uk clone only! (and british bred strains)

[englishrick]

whats the Kelvin rating?,,,,,,,,,,,,id say 3K or 4K is good figures for 1 allround bulb

if its closer to daylight il bet the rating on the colour rendering index [CRI] is high too,,,,,thats a big 1 ,,,

sounds interesting,,,

sunpulse are the best in the game tho,

 

[englishrick]

sorry about the size of this guy,s but im propper lovin these sunpulse blubs at the min,

 

[indifferent]

That bit about using UVA blue in the final week of flowering is interesting. First time I've seen UVA mentioned as being useful, UVB is perhaps useful which is why folks experiment with reptile fluoros that output 5 or 10% UVB.

 

[dreadvik]

@englishrick What advantages are you seeing so far and are you swapping lamps per the schedule on the image?

 

[EddieShoestring]

hey guys
checking in after a leave of absence

good to see the UK bros still repping in this thread
apart from Docs SSH F2s im doing a Belladona cut (Paradise) which has turned out to be an awesome chem type weed with a paint/solvent smell-quite excited about it.

and just germed some bagseed that came from some lemon washing up liquid pheno diesel that's being grown locally

hope to be able to make more regular contribution now i'm online again
cheers
eddieS

 

[Londinium]

Nice to see u back Eddie! They sound very interesting mate ;]

 

[lovelightpower]

hey EddieShoestring good to see you back mate, been on a bit of a break myself, just slowly surfacing again now. respect mate.

hey Londinium good to see you about mate. hey that savona finally worked... i had to end up taking cuttings of everything and binning my mothers, but i am finally free of the borg. praise the lord. still got the london pink and purplepineappleskaze, just getting around to flowering soon. still having trouble getting the ppskaze back into veg though.... anyway would be good to link up again mate, much respect.

 

[englishrick]

the difference with using the sunpulse aposed to HPS is ovioused when you see the yeald,,,,everything grows slightly larger,,,,calax swell earlyer,,,,but the main difference i see is a weird type of change that happens to plants grown under the sunpulse,,they seem to lean more to the sativa or indica-side depending on the plant itself,,,,,,ive had cheese growing big fat indica leafs in veg with the sunpulse an she only turns into a thin leaf sativa type in flower ,,,same thing happens with my OGKA x SDIBL under the sunpulse

 

[englishrick]

anyone seen them new purple proppogator lights,,,,,,the ones that stick on the top of your props???

 

[englishrick]

i usaly clone under a 24/7 eco light,,,then i veg under 3kelvin bulbs in a flowing tent on 18/4,,,i usaly hang ecolights in the tent too,,,this way i can add a lil white light from time to time,,,,but i gota admit sometimes i just cant be arsed with any extras,,

 

[BeAn]

anyone seen them new purple proppogator lights,,,,,,the ones that stick on the top of your props???

<<<<<those ones???...they are purple, good for clones, but they root n get lanky real quick...great, £50 for 4 lights and they all work in series...spanish i think..

LLP, Londinium, Eddie, Indifferent...

 

[englishrick]

ohh,,,cool B,,,,,,so you think they are pretty good???,,,,,,ive not tryed them yet,,,,,,,,,dont you think they are a mad colour bean???.........i get propper drawn-in by the purple,,,,

the reason why i mention them is because ive been thinkin of using them as a supliment on a small cupbord grow a friend of mine is setin up right now,,,,i was gona use the purple light right at the beggining but then again right at the end of floweing ,,just as the sunpulse poster sujests in late flower,,,,,

i bet them propogator lights don emit uva blue,,,,but they do have a mad purple colour,,,,,

what do you think B???

 

[englishrick]

i think this it the type my mates shop stocks

 

[BeAn]

Great for clones, great as vertical supplementary lighting...biggest buds ive ever grown have been since i got these..so, i spose there good i dunno...my bedroom is lit 24hours a day with one of these, wouldnt wanna raise anything more than a 4" cutting though, they get hella leggy..

