The UK Growers Thread!

zeddd

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I figured I may as well make an account and post on here, I've been browsing around for some time to get an idea of what I'm doing when it comes to Cannabis. This is my first time growing anything, let alone cannabis, so I'm treading the water gently.

This is very much a poor-man's grow though, I did everything for under £50! I got the insulation and such from a friend who grew two plants (Critical Hog and Pineapple Express, I loved the hog and pineapple was lovely to taste) Anyway, onto my strain... no idea what it is, got it in a bag of "Amnesia" but most dealers around here literally have no idea what they are getting... and I can't think the grower was great because the plant must have gone herm in order for me to be getting seeds in my baggies... So yeah, I germinated it for about four days and it had a huge root with tiny little roots shooting off it. Then I popped it into the soil and one day later it was about two inches tall! Is that normal? They must grow seriously fast under perfect conditions!

Onto my setup, I'm using a 12 watt CFL bulb thats in the spectrum for vegetive growth and I've got a few more to add to my grow tent. For the flowering stage I've got several more CFLs in the ideal spectrum for flowering. The grow tent itself is a load of insulation formed into a cylinder with the plant on a raised platform in the center about four inches from the light. I've put a small flap at the bottom side of it to allow some airflow through it and I also use this hole to squirt water to raise the humidity (The grow tent sits bang on 24C and 55% humidity which I read up to be perfect conditions for my little buddy so I'm well happy with that!) To protect the plant from getting any light in its dark period I cover the whole thing with my black dressing gown haha! I've yet to install fans to gently blow on the plant so it bulks up its stalk and to generate some airflow but I'm doing that in good time. I've also got a small gauge I built into the tent that displays the temperature and humidity (I believe the temperature is accurate within +/- 1C and humidity within +/- 1%) I'm using Platon BatMix as the soil, supposedly the best stuff you can get.

I'm sure you're all about to recoil in disgust at this, I did try my best with what I had :(
Now is the time I find out my pictures still have EXIF data and I get raided for wanting to grow a fucking plant.
Anyhow, here are some photos of the grow tent. It reminds me of a Dalek. From left to right -> First sprout. Day one. Later that night. Dalek Supreme. Barometer. Inside Dalek Supreme. My little buddy :)!
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I suppose most of you can't believe how dreadful my setup is, but its mine and I bloody love it!
how many cfls u gonna add to that bad boy 12 w for flower m8y?
 

BeeLeeDee

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how many cfls u gonna add to that bad boy 12 w for flower m8y?
About six or so in the end at various heights all around the plant to try and cover as much of it as I can. Not going for some mega-yield here its just a little experiment to see how it gets on, personal use I suppose if it comes out fine. Obviously as the seed was in a bag its not feminised, so in the end this may just be a guy, either way I'll be happy, of course I'd much prefer a female.
 

R3l@X

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He said he would throw in another few watts for flowering so maybe 24 watts= watts n watts of time wasted
 

Hydrogrow123

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Thanks a million lads, really appreciate this, ill use my CFLs for now (ill add a few more both 6500 n 2700) since I told the missus id calm on the eBay for now but ill whip out the 400w hps soon then 600 for flowering.yeah, ill do a very light nute mix for after 10 days n see how she goes n again lads, SOUND AS A POUND.
See ther u go, this is maybe why people get fucked off with u askin questions, you've just been told by a few to get at least the 400hps in ther and u still decide to stick with the cfls, loadsa guys grow in here with 600w hps from star to finish, me included, they all go straight under from rooted clones, ffs I even root the clones under them
 

R3l@X

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About six or so in the end at various heights all around the plant to try and cover as much of it as I can. Not going for some mega-yield here its just a little experiment to see how it gets on, personal use I suppose if it comes out fine. Obviously as the seed was in a bag its not feminised, so in the end this may just be a guy, either way I'll be happy, of course I'd much prefer a female.
dude, you really got to go great some shit about pot dude, seriously ur an uber noob haha
 

R3l@X

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See ther u go, this is maybe why people get fucked off with u askin questions, you've just been told by a few to get at least the 400hps in ther and u still decide to stick with the cfls, loadsa guys grow in here with 600w hps from star to finish, me included, they all go straight under from rooted clones, ffs I even root the clones under them
nooooooo, I meant im gonna use the 2700 with it to add that lol extra spec sorry for any confusion was first bong of the day
 

R3l@X

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I was referring to the mh when on about not buying more off eBay as I have both 400w n 600w hps already n even a friend sorted me with a 1000w eye horti
 

R3l@X

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Watts that low is pointless dude, go to a grow shop n get a dual spec CFL simples but anything under 100w a plants kinda gay
 

BeeLeeDee

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Watts that low is pointless dude, go to a grow shop n get a dual spec CFL simples but anything under 100w a plants kinda gay
I know where you're coming from but like I said this is no big operation. I just want to grow one little plant, see how it gets on. If I actually feel the need to be shitting out ounces then I'll just go straight into HPS, but I don't as of yet. Its just to see how it gets on. And besides man, its a free seed, so whats the deal in the end? Not like I went to Rhino and shelled out a note just to fucking put it in a box with a CFL, obviously I'm not going to do that...
 

Hydrogrow123

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nooooooo, I meant im gonna use the 2700 with it to add that lol extra spec sorry for any confusion was first bong of the day
No confusion m8, I know what u meant and I don't care if ur goina stick 270000000 cfls in ther, a few guys that can grow told u to ditch them but yet u seem to think ther too young for hps and u decide to stick with the cfls.....why ask for help and then just ignore it? Fair enough if it was shit advice but it's not and you've already got the 600hps sitting ther, fuck me light the thing up
 

Hydrogrow123

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I was referring to the mh when on about not buying more off eBay as I have both 400w n 600w hps already n even a friend sorted me with a 1000w eye horti
Well then stick the fuckin thing in ther, Jesus Christ this place is gettin worse, boys sittin with 400,600 and 1000w hps lights and decide to grow with cfls
 

zeddd

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I m rooting clones under a 600w mh along with rooted clones and a mother psycho I am bush training, when theve rooted I chuck a square 8 panel t5 to make it 1 kw....for veg
 

zeddd

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best advice I can give a noob is to understand light and the inverse square law I=1/d2 and get a light meter and a few bulbs and see what the real intensity is .....low watt cfls are unsuitable for weed, they will still get u busted but you wont crop anything decent .......or taxed ffs
 

R3l@X

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The 1000w is for if ny others ever fail as my balast is dimmable but im 100% gonna use the hps but thought it might be 2 much (which now I know its not) n the cfls have only ever been used with another form i.e. my LED
 

Hydrogrow123

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Thanks a million lads, really appreciate this, ill use my CFLs for now (ill add a few more both 6500 n 2700) since I told the missus id calm on the eBay for now but ill whip out the 400w hps soon then 600 for flowering.yeah, ill do a very light nute mix for after 10 days n see how she goes n again lads, SOUND AS A POUND.
i think you'll find u said you'll whip the 400 out SOON (why not now?) and the 600 for flowering (why not now?). Don't try come candy man with me cunt
 
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