Lukios Secret Garden

Stone_Free said:

I just bought a cheap Multimeter........obvs it won't get used on my plants, just electrics, which could only contribute to burning down my flat.....so it's all OK
I'll have a read of the coco thread at some point.......think I saw the thing about IR and leaf temps somewhere....makes sense. Hopefully your battle is close to being won
Did you see the ITV prog about the celebs on a US pot road trip? They were in @ttystikk 's part of the world as well as California. If you didn't catch it, it's worth a watch.......especially the bit where they od'd on brownies lmao

Yeah where you at @ttystikk ? Don't see you around much...hope all is well man.

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lol no fire please!

nah didnt see it, im so behind on telly - its been months! ill put ion the list

REALLY monitor your temps at the roots too. IMO If you dont keep the roots over 20 things get shitty! temps have plummeted recently but turning the heating up will save you so much aggro and speed things up

lukio said:

lol no fire please!

nah didnt see it, im so behind on telly - its been months! ill put ion the list

REALLY monitor your temps at the roots too. IMO If you dont keep the roots over 20 things get shitty! temps have plummeted recently but turning the heating up will save you so much aggro and speed things up

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Funny you should mention temps.....woke up yesterday and my 3 plants were not looking great....knew it was temps so turned on the giant cfl and they perked up after a few hours. Today they look so much better. Got a large sack of Jack's Magic turning up tomorrow so they'll get put into final pots, hopefully in the new cab, and I'll keep an eye on the temps and chuck the cfl in there ready if needed.

Stone_Free said:

Funny you should mention temps.....woke up yesterday and my 3 plants were not looking great....knew it was temps so turned on the giant cfl and they perked up after a few hours. Today they look so much better. Got a large sack of Jack's Magic turning up tomorrow so they'll get put into final pots, hopefully in the new cab, and I'll keep an eye on the temps and chuck the cfl in there ready if needed.

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veggin on 24hrs works too - less temp swings. Where did you get the jacks from? do they have jacks hydro?

lukio said:

veggin on 24hrs works too - less temp swings

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Yeah I remember you telling me before that it's good to veg for 24/0 so that's what I'm gonna do.....speeds things up as well I would assume....
Got the JM compost off eBay.....don't think they do hydro products.
Tell you what I did come across, Mega Crop, which seems to be really good.....Green Leaf Nutrients are on RIU, you might have seen them. They are in the US but giving away free samples of 230g until Dec 31. There is a clickable discount voucher on the website. Costs about a tenner to get it to the UK but it should last a while......
https://greenleafnutrients.com/?v=f24485ae434a

Stone_Free said:

Yeah I remember you telling me before that it's good to veg for 24/0 so that's what I'm gonna do.....speeds things up as well I would assume....
Got the JM compost off eBay.....don't think they do hydro products.
Tell you what I did come across, Mega Crop, which seems to be really good.....Green Leaf Nutrients are on RIU, you might have seen them. They are in the US but giving away free samples of 230g until Dec 31. There is a clickable discount voucher on the website. Costs about a tenner to get it to the UK but it should last a while......
https://greenleafnutrients.com/?v=f24485ae434a

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someone else told me to get that too.hmmm they want 60 dollars to send 10 kilos worth which they have on "sale" from 120 to 55. bought it as soon as a i saw they accepted bitcoin.

makes 2000 gallons
looooool

I got a freebie of the Mega Crop Green Leaf Nutrients. It is fantastic. PH never swings, use from clone to flower and hard to nute burn. Works with hydro and soil based. I bought a 20# sack after I saw the improvement in my finished product from my freebie. I used to use botainacare series and was very happy. Now I am happier with even sweeter and bigger budz than before same light. I highly recommend this product. You can smell the molasses in it when you mix it. My hands always smell sweet now, lol
peace

VegasWinner said:

I got a freebie of the Mega Crop Green Leaf Nutrients. It is fantastic. PH never swings, use from clone to flower and hard to nute burn. Works with hydro and soil based. I bought a 20# sack after I saw the improvement in my finished product from my freebie. I used to use botainacare series and was very happy. Now I am happier with even sweeter and bigger budz than before same light. I highly recommend this product. You can smell the molasses in it when you mix it. My hands always smell sweet now, lol
peace

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nice one vegas - thats just what i wanna hear! so its cool in coco? about half a gram per litre n work up? looking forward to it

It dissolves completely in about 30 seconds or less with some shaking up. Creates lots of nice foam too. Love the smell. I imagine it would work well in coco too.