 

[englishrick]

I THINK IM JUST ABOUT TO ANSWER MYSELF


Spanish Eco Slim Line T5 HO Lighting

PURple is excellent at the end of the flower cycle - UV light is needed to fully fill the glandular trichomes of basil. Plants of Ocimum basilicum L. were grown in the absence of UV light, both peltate and capitate glandular trichomes were incompletely developed in both mature and developing leaves, the oil sacs being wrinkled and only partially filled, there was a large decrease in the number of broken oil sacs among the peltate glands as the mature glands broke open, releasing volatiles. the number of glands and the qualitative & quantitative composition of the volatiles were badly affected by the lack of UV light.


T5 HO fluorescent lamps produce their maximum luminous flux at 35°C, compared with 25°C for old T8 fluorescent lamps with a tube diameter of 26 mm. Since the temperatures in the luminaire are higher than the ambient temperature of, say, 20 to 25°C, the efficiency is at least 5% higher than for old T8 fluorescent lamps. The small tube diameter of 16 mm also leads to an increase in the efficiency of the luminaire. These lamps offer even more luminous flux if they are operated within the luminaire at their optimum ambient temperature. Excellent for energy saving replacement of old HID lamps where high light output is needed.

Colours are the nlite colours , these are detailed more on charts for Spectral Power Distribution (SPD).

Aquatic Plants: Actinic Blue for Marine Plants and PURple for Tropical & Freshwater plants.

Land Plants: Warning: All fluorescent lights emit UV light, PURple emits proportionally the most. When using any fluorescent lighting with early seedlings or early cuttings they would be best be protected from copious amounts of UV. This is easily remedied with a single sheet of glass or perspex or plastic, between the fluorescent light source and the plant tops, a Propagator top is ideal. (see PS1)

In many circumstances a combination of only White and Red are traditionally used, White for all pre-flower stages and red for all post flower stages. A favourite for all pre-flower stages is 50% PURple and 50% Gold, a favourite for all post flower stages is 30% PURple and 70% Red.

PURple is known to be favoured for growing equatorial plants, such as Orchids and is proven to promote the production of flavoids which can enhance the colour, odor and and flavour of plants.

Why do plants need UV light?
UV increases the level of essential oils in mints & the production of resin by trichomes of relatives, UV is used for maximum yield and quality of these oils. UV induces color development in flowers, essential for beautiful red veins in green Kale or Chard.

Tasty Sunscreen? With added UV light, an increased level of essential oils yields a more powerful scent and flavour. The essential oils also aid in the absorption of UV light , thus a sunscreen for plants. Plants in the wild produce their own kind of “sunscreen,” called flavonoids. Flavonoids screen out some of the more dangerous UVB-type radiation.

 

[VerdantGreen]

so whats the brand name of these purple lights and where do you get em from??

V.

 

[englishrick]

I SHOULDA READ THIS BEFFORE,,,,,,,,,HERES THE FULL SHPEEL,,,http://www.nlites.eu/ps1.htm

 

[daddy fingaz]

good link rick thanks, notice they have purple CFLs/ pro cfls as well as the tubes... no need to SHOUT about it though buddy!

 

[englishrick]

i keep hitting the caplock by mistake,,,,,,

yeh man,,them self ballasted compact fluorescents are right up my street too,,,a 125 from every colour might be my next purchace

 

[Ryu]

Eh up UK, looking awesome everyone, very inspiring skills and passion.

Londinium, that Microprocessor controlled grow is off the hook.
You posted some pics of London Pink earlier in this thread, is this also known as Stinky Pinky with a pure indica hit or something different? Couldn't find anything but a few references with the search..

BeAn and englishRick, I have some of those linkable lights too but in daylight spectrum, awesome for propagation but are you really getting a noticeable difference in buds when you supplement with them? Yours UV or daylight BeAn and are lumens stated?

@ Indifferent, how does the Kentish Creme yield and how long does she like to go? Damn impressive tric coverage. I think you should cross it with the white and call it snowblind

Thanks for the awesome read