@EiffelSmoker thanks maybe you can answer me this as u can see i have a little issue at moment i am waiting for my new ph pen to arrive and i want to get the last feed into them without any issues however no ph pen means i cant check my feed its made up and tds is 832ppm but i cant do my ph i use tap water and it does sit for a while before i use it. Any advice you can give me on this matter. Can i just go ahead and water them.
What to do. PH PEN Broken new one on way but need to feed my girls dont or cant just go out and get a replacement since one is on its way. But i am running out of time. Normally my tap water isnt to high but i cant remember the numbers for my taps ph level. ??? Anyone any ideas that will help so i can feed the girls soon.
go to walmart or pet store they sell cheap test kits at both for aquariums
If it just for once, no problem to pour tap water, they won’t LOVE it, but because they seem strong, they will handle it without too much side effetcs I think 
You can also follow @Donaldj’s advice, but don’t try a homemade “decreasing pH recipe” if you have no tools to verify the result.
Sould I also suggest that you directly a second pH pen? Just in case you end up with the same issue as today, at least you’ll have another pen to test your pH!
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Oh steps ahead of u there i have ordered another 2 just incase i wont let it happen again. Am just not sure i dont want to mess them up and i cant get a reading so it might be to low and i aint putting ph up or anymore down since i cant get a reading and i have already dropped 9 drops into 10litres of my feed. I have one soil ph testing kit left they wont work on my mix they only seem to do soil or tht thy are all not giving me any true reading.
The issue i have is ive already dropped 9 drops of ph down into my mix when i discovered my ph pen isnt workimg right. All i do have is one ph soil testing kit that doesnt seem to work or that all my soil and soiless are all the same ph.???
bro is dat the one that changes colour wid the drops they are ment to be good
I dont know all i know is mine dont work as i had 6 in the begining and i use them testing my soil yet they are always the same green colour even after i used ph down in water to makesure thy r working and tht shouldve caused the liquid in it to go orange or yellow but nothing still green and i followed the guidelines for the test kit. @Shuggz
hey fam how you so bro yr pen still has not com also takin the liquid test back and tell them the liquid is past it sell buy day mate it mite be that alsoi was lookin at the blu lab one they are met to be good but are price i hope i can get soon bless
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Can anyone tell me when they have grown autoflower do u change ur light schedule to 12/12 or do u use a different one. Whats your views or even ur experience.??? @bob31 @Shuggz @Donaldj @Kapelady @3high5you. Or anyone else plz tell me what your thoughts are on this subject as i am hearing difference of opinion. Sorry people ive had family trouble so things have been hectic to say the least. Hope your all well and i will be trying to make time to catch up with all my reading and all the topics and threads etc ive missed. Happy growing my friends grow in peace.
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It doesn’t matter what light schedule you use on autos they will flower on their own time line. I would say stay with 18 on 6 off … When they start flowering you can go to 20 on 4 off if you like, just my opinion … @Mikos
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@Mikos The answer that @Stonetothebone gave is exactly correct. Any light schedule you want will work. I have done all sorts of different settings! I usually go with 12/12 once they start flowering to save some $$ on electricity!
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Thanks @Stonetothebone. Hey @Shuggz at last its here my friend my new meters came today now i have a huge weight lifted as its not just theses girls i grow stuff with the little ones and there plants my herbs etc and the flowers for the garden. Anyway sorry for the rant over excited for getting my meters and av got spare ones now to and back up ones on order aswell so i never run into this problem again. It has taught me a valuable lesson. = always have a spare and if u can another spare of everything thats crucial for your grow whether it be extra bulbs or full LED/LEC TO EXTRA fans , meters etc so this never ever happens again. But never say never lol. @bob31 as you can see i have my new ph meter and i tested the feed mix i gave my girls a couple days ago and it was a bit high measured 6.8 ph which is ok for 2 of them but not so much the soiless one should i worry or can i sort it on the next feed. I think i will start my flush in about 10days or so or do any of you think different plz let me know @garrigan62 @Kapelady @Donaldj this is the part that worries me alot my friends because ive gotten this far i dont want to mess anything up theres a lot riding on this grow actually working and the more i get into all this the more i dont want this grow to be my first and last. And with you my friends out there helping i dhould do just fine.
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@Mikos Awesome on the new meters.
Next watering 6.5 to the soil ones and 5.8 to the soiless ones. No sense worrying about last time… Hope that helps?
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Thank you @bob31 one other thing do you have any good links for videos on step by step on flyshing and how to actually harvest a grow if at all possible ive seen alot on youtube however alot dont help as i have little knowledge on gardening full stop . I have the equipment i will need i am also going to get a second pair of trimming scissors good one tht snip like there is nothing there. But what i mean is its not like u go and chop them down with an axe lol i wish thy were tht big but you get the piicture. As i know there is ways to maximise your yeild by doing even the little things right or perfectly trimmed in this case. Any info plz. Thanks
FLYSHING? @Mikos
I do have links to several guides on ILGM that explain a lot of things, but I’m not sure what that is?
Flushing? Just realized?
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@bob31 my mistake apolgys predictive text. Do you have any good tutorials on flushing and harvesting like a step by step guide. That type of info would be greatly appreciated thanks.
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Can you send me some of those links about flushing and harvesting plz @bob31. Thank you
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Can anyone tell me there opinions plz. My youngest plant has more amber pistils thn the other two thats less thn 20days left to flush supposedly. But i just cant see my buds fattening enough in time. 
. @Donaldj @bob31 @garrigan62 @Shuggz @Kapelady whats the opions or any help. Why is my younger girl turning amber quicker.???
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