The Irish Growers Thread!

[Jingle]

Another thing, i am gonna start using bottled water because my water the ph is all over the place. I seen one in my local shop, 1.99 for 5ltr and the ph is 6.1 at source....Will this be ok?

 

[sucky#]

Lads, you might have seen this already, though I wouldnt say there too many of us watching the late late on a sat night, found it on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXi8OG0jCz8

Howard Marks and Rhys Ifans interviewed by uberwanker himself, Ryan Tubridy. Rhys Ifans takes the almighty piss out of him towards the end, but Rhys Ifans generally doesnt come out of it lookin too good either.

What do you think, is Rhys Ifans out of his banjo on the skunkers or is he just like that ? Howard Marks is always stoned, thats a given, and he comes out of it lookin sharp and cool.

Ha Ha Ha i actually seen that on tv that night....funny shit!defo whacked out of it aswel HA!

 

[irishmc]

Tesco do Ashbeck water for 1.49 for 5L and its 6.2 at source. I use that with no problems Jingle.

 

[Harrekin]

Gets expensive and a pain in the whole carting that Tesco stuff tho, just use organics, bye bye pHing!

(I fill the 5L Tesco bottles with tap water now, lol)

 

[Jingle]

Gets expensive and a pain in the whole carting that Tesco stuff tho, just use organics, bye bye pHing!

(I fill the 5L Tesco bottles with tap water now, lol)

Harrekin, By organics what do you mean...

 

[Harrekin]

Like take 5L of tap water, dump 1ml Biobizz Grow and 1-4ml Biobizz Bloom into it and water your plants. No pH messing about, I just mix and water! Saves shiteloads of wasted time, and Iv a Hanna Digital pH meter aswell, so its not like I just dont wanna buy one! Means more time to check your plants for bad stuff instead of worrying about nutrient mixes.

 

[Jay_normous]

Another thing, i am gonna start using bottled water because my water the ph is all over the place. I seen one in my local shop, 1.99 for 5ltr and the ph is 6.1 at source....Will this be ok?

A lot of people in cities use bottled water because their water is so hard, I use to use rain water even though my tap water was fine... Now that I'm not growing, I find myself emptying my water butt twice a week with our poxie weather.

Just going back to using bottled water... I would of thought that sparkling water would be better, seen as the bubbles are carbon dioxide...?

Anyone looked at the pet heat mats on eBay..? They would help your indoor grow big style... And only 12v too...

Jingle: Have a search for organic compost brew (tea) seams to be a pain in theater to make but the results are outstanding.... Ingredients can include anything from chicken shit, waste coffee grounds and grass clippings.. Pretty much anything that ends up on the compost heap then put it in a old sheet or muslem and soak in the water after some amount of time, squeeze all the water out of the bag... Think you should be left with some great watering substance...

 

[Harrekin]

The bubbles effect the pH of the water massively tho.

 

[Jingle]

Like take 5L of tap water, dump 1ml Biobizz Grow and 1-4ml Biobizz Bloom into it and water your plants. No pH messing about, I just mix and water! Saves shiteloads of wasted time, and Iv a Hanna Digital pH meter aswell, so its not like I just dont wanna buy one! Means more time to check your plants for bad stuff instead of worrying about nutrient mixes.

But if my water has high ph already does the bio bizz level it out?

 

[Jay_normous]

In hydroponics yeah, but soil grows will be fine as the soil will be the buffer

 

[Harrekin]

And from average 7-7.5ph tap water it throws it to about 6.4, its quite acidic.

 

[Jingle]

And from average 7-7.5ph tap water it throws it to about 6.4, its quite acidic.

Whats sort of money are we talking for the 2 of them, At the mo i am using advance nutes, micro and bloom

 

[Jingle]

Just checked there, i can get both in Nirvana in town for 1 500ml bottle of each for 16 euro. And do you feed that with every watering?

 

[Harrekin]

I tend to feed every second watering, depending on how they're looking. You have to sort of read the plants and what they'll need in 4 days, cos organics aint taken up instantly. Im switching to chemical ferts after this for a run, never used them before, been using the Biobizz since I started. Thinking about using Canna Terra, anyone used it?

 

[luciferateme]

i just use the stuff from the pet shop for the water, ph 6.5, it only costs about 7 euro. put in one quarter teaspoon to a 5 litre tank and its bang on 6.5, it also removes the chlorine so the water can be used straight away as soon as it reaches room temp. been using this and rain water and it works great. got sick of lugging the big cartons from halfords(distilled). all pet shops sell it.
i even think when it hits the soil it levels the ph there a bit aswell, i always seem to have a ph of between 6.2 and 6.5. rain water best though!
lu
only ever used the biobizz harrekin, doesnt the chemical stuff effect the taste of the weed if not flushed out properly?

 

[Harrekin]

Dunno man, but I wanna try out standard ferts and see.

 

[dronli]

if your using organics wouldnt sparkling water with co2 potentially kill some-all beneficial aerobic microorganisms in the soil??

 

[Jingle]

Dunno man, but I wanna try out standard ferts and see.

haha il trade u my advance nutrients for your biobizz

 

[Jingle]

Lu is this the kinda stuff u use

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Waterlife-PH-buffer-6-5-180g-/370462871061?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item56414ece15

Is that ph down stuff from the grow shops the same thing??

 

[Harrekin]

if your using organics wouldnt sparkling water with co2 potentially kill some-all beneficial aerobic microorganisms in the soil??

Some would die and some would thrive, depending on if they aerobic or anaerobic.