Stone_Free said:

Yeah I remember you telling me before that it's good to veg for 24/0 so that's what I'm gonna do.....speeds things up as well I would assume....
Got the JM compost off eBay.....don't think they do hydro products.
Tell you what I did come across, Mega Crop, which seems to be really good.....Green Leaf Nutrients are on RIU, you might have seen them. They are in the US but giving away free samples of 230g until Dec 31. There is a clickable discount voucher on the website. Costs about a tenner to get it to the UK but it should last a while......
https://greenleafnutrients.com/?v=f24485ae434a

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I've said it before and I'll say it again......
Tomato feed! Lol
Keep it simple

Moflow said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again......
Tomato feed! Lol
Keep it simple

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ha! its been in the back of mind ever since! this one stop powder sounds my kinda simple works out so cheap too nom nom nom

lukio said:

ha! its been in the back of mind ever since! this one stop powder sounds my kinda simple works out so cheap too nom nom nom

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You were on about the cool temps earlier, I've a wee tent in an un nsulated shed.
I have a 100 watt heatmat in it and I draped some silver foil over tent in a vain attempt to keep temps up on ights out.
Yesterday I lagged it with 2 5ft x 7ft carpets, bubble wrap, silver foil and a huge woollen blanket my ma knitted years ago.
Temps right now are 15oC lights out lol
It'll harden them....

VegasWinner said:

I got a freebie of the Mega Crop Green Leaf Nutrients. It is fantastic. PH never swings, use from clone to flower and hard to nute burn. Works with hydro and soil based. I bought a 20# sack after I saw the improvement in my finished product from my freebie. I used to use botainacare series and was very happy. Now I am happier with even sweeter and bigger budz than before same light. I highly recommend this product. You can smell the molasses in it when you mix it. My hands always smell sweet now, lol
peace

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organic based or fertilizer salt product ? I do not like to kill off soil aerobic activity.

VegasWinner said:

I got a freebie of the Mega Crop Green Leaf Nutrients. It is fantastic. PH never swings, use from clone to flower and hard to nute burn. Works with hydro and soil based. I bought a 20# sack after I saw the improvement in my finished product from my freebie. I used to use botainacare series and was very happy. Now I am happier with even sweeter and bigger budz than before same light. I highly recommend this product. You can smell the molasses in it when you mix it. My hands always smell sweet now, lol
peace

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I use mega crop as well.

Dave455 said:

organic based or fertilizer salt product ? I do not like to kill off soil aerobic activity.

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it's a mineral based product, but mineral salt based fertilizers do not kill soil microbes when used correctly, they feed them. I use megacrop in homemade no-till organic soil and I love it, as do the microbes and the plants..

I should mention I feed super lightly, like 1/8-1/4 of the lightest recommended amount, since my soil also supplies nutrients... I've found this combo of organic soil and very light mineral nutes produces incredible quality and yield

lukio said:

makes 2000 gallons

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With that much you'll be able to bathe in it as well.....you'll be walking through airports smelling nice n sweet, like molasses

Harden em alright @Moflow bloody frozen solid aha! mental!

Moflow said:

2 5ft x 7ft carpets, bubble wrap, silver foil and a huge woollen blanket my ma knitted years ago.

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HAHAHA! brilliant

@ganjamystic think it was you that mentioned it before? looking forward to trying it your weed looks bloody lovely!

know anyone thats used it with coco?

Stone_Free said:

bathe in it

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lol pass!

lukio said:

@ganjamystic think it was you that mentioned it before? looking forward to trying it your weed looks bloody lovely!

know anyone thats used it with coco?

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yep I think so. thanks! yours too! I don't know anyone that uses it with coco, but I'm sure it would do well.. may need to add a little extra cal-mag, but otherwise I feel like it would do great

ganjamystic said:

I use mega crop as well.

it's a mineral based product, but mineral salt based fertilizers do not kill soil microbes when used correctly, they feed them. I use megacrop in homemade no-till organic soil and I love it, as do the microbes and the plants..

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Well would you get a salt build up requiring flushing in pots ?

Dave455 said:

Well would you get a salt build up requiring flushing in pots ?

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salt buildup occurs when you apply more minerals than the plant can use. the excess nutes remain in the soil and build up over time, requiring flushing.. the conventional way of growing with mineral nutes is to water to 20-30% runoff and flush for 1-2 weeks prior to harvest, which is necessary because people tend to use more nutrients than the plants actually require, so the soil needs to be regularly flushed via runoff to avoid salt buildup/nute burn and flushed at the end via plain water feeding and/or flushing agents to try to get a smooth smoke... personally I don't do it that way at all.. I just read my plants and feed lightly and give them exactly what they want and nothing more. I don't water to runoff, and I don't flush at all, not even pre-harvest.. and yet I get smooth-burning, super flavorful herb that burns to a nice fluffy white or light gray ash... go figure..

not trying to convince you or anyone else to do it this way, btw. just letting you know what works for me personally.. I was doing water only no-till for a long time, and I may go back to doing it that way sometime in the future, but I'm loving the mineral/organic combo right now...