointed to some degree?

No potency & scent/flavour is a constant with my grows? Ive never lost a plant I've always had huge plants with huge buds but once its time to harvest NO smell?

I grow all my plants more or less the same, i sprout in rapid rooters then transplant after a week or two , once the plants are big enough i transplant to final usually a 40/60 day veg from seed before flowering.

Once flowering" (i don't count the first week of 12/12) i give the plants the time they need to finish.

I usually grow something like 70/30 hybrids with a recommended flower time from 8/10wks.

I dry the plants on the stems for 7days until the small buds snap but the bigger ones bend with a little cracking sound.
Once the 7days is up i trimm the rest and jar for 2wks burping once the hygrometer hits 70% then i crack the lids for a hour.

REASONS FOR SCENTLESS BUDS

1) poor seeds
2) over feeding NPK during the grow
3) lack of NPK during the grow
4) not mature enough to flower
5) harvested to early
6) high/low humidity
7) inconsistent temps

Some will say i need better genetics but honestly ' ate these beans from these suppliers really that shit?

I think its something I'm doing ? Its got to be the feeding programs i use because i keep everything else in order.
My temps are between 20c/28c lights on
17c/22clights out with HM% between 40/70%
I use humidifiers to raise when i need too

I usr a 5"rkv & carbon with a veriac controller /run passive vents
6"oscilating fan blowing across the canopy

400w mh/hps 5"cooltube & digital ballast
Keep the light 14" 20" in (veg) 10" 14" i. (Flower)

FEEDING PROGRAM

Seedling -200 ppm RO water (000 ppm)
Early veg -300 ppm
Middle veg -500 ppm
Full veg -700 ppm
Transition 2weeks -800 ppm
Early flower -900 ppm
Middle flower -1000 ppm
End flower -500 ppm

I use a PK boost from the first week of 12/12 but i think i may be over loading the girls with P&K early and its causing a imbalance??
I also noticed i tend to slightly over feed N during flower but thats because of the bloom nutes im using with a NPK of 3-4-6

I'm going back to COCO in the summer because even with a chiller its hard to keep water temps from fluctuating so much as i had happen this run on DWC.

I purchased GHE cocotek pk coco along with the coco specific nutes for the next run, i'm going to use 3gal square pots with hydroton at the bottom a 70/30coco perlite pre mix and then a layer of hydrroton on top.

Top feeding by hand every other day with low ppm is my next run i think?
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Also you are drying too quickly for seed plants. You are jarring them too soon this will change the smell to one you don’t want
 
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AmserCyntaf

New Member
Hi people,

Complete and utter noob, never grown before, but needs must (shit weed, high prices, having to buy from little scrotes - you all now the score). I've spent weeks reading and researching and to be honest, my brain is fucking dribbling out of my ears now, all this reading without being able to bounce ideas off someone is getting me more and more confuzzled.

Two things I'm really lacking are space and money, so I'm trying to do things as cost effectively as possible. With the space constraints I have decided that I am going to stick to growing autos, and a 120x120x200 cm tent is about all I've got room for. The main thing that is perplexing me is lighting. I was thinking about LEDs, but the more I read the more I'm feeling like a dog chasing his tail.

I guess the main thing I'm looking for is suggestions for (cheap) lighting options that are going to get the job done.

Thanks in advance
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

Well-Known Member
AmserCyntaf said:
Hi people,

Complete and utter noob, never grown before, but needs must (shit weed, high prices, having to buy from little scrotes - you all now the score). I've spent weeks reading and researching and to be honest, my brain is fucking dribbling out of my ears now, all this reading without being able to bounce ideas off someone is getting me more and more confuzzled.

Two things I'm really lacking are space and money, so I'm trying to do things as cost effectively as possible. With the space constraints I have decided that I am going to stick to growing autos, and a 120x120x200 cm tent is about all I've got room for. The main thing that is perplexing me is lighting. I was thinking about LEDs, but the more I read the more I'm feeling like a dog chasing his tail.

I guess the main thing I'm looking for is suggestions for (cheap) lighting options that are going to get the job done.

Thanks in advance
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You can do plenty with a 1.2x1.2m tent. Although I don't like autos. But hey!

Lighting wise good LED and cheap LED don't go hand in hand.
In the UK the cheapest option that performs well would be a 600w HPS. You can pick them up cheap enough new but even cheaper 2nd hand. 400w of Metal halide to veg. If your lucky you can get a digital dimmable ballast so you can run either bulb with it.
A cooled hood would be an advantage in these summers we are having.
You want a quality Ruck or Can fan, again second hand is cheap. A 6" should do the job, depends on your situation.
A good filter to at least match the fan cfm. Don't buy that second hand. They are not cheap. As a new grower that's where my money would be spent.
Circulation fans cost next to nothing. Hydrometers cost a couple of quid. Cheap ph test kits cost a couple of quid, will work fine for your first time.

You need to make sure you can vent the heat out of the house completely. Chimneys, windows, dryer vents, whatever you have on hand.

Stay away from all in one deals, they are usually a rip off.


