The UK Growers Thread!

[sambo020482]

i was reading a thread earlier that was saying its a helluva lot better and more accurate to use an ec/ppm meter to check ur nute/water mix even in soil grows, never really thought about it myself coz ive never had any nute problems but coz i'm starting a little hydro job soon i was gonna invest in one of them anyway, seen them for around £30 on e bay( i do use ebay but NEVER with my own details and it always goes to a safe address. do u NEED a meter for hydro or is it just a precaution? any hydro advice welcome, its gonna be a single plant bucket dwc just to give me a little learning project

i keep looking at them single dwc buckets for a hydro run, only 25quid online.

 

[dura72]

im just gaunna make one coz ive already got all the air pumps, air stones etc , just need a bucket and air line maybe cost me fiver. fuck it , its worth a shot.

 

[tip top toker]

i keep looking at them single dwc buckets for a hydro run, only 25quid online.

mate, £30 and you can make one yourself that'll grow a good many more than one plant

 

[sambo020482]

mate, £30 and you can make one yourself that'll grow a good many more than one plant

i hear what ya saying TT ive seen loads of theads bout people making them cheap but im shit at making/fixing stuff m8.

 

[dura72]

mate, £30 and you can make one yourself that'll grow a good many more than one plant

i'm kinda planning on making a larger one in the future but i dont have the space right now, gotta wait on my current grow finishing off( bout another 6 to 8 weeks) so i'm just gonna stick it in my little clone/propagation chamber to see how it goes, i'm not aiming to produce much i'm just using up some spare shit ive got lying around . i got my hands on sum hydro nutes( canna range i think, there lying in a box sumwhere) and ive got most of the other stuff as well. i'll be pickin ur brains at sum point mate if thats ok, bout feeding schedules etc.

 

[tip top toker]

well all i can do is but laugh at all these "8 site DWC" jobs floating around the web. my totes are a good size, i have 4 plants, just 1 plant in the tote is too big and i'm probably going to have to cut out 2 of the runts. 2 plants may be way too much, even for a scrog etc.

but fingers, it's as easy as literally wrapping a plastioc box in silver tape. that is literally the most complicated bit and buy one that'll hold a stupid amount of water. now they#'re beginning to get realllly thirsty, getting through about 10L every couple of days :O

 

[tamjam69]

hey guys is there anyone in here thats from down in cornwall?

 

[tip top toker]

helford matey boy

ring of fire on it's way :O nose!

 

[dura72]

hey tip top, i'm reading my way thru sum guy called Roseman's thread( diy bubbleponics) have u read it and if so what your opinion, it seems pretty solid to me ,simple, well written, concise and informative. https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/234626-rosemans-diy-bubbleponics-tutorial-4.html..i'm only at page 4 but he seems to know what he's doing.

 

[tip top toker]

aye i've read his tutorial. he certainly spells out everything rather clearly, it's VERY wel written, especially the "right, let's quickly recap" bits, very good thinking. and he goes through bloody EVERYTHING there is to know, so is great knowledge.

i will say though, i don't do much or any of it. i keep it as simple as can possbily be. and sterile is not one of them haha.

 

[dura72]

aye i've read his tutorial. he certainly spells out everything rather clearly, it's VERY wel written, especially the "right, let's quickly recap" bits, very good thinking. and he goes through bloody EVERYTHING there is to know, so is great knowledge.

i will say though, i don't do much or any of it. i keep it as simple as can possbily be. and sterile is not one of them haha.

lol, aye mate, i know what u mean about the level of detail, i can read for bloody hours but after four pages of his post i decided to take a break, dont get me wrong i prefer very detailed info but i couldnt read it all in one go!!
ive been checking out water pumps and irrigation manifolds, have u any suggestions mate?

 

[tip top toker]

yeah mate, no water pumps, no manifolds.

one air pump, a couple of air stones. that is it. it is that simple. you can use water pumps and pipes no trouble, but they're effort, hassles, clog up, and at the end of the day you don't need them. i run my cloner/veg with one pump airstone, and i run the flowering with 2 stones and a bigger pump

 

[dura72]

yeah mate, no water pumps, no manifolds.

one air pump, a couple of air stones. that is it. it is that simple. you can use water pumps and pipes no trouble, but they're effort, hassles, clog up, and at the end of the day you don't need them. i run my cloner/veg with one pump airstone, and i run the flowering with 2 stones and a bigger pump

so , and remember i'm a fuckin monkey mate when it comes to hydro, does ur bucket/tote water actually touch the bottom of the net pot; is ur net acually submersed in the water? and whats ur cloning/seedling set up? if u know a good tutorial/sticky point me in the direction.

 

[ultimate buds]

DURA
heres an interesting hydro set up thats got info on building everythin for a good size setup but can easily be made for just 2 plant perpetual
https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/116859-harvest-pound-every-three-weeks.html

 

[tip top toker]

got company atm but i'll write something up at some point.

clones and plants are two different aproaches with DWC.

with clones, when there are no roots, you keep the water level at a certain point, beneath the net pot, and when your air pump is turned on, the bubbles will pop and splash out of the sufface, and as such cause a mist inside the tote and gently wet the rockwool. if the rockwool is too dry you can either raise the water level, or increase the bubbles, and as such if it's too wet (if you pinch the corners gently they shoudn't flood water out) you lower water or bubbles.

once they have rooted and the roots his the water, then the bubbles splashing do not become so important, as the water is aerated, so you then just let them go and it's all good.

so when they're really growing, lots of roots, so long as there is an airstone in the bucket you're going to be pretty ok.

there is also talk from a friend at the store who sais that you should keep lowering the water once they've rooted, as this encourages the roots to grow more and more in search of the body of water. i have not yet tried this but i guess it seems logical. for when i'm mroe adept though.

once you get your first clones rooted, it suddenly becomes very straight forward. very daunting to start with though i'll admit

 

[dura72]

cheers lads, i'll have a look at that ultimate buds and cheers too tip top, i havent fully settled on any one solid idea but its gonna be a dwc i think.

 

[bobbybigbud]

I put a post on here lastnite an it has gone
it said becareful wen ordering off the net coz the hydro guys or delivery fellas are taking notes an then u get taxed 3 months down the line I have stopped using the net an it dosnt matter how small it seems u are just be extra careful folks this post may get deleted peace

 

[sambo020482]

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/311615-breaks-weed.html grass alert lol

 

[dura72]

is it just me or is the thread gettin a lil quiet theses days???

 

[sambo020482]

yeah i no what ya saying dura theres only 5-6 people who even keep this thread going.