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Thanks for the info MrBiggs! I agree, #1 is definitely a monster, she is almost twice as tall as #2. She has stretched at least 6" since the flip, I really hope she doesn't outgrow my tent... she grew at least 1/2" yesterday to reach the light!
So if #2 is Cheesy, #1 is probably more hazey, I'm thinking. Thank you for your input, I would have no idea otherwise!
Both UKs were also very easy to clone, I have a few fully rooted potential mothers in the mix. Thanks for making the beans and sending them to the 'Bay for the world to share!
I actually haven't thought about yield yet! I went with the LED from GLH as there were a lot of successful test grows using the brand. I do know there's a lot of sketchy LEDs out there.
I think 0.5 gram/watt is within reach... So hopefully I'll end up with 5 zips of product, however I think that its not unreasonable to end up with more since I vegged the plants for so long. I need to yield 3 zips of premium dank to cover the cost of the LED unit
As far as variable's go, I think I'm doing pretty good:
- plant health - fantastic!
- strains - this is a toss up, all my plants are untested
- lighting - I have seen several excellent grows with my brand of light, I have no doubts LED can produce chunky resinous buds
- environment - I am pretty dialed in, no deficiencies or heat problems.
Thank you chuck
Next up: Adding more LED power. I should have gone with two 180w units originally instead of one 300w (same total price) but I was impatient at the time. I am making my own LED strips now - Here is a picture of a veg LED strip I just built, using KNNA's method:
This strip cost a total of $70 to make, 15 watts. Using osram dragon LEDs, 2x red 656nm, 2x red 625nm, 1 royal blue 455nm, one warm white. These LEDs are tiny and bright!
The driver I used can handle ~35 watts. I am going to add a switch and more LEDs to the strip. I have a 60w driver on order that I'm going to use in the flowering tent.
As far as LED vs HID goes, its a non-issue for me as there's no way I could run HID lighting. As far as the $$$ goes, LED vs HID is quite competitive once you figure in electric bills, replacement bulbs and the peace of mind of not worrying about burning my house down. Will get even cheaper in the future, and the future is just around the corner...
I know that my LEDs are powerful enough to require eye and skin protection... When working in the garden (tent) I always wear my green goggles or turn off the lights... when I first worked around the LEDs I could definitely tell the LED light gave me a mild "sun" burn!
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Hi Woolybear,
Your plants look extremely healthy, tagging along mate.
UKNo2 has the cheese structure.
UKNo 1.Wow what a monster.
Thanks for the info MrBiggs! I agree, #1 is definitely a monster, she is almost twice as tall as #2. She has stretched at least 6" since the flip, I really hope she doesn't outgrow my tent... she grew at least 1/2" yesterday to reach the light!
So if #2 is Cheesy, #1 is probably more hazey, I'm thinking. Thank you for your input, I would have no idea otherwise!
Both UKs were also very easy to clone, I have a few fully rooted potential mothers in the mix. Thanks for making the beans and sending them to the 'Bay for the world to share!
teh_piper said:I'm curious, how much do you expect to yield with that 300watt LED?
I actually haven't thought about yield yet! I went with the LED from GLH as there were a lot of successful test grows using the brand. I do know there's a lot of sketchy LEDs out there.
I think 0.5 gram/watt is within reach... So hopefully I'll end up with 5 zips of product, however I think that its not unreasonable to end up with more since I vegged the plants for so long. I need to yield 3 zips of premium dank to cover the cost of the LED unit
As far as variable's go, I think I'm doing pretty good:
- plant health - fantastic!
- strains - this is a toss up, all my plants are untested
- lighting - I have seen several excellent grows with my brand of light, I have no doubts LED can produce chunky resinous buds
- environment - I am pretty dialed in, no deficiencies or heat problems.
chuckyoufarley said:your plants look AWESOME woolybear .thm lights are doing something good to your girls.
Thank you chuck
Next up: Adding more LED power. I should have gone with two 180w units originally instead of one 300w (same total price) but I was impatient at the time. I am making my own LED strips now - Here is a picture of a veg LED strip I just built, using KNNA's method:
This strip cost a total of $70 to make, 15 watts. Using osram dragon LEDs, 2x red 656nm, 2x red 625nm, 1 royal blue 455nm, one warm white. These LEDs are tiny and bright!
The driver I used can handle ~35 watts. I am going to add a switch and more LEDs to the strip. I have a 60w driver on order that I'm going to use in the flowering tent.
As far as LED vs HID goes, its a non-issue for me as there's no way I could run HID lighting. As far as the $$$ goes, LED vs HID is quite competitive once you figure in electric bills, replacement bulbs and the peace of mind of not worrying about burning my house down. Will get even cheaper in the future, and the future is just around the corner...
I know that my LEDs are powerful enough to require eye and skin protection... When working in the garden (tent) I always wear my green goggles or turn off the lights... when I first worked around the LEDs I could definitely tell the LED light gave me a mild "sun" burn!