The UK Growers Thread!

[bloatedcraig]

theres alsorts of booter stuff man ive used a lot but for value for money the advanced nutes overdrive works well. needs a good flush mind. depends how much cash you want to splash tho. a good all round boost the canna pk13/14 is good too

im just gonna try shooting powder the only person ive seen use it had epic results its similarly pricey n comes in 3 sachets for about 30 bar but i ordered a single sachet( makes up to 100Litre) for £7 off ebay. im going to do a side by side starting in a week or so

ill keep ya posted

Isn;t that shooting powder to force the plant to flower again after a harvest, you can also buy it in a gel so you dont have to mix a 100 litres up, i fancy giving it ago.

 

[bloatedcraig]

I found it. apparently there are two types of shooting powder here is the one i was on about:-

flowering ammo

A very powerful flowering additive used throughout the last 3 weeks of flowering to force plants into starting a new flowering cycle after the normal one has finished. This leads to an additional increase in flower and fruit production that very few other products can achieve. Each sachet must be diluted in 100 Litres of water as soon as it is opened. For smaller applications, consider using Top Shooter Gel which performs the same function.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

aye man i dont use any meters or owt i read my plants, im just going to make it up and have a go, as far as i can tell its dolly dimple mate you make it up and feed your girls. my only concern is weighing out the precise amount for less than 100 litres. but that cant be too hard really.

im going to run my pk for a week now ( 4 weeks from chop) normally id run it 3 from the end but im wanting to use the shooting stuff at 3 weeks fromt he end as it says i might flush inbetween to doubly ensure i dont burn me girls...

it says dont use with other boosters, i imagine as it will burn your plants hahah ne rocket science if your doubling up on feed its going to burn eh

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

aye craig thats the stuff i reckon im just going to buy a storage container and make up 80 litres its only for a week so it should be sound !?!?!?

ive only seen one person use it but it gave him massive yeilds

 

[bloatedcraig]

Probably have a dabble, if it works for you.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

hahah ok ill guinea pig it, ill do a side by side n get back at ya in about a month or so!

ill try n remember who used it get them to chime in

 

[dura72]

think i mite get a hold of some too, ive only got around two weeks left so i better move my arse, btw craig can i get light bulb splitters in the uk, those 'y' shaped ones all the yanks seem to have, ive looked around but cant seem seem find them!

 

[bloatedcraig]

think i mite get a hold of some too, ive only got around two weeks left so i better move my arse, btw craig can i get light bulb splitters in the uk, those 'y' shaped ones all the yanks seem to have, ive looked around but cant seem seem find them!

No ya can't buddy, but what you can do is buy them of the internet and get some american plug converters, then all you have to do is plug the converters in to a extension lead then the spliter in to the converter. And you also have to buy EDISON SCREW lights (NOT THE PUSH AND TWIST ONES).

 

[dura72]

cheers craig, i had read sumwhere that they were edison screw bulbs but i couldnt understand why i couldnt find them, i asked my father if he had ever seen and he recons he used them back in the 60's, ah sod it if its gonna be that mush hassle i'll just stick to my little 2 x 55 watt cfls, it was and idea i had to make little seedling station. any idea why they dont make them for the u.k market? it seems such a good idea and not just for the mj market

 

[bloatedcraig]

Not got a clue, i had never seen them till i started on this forum. The best thing you can do is get to a electrical wholesaler tell them your a electrician and that you are paying cash then ask for a couple of 4 ft t5's. T5's are high output flourescent tubes (you probably allready knows this), if you start using these they cover more area than standard cfl's. DONT FORGET YOU WANT THEM AT TRADE PRICE AND USE CASH. I will have a look for ya but i think off the top off my head they go up to 85watt.

 

[bloatedcraig]

Have a look at this, remember if you go in and buy you can knock 20-30% off you just need the cheek.

http://www.lyco.co.uk/Light-Fittings/Indoor-Light-Fittings/Commercial-Light-Fittings/Fluorescent-Battens/sc1396/p7202.aspx

 

[dura72]

cheers mate.i used to keep fish tanks(well not just fish tanks, i also kept the fish in them! now that would be a strange hobby, come in come in and look at my collection of fish tanks!!.....sorry was having strange visions) and ive got a few of the ballasts for them(i'm calling them ballasts but i'm not really sure if thats the right term, i used to just call them starters)would they be of any use in a grow sense?

 

[bloatedcraig]

cheers mate.i used to keep fish tanks(well not just fish tanks, i also kept the fish in them! now that would be a strange hobby, come in come in and look at my collection of fish tanks!!.....sorry was having strange visions) and ive got a few of the ballasts for them(i'm calling them ballasts but i'm not really sure if thats the right term, i used to just call them starters)would they be of any use in a grow sense?

Ye thats even better, just by some tube's they are cheap as chips. The ballast is inside the fitting. Have a look and it should tell you what sort of ballast its for t5, t8 and so on.

Have a look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-284mm-60W-T5-Double-Ended-Tube-Light-Bulbs-S15_W0QQitemZ110482966677QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Light_Bulbs?hash=item19b94c4895

 

[hendrix123]

yeah iv acctuly identified a part of a tesco plastic bag in my hash b4 it acctuly made me feel sick. i have not brought hash in the uk since. that stuff ur chatting about sounds a a joy lads. giving ur plants a second wind. genius! keep us posted if it works ill buy sum and try it.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

im still wondering if its that good and every fruit growers secret weapon, why isnt it more common? but for 7 bar ill have a punt

 

[sambo020482]

i also keep reading about this shooter product you can get it in a gel form now so you can make up smaller amounts, but its 60quid for the small bottle of gel. What i carnt seem to find is info as to weather or not it can be used in soil?

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

the product blurb goes on about it being used for normal fruit crops so i would say youll be fine in soil. 60 bars a bit steep

 

[sambo020482]

yeah i thought 60notes was pretty pricey, but its a 500ml bottle and if its as good as what i read then 60quid is a bargain.

http://www.growell.co.uk/p/3320/House-and-Garden-Top-Shooter-Gel.html

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

aye i hear that, im just dipping me toes with a sachet n if its the digs danglies ill probably get a bottle. apparently its hard to flush out so re using the soil is out but if it does what it says n boosts the output 30% its worth buying a bag of soil eh

 

[sambo020482]

im very new to all this but ive never reused soil or heard of anyone doing so? but yeah if it does what it says on the tin then new soil wont be a hardship.

im growing DP blueberry clones they are 8-10wk flowering was gonna use the shooting gel from wk 5-8 then flush for 2 weeks hopefully that will work, they are still in veg at the mo so would be great to hear some results from the shooting gel/powder b4 i give it a go.

also im planning to go hydro after this soil grow, what do you think of this system? http://www.1-hydroponics.co.uk/hydroponic-systems/2-pod.htm it seems very simple thats why im going with it. ne pros/cons from the deep ebb n flow system?