Off the shelf retail store screw-in LED and CFL bulb comparisons

[BigHitGuy420]

Week 7. Buds are just getting so fat and heavy, real heavy.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

I've got this girl too. She's about 6.5 weeks from seed and has been growing under 60w of sils. Just flipped the lights to 12/12. And I've also got 3 little seedlings all indica vegging under 54w of sils and they're about 2 weeks from seed. Just started LST and little pruning. Already got 6 tops on all 3 but will have 3-4x that in a few days.

 

[HuffnPufferfish]

If you want to pay $2 per 1 watt, and bring up a petty point like lumens go ahead.
No need to be biased, salty, and cling on to your quantum board because you spent thousands for something your seeing others spend a 1\10th the money for the same thing with a better footprint. This is about progression not regression.

nobody was talking about that, why so butthurt?

@bigguy ph/bug/root probs on that one? and move your powerstrips and cords up away from the saucers

 

[BigHitGuy420]

nobody was talking about that, why so butthurt?

@bigguy ph/bug/root probs on that one? and move your powerstrips and cords up away from the saucers

Ph/bug/root problems on which one. I showed 4 different plants. And those cords pretty much gotta stay down there cuz of my cheap ass setup. I don't have anywhere to mount them

 

[Terpene]

Love seeing so many people having great results with the screw in LEDs. The 7 light spiders on yo yos may be the cheapest and most effective way to light large single plants yet.

As for the dollar per watt argument- both work, panels generally look classier and technically have the correct light spectrum. COBs work great too. HPS/MH/CMH are the industry standard. Let’s not get down on one type of lighting or another, everyone can spend their money the way they want to.

 

[HuffnPufferfish]

pic 1 2 and 3 are the same plant? first pic is older with no stressed leaves, 2 and 3 are def showing it

 

[BigHitGuy420]

pic 1 2 and 3 are the same plant? first pic is older with no stressed leaves, 2 and 3 are def showing it

Yeah I see what u mean. Pic 1 is a different plant but pic 2 n 3 are the same plant. Its probly heat stressed cuz it sits at the end furthest away from the fan but I'll replace the fan with a much better one.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

HELP!!!! Can someone tell me what they think is wrong with this plant. Been feeding advanced nutrients trio and fox farms big bloom and tiger bloom at the recommended dose.

 

[Dr.Young]

Make sure your humidity is high enough. Look at VPD chart... Probably low humidity, and a little salt buildup because there is no way your underfeeding. Make sure your PH is right too.

 

[-TheShortTexan-]

Hmmm.... pH is always where I start, but by the bright yellow of the leaves it might be nitrogen deficiency. Check out the cannabis infirmary here at icmag

 

[Terpene]

I love the wide ranging advice

Your plants are nitrogen hungry though halfway through flower they won’t need much.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Make sure your humidity is high enough. Look at VPD chart... Probably low humidity, and a little salt buildup because there is no way your underfeeding. Make sure your PH is right too.

Humidity is staying around 50-55% and temps stay around 76-82°F. The AN trio is ph perfect nutrients and I've been using water from my fish tank mostly but some tap water here and there. Was just concerned about the leaves turning like a reddish color and even some brown spots. Can plants get too much phosphorus or potassium cuz I did a double dose of the tiger bloom last feed for the extra kick of p and k. But yeah plant is on day 30 of flower

 

[psyphish]

Humidity is staying around 50-55% and temps stay around 76-82°F. The AN trio is ph perfect nutrients and I've been using water from my fish tank mostly but some tap water here and there. Was just concerned about the leaves turning like a reddish color and even some brown spots. Can plants get too much phosphorus or potassium cuz I did a double dose of the tiger bloom last feed for the extra kick of p and k. But yeah plant is on day 30 of flower

Do you mess with the pH at all with the AN pH-perfects? I'd imagine adding Tiger Bloom etc. might not work OK if you don't change the pH, and if you do change it, it'll mess with the AN. I'd say just use the AN and stop supplementing with other brands.


pH-perfect Sensi coco has made growing so ridiculously easy that I'd never go back to measuring pH etc.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Do you mess with the pH at all with the AN pH-perfects? I'd imagine adding Tiger Bloom etc. might not work OK if you don't change the pH, and if you do change it, it'll mess with the AN. I'd say just use the AN and stop supplementing with other brands.


pH-perfect Sensi coco has made growing so ridiculously easy that I'd never go back to measuring pH etc.

Lol no. I need to invest in a ph meter so I'll take ur advice and just stick to the AN trio and I think ill look into that ph perfect sensi coco. Sounds like some good stuff. Also thinking about picking up some nectar of the gods nutrients for next run.

 

[Dr.Young]

Your humidity is low for that temperature... drop the temperature and keep the humidity like that if you can. Probably just a little water uptake issues messing with the potassium\calcium. 50% humidity will crinkle your leaves bad at 82 degrees. I'm having same issue right now with early yellowing and red in the leaves. Same temps\humidity... about 78-82 with 50-55% humidity...

Late veg\Early flowering you want about 80 degrees 65% humidity.... mid flowering you wanna drop temps to about 75*F 50% humidity.

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The stronger you feed them the more humidity you need to buffer it, or you'll burn plants.... WHen you feed low like this chart you don't need huge amounts of humidity to buffer. Your doing good though. Just cut back on the nutes, and let them yellow up.. but it will be in a healthy way as long as you have the temps\humidity right.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Your humidity is low for that temperature... drop the temperature and keep the humidity like that if you can. Probably just a little water uptake issues messing with the potassium\calcium. 50% humidity will crinkle your leaves bad at 82 degrees. I'm having same issue right now with early yellowing and red in the leaves. Same temps\humidity... about 78-82 with 50-55% humidity...

Late veg\Early flowering you want about 80 degrees 65% humidity.... mid flowering you wanna drop temps to about 75*F 50% humidity.View Image..

The stronger you feed them the more humidity you need to buffer it, or you'll burn plants.... WHen you feed low like this chart you don't need huge amounts of humidity to buffer. Your doing good though. Just cut back on the nutes, and let them yellow up.. but it will be in a healthy way as long as you have the temps\humidity right.

Thnx for the input and I'm going to try my best. Running the ac at the moment but it just coming out of one vent and I'm not leaving the door open cuz it makes the rest of my house warmer lol. I wish it were winter already and then it would benefit me. But yeah just gonna water for the next week and see how they like it.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Today is week 8 and also flush day. I had to get a buddy to help me get her into the bathroom and I to the tub for a 45 gal flush. It was difficult cuz as soon as I pulled her out of the closet most of her outer bigger branches drooped down and I basically had to hold them up the whole time until she was ready to go back in the closet. I tried to zip tie it in a few places but only helped a little bit. Need to get some bamboo rods. Used to have some but misplaced them. But once I got her back in she was just fine. A little stressed but she'll pull thru. But yeah check out the size of some of these buds.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

Here she is.

 

[Dr.Young]

O didn't pay attention to that lol... Its definitely time to show her what autumn feels like... Get her feeling that 10 degree temp dip from day to night.... feeding nothing... She'll snap into swell mode.

 

[BigHitGuy420]

O didn't pay attention to that lol... Its definitely time to show her what autumn feels like... Get her feeling that 10 degree temp dip from day to night.... feeding nothing... She'll snap into swell mode.

Yeah gonna try to drop temps at night to get that density and probly some purple. But yeah that's a different plant and not the one that had the deficiency.