The UK Growers Thread!

[The Yorkshireman]

I was under the impression that resin production may be a defense mecanism of the plant, as a way for pollen to be garenteed to adhere to buds or to protect the plant from attack.
When the plans are ready for harvest and thus end of their life cycle. So in my mind it makes sese that they may produce more resin as a last ditch attempt to get fertilized. Maybe my understanding/logic is wrong.
MD

Glandular Tricome production is a defense against UVB light, up the UVB, get more trichs.

They go hermie as a last ditch attempt to get pollinated.

 

[Saerimmner]

Been in the cupboard just to check on the girls, accidentally minutely touched my arm on a single bud n now whole arm stinks lmao

 

[mdman]

Ahh makes sense, so the resin protects the seeds or unploinated flowers from sunburn.
So the 2 days in darkness makes no sense, who puts more sunscreen on when the sun goes down!?



MD

 

[The Yorkshireman]

Ahh makes sense, so the resin protects the seeds or unploinated flowers from sunburn.
So the 2 days in darkness makes no sense, who puts more sunscreen on when the sun goes down!?



MD

Well there is that the plant does most of it's growing/secretion at night.

The skewed logic is that an extended dark period will force the last bit of remaining energy into trichs.

 

[Saerimmner]

Ahh makes sense, so the resin protects the seeds or unploinated flowers from sunburn.
So the 2 days in darkness makes no sense, who puts more sunscreen on when the sun goes down!?



MD

Yup thats it basically

 

[Saerimmner]

Found out the problem I was having with feeding my girls an burning em with nutes, the measuring spoon that i was using to measure out the nutes that i was assured was in ml actually turnt out to be in fl oz ffs, oh yeah that and Light Mix soil is absolute shite lmao

Have now reverted to another soil ive used before for my Blue Pits ive cracked an they seem as happy as a pig in shit, whereas the plants I have got going now, when they were the same size in Light mix never looked happy since they sprouted an still dont

 

[mdman]

Interesting, do you use seedling soil to start babies off in? Light mix I thought was just higher in peat.
Do you rate the all mix for veg/mother plants? Was thinking of using it for keeping mother plants alongside seaweed/bio grow.
MD

 

[Saerimmner]

Interesting, do you use seedling soil to start babies off in? Light mix I thought was just higher in peat.
Do you rate the all mix for veg/mother plants? Was thinking of using it for keeping mother plants alongside seaweed/bio grow.
MD

For all mix Zedd is the person to talk to as I believe he uses it whereas i never have

I use this for starting off seeds or rooting cuttings
http://www.wilko.com/compost+composters/westland-garden-health-john-innes-seed-sowing-compost-10-litres/invt/0313406

And I have reverted to this soil for this grow since light mix turnt out shitty and clogs up/compacts a lot whereas this does`nt
http://www.wilko.com/compost+composters/gro-sure-all-purpose-compost-25l/invt/0339936

Also i am using Biobizz grow and bloom for this grow

EDIT: Also the soil i am now using is already PH`ed

 

[mdman]

Thanks I'll be sure to ask zedd

The seedlibg soil looks ace, bet it's reasonable too being from willko. The bio bizz all mix is kinda expensive.

Does the other soul have lose feeling balls in it, that kind look like bb pellets?

I love the bio bizz grow ferry, I use it on all my veggies during the summer, I find the bloom is not so strong though and I tend to get through quite a lot. Whereas the grow lasts me ages.

MD

 

[rambo22]

Bio-Bizz all-mix I have used on and off for 5yrs plus its good soil, just don't listen to the guidlines from bio- bizz it won't last the 3 wks I think they say without nutes and it aint too hot for seedlings n cuttings.

 

[Saerimmner]

Thanks I'll be sure to ask zedd

The seedlibg soil looks ace, bet it's reasonable too being from willko. The bio bizz all mix is kinda expensive.

Does the other soul have lose feeling balls in it, that kind look like bb pellets?

I love the bio bizz grow ferry, I use it on all my veggies during the summer, I find the bloom is not so strong though and I tend to get through quite a lot. Whereas the grow lasts me ages.

MD

Yeah that seedling starter soil is like fine sand consistency, think its £2 for 15L or so

The main soil im using yes it has the blue feeding balls in it but they are a lot milder than something like Miracle Grow so still need to feed the plant with something else, have used it or a previous version of it with biobizz, canna A+B and even a £1 bottle of tomato food from the pound shop all with good results

 

[The Yorkshireman]

Yeah my £1.75 bottle of Aldi vegetable feed is about run out, served me well, 3 crops out of it.

 

[The Yorkshireman]

And my strawberry's last year.

 

[Saerimmner]

Yeah my £1.75 bottle of Aldi vegetable feed is about run out, served me well, 3 crops out of it.

Think i got at least 2 grows outta my £1 tomato food bottle lol, been that long though that i cant remember lol

If you have got a Wilkinsons near ya have a pop in there n look around as this year they have started stocking a lot of stuff we all use for weed growing lol, ph meters, trimming scissors, plant support rings,etc etc

 

[Saerimmner]

Also, question for you lot when you get outta your pits in the morning/lunchtime....is it ok/safe to use those Ona block things actually inside your growroom or is it just for use outside the room?

 

[The Yorkshireman]

Also, question for you lot when you get outta your pits in the morning/lunchtime....is it ok/safe to use those Ona block things actually inside your growroom or is it just for use outside the room?

Ona doesn't actually get rid of the smell like carbon filtration does man, but outside around the house to mask the left overs is all they're really good for.

I put a small pile of gel into several half pint party cups and have them behind the doors/furniture and inside the light shades.
Means I can still have guests.

 

[h0m3gr0wn]

Blue Mystics
Strawberry Sour Diesel
WW x Amnesia
Auto Purple Fem
Black Domina x G13 Fem

Should enjoy?

 

[Saerimmner]

Ona doesn't actually get rid of the smell like carbon filtration does man, but outside around the house to mask the left overs is all they're really good for.

I put a small pile of gel into several half pint party cups and have them behind the doors/furniture and inside the light shades.
Means I can still have guests.

yeah i know they arent as good as a carbon filter

Problem im having is that my filter died so gary sent me another an now that isnt covering the smell 100% either, so to get me thru til harvest when i can afford to replace fan n filter etc would putting an ona block or 2 in the growroom help? Filter is prob only allowing 5-10% smell out so could be worse lol

 

[zeddd]

Thanks I'll be sure to ask zedd

The seedlibg soil looks ace, bet it's reasonable too being from willko. The bio bizz all mix is kinda expensive.

Does the other soul have lose feeling balls in it, that kind look like bb pellets?

I love the bio bizz grow ferry, I use it on all my veggies during the summer, I find the bloom is not so strong though and I tend to get through quite a lot. Whereas the grow lasts me ages.

MD

allmix .......fill 11 l pot with allmix, add seed, mist, cover and have a peek in 3 days, soon as shes got 2 cotyledons put her under MH. for flowering soil I make a supersoil based on all mix but not subcools supersoil which is shite

 

[ninja1]

Any of you lot well I know some of you are running a 1000w and if so how much you managing to pull? Tempted to just bang a 1000w in the tent to replace the 600w.