Stay away from cheap LEDs, you can look at LED in the future when you have plenty of grows under your belt and cash isn't tight. Then make an informed decision on if its worth it for you.

Ebay and craigslist are good for second hand stuff. Have it posted to an address your not going to grow in.

Good luck. Welcome to RIU! :bigjoint:
 
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AmserCyntaf

New Member
coreywebster said:
You can do plenty with a 1.2x1.2m tent. Although I don't like autos. But hey!

Lighting wise good LED and cheap LED don't go hand in hand.
In the UK the cheapest option that performs well would be a 600w HPS. You can pick them up cheap enough new but even cheaper 2nd hand. 400w of Metal halide to veg. If your lucky you can get a digital dimmable ballast so you can run either bulb with it.
A cooled hood would be an advantage in these summers we are having.
You want a quality Ruck or Can fan, again second hand is cheap. A 6" should do the job, depends on your situation.
A good filter to at least match the fan cfm. Don't buy that second hand. They are not cheap. As a new grower that's where my money would be spent.
Circulation fans cost next to nothing. Hydrometers cost a couple of quid. Cheap ph test kits cost a couple of quid, will work fine for your first time.

You need to make sure you can vent the heat out of the house completely. Chimneys, windows, dryer vents, whatever you have on hand.

Stay away from all in one deals, they are usually a rip off.


Stay away from cheap LEDs, you can look at LED in the future when you have plenty of grows under your belt and cash isn't tight. Then make an informed decision on if its worth it for you.

Ebay and craigslist are good for second hand stuff. Have it posted to an address your not going to grow in.

Good luck. Welcome to RIU! :bigjoint:
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Cheers for that! What is it you don't like about autos? My logic was that it'd be quicker and that I would be able to smoke my own relatively quickly, but, as I say, complete noob, so I'm open to advice and suggestions!

Bearing in mind that I'm on a meter, how much (roughly) do you reckon running a 600w HPS would cost me a week?

Thanks again dude.
 
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scrambo

Well-Known Member
Autos aint all that much quicker if it all than many normal strains, plus the qaulity of the smoke is generally pretty poor.

A single 600hps with fans n whatnot will cost you roughly 20 a wk on a prepay meter, when on 18/6, 15ish when in flower.
 
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scrambo

Well-Known Member
kaydeezee said:
I'm done purchasing ' high street strains from high street seed companys.

Ive been growing for 3yrs now and the only dank I've grown was from some kush cuts i got foe the first run.

Greenhouse seeds/ Humboldt/barneys farm/fast buds/big budda/dinafem

I have grown plants from all these seed suppliers and all have disappointed to some degree?

No potency & scent/flavour is a constant with my grows? Ive never lost a plant I've always had huge plants with huge buds but once its time to harvest NO smell?

I grow all my plants more or less the same, i sprout in rapid rooters then transplant after a week or two , once the plants are big enough i transplant to final usually a 40/60 day veg from seed before flowering.

Once flowering" (i don't count the first week of 12/12) i give the plants the time they need to finish.

I usually grow something like 70/30 hybrids with a recommended flower time from 8/10wks.

I dry the plants on the stems for 7days until the small buds snap but the bigger ones bend with a little cracking sound.
Once the 7days is up i trimm the rest and jar for 2wks burping once the hygrometer hits 70% then i crack the lids for a hour.

REASONS FOR SCENTLESS BUDS

1) poor seeds
2) over feeding NPK during the grow
3) lack of NPK during the grow
4) not mature enough to flower
5) harvested to early
6) high/low humidity
7) inconsistent temps

Some will say i need better genetics but honestly ' ate these beans from these suppliers really that shit?

I think its something I'm doing ? Its got to be the feeding programs i use because i keep everything else in order.
My temps are between 20c/28c lights on
17c/22clights out with HM% between 40/70%
I use humidifiers to raise when i need too

I usr a 5"rkv & carbon with a veriac controller /run passive vents
6"oscilating fan blowing across the canopy

400w mh/hps 5"cooltube & digital ballast
Keep the light 14" 20" in (veg) 10" 14" i. (Flower)

FEEDING PROGRAM

Seedling -200 ppm RO water (000 ppm)
Early veg -300 ppm
Middle veg -500 ppm
Full veg -700 ppm
Transition 2weeks -800 ppm
Early flower -900 ppm
Middle flower -1000 ppm
End flower -500 ppm

I use a PK boost from the first week of 12/12 but i think i may be over loading the girls with P&K early and its causing a imbalance??
I also noticed i tend to slightly over feed N during flower but thats because of the bloom nutes im using with a NPK of 3-4-6

I'm going back to COCO in the summer because even with a chiller its hard to keep water temps from fluctuating so much as i had happen this run on DWC.

I purchased GHE cocotek pk coco along with the coco specific nutes for the next run, i'm going to use 3gal square pots with hydroton at the bottom a 70/30coco perlite pre mix and then a layer of hydrroton on top.

Top feeding by hand every other day with low ppm is my next run i think?
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Poor quality genetics and also dwc isnt known for its amazing flavours just the speed of growth and yield.

Try doing a soil grow with organic nutes if its flavour your wanting, and yeah get some good clones.
 
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