My goal with this experiment was to test a basic growing setup that uses little energy while being suitable for people with limited growing knowledge, little space, and a small budget.
Using a pre-made super soil and a sub-irrigated planter meant that the grow was running itself most of the time, to the point that it was even a bit boring.
All I did was some LST initially and then fill up the reservoir with plain water once it ran dry.
I tracked the energy used throughout the grow, and the total sum, from germination to the finished dry, was 67,84 KWh.
This winter's electricity was quite expensive at 41 cents per KWh, meaning the electricity cost for the entire grow was 27,81 euros.
Together with the initial cost of all equipment, the final cost is 374,65+27,81 = 402,46 euros.
The harvest was 55,2 grams of trimmed buds and 7,5 grams of trim. It was not a huge harvest by any means, but it is respectable considering that the light never used more than 50W since it ran dimmed throughout the entire grow.
That means the yield was over 1 gram per watt in a grow that practically ran itself.
I'm well pleased with that result but am looking forward to crushing that the next time I run this setup ;)
This is a great strain ๐๐ I'm about to cut one of these down and it's only like 8 weeks old. She grew a flowered up so fast I almost missed the fun of growing it ๐ ๐คฃ
Good luck ๐
@Cyrusdavirus, I'm curious as well if she will be as fast as yours. I can say that she is already starting to poke out of the plug. Less than 36 hours after planting. Faster than any of my previous grows. I'm only seeing the top of the seed so far, but still.
@love_2_grow, I'm excited to see if your LSD will grow super fast like mine or if mine was just a freak, I've had a few plants that do that and I'll grow another one of the same seeds and it's normal. I'm just curious ๐ค to see what happens ๐ค good luck sir ๐
Nice setup, I'm curious especially what you think of the pre-made soil. This is exactly the pot you recommend to me once, isn't it?
And LSD-25 is a very nice strain, I had the pleasure to smoke it once.
@kohlrabi, Yeah, it will be interesting to see how that soil performs, and yeah, we talked about this pot. It's the first time I'm growing in a SIP so it will be an interesting experience.
@Lazuli, Thank you, and yeah, IKEA spotlights ftw! As for color, I'm actually hoping that I will get a green pheno. I recently grew a purple CBD, and I have two purple photos finishing up, so I wouldn't mind some green buds. ๐
@Cyrusdavirus, I will be thrilled if mine turns out as nice and quick as yours.
This is a grow experiment to see what I can get out of a tiny tent using a small 95 W light. I'm aiming for 1 g/W, although I suspect I never need to run the light at 100%. I measured the light in the tent, and a DLI of 50 is possible at 70% with a hanging height of 12."
Normally, I prefer higher hanging heights due to improved light spread. However, it doesn't really matter in this case, as the light is almost as big as the tent. No need for additional spread. lol
@love_2_grow, I just finished one of these and it stayed pretty small and finished from seed in 9 weeks... that said Fastbuds said it was going to be a big plant so ๐ค๐ค๐ค good luck with her
@kohlrabi, Yeah, she looks quite healthy. There are a couple of yellow and some burnt tips, so I suspect the soil might be a bit "hot." That said, it's so minor that I don't consider it a problem. I'm also pleasantly surprised that the soil seems free from fungus gnats. It's still a couple of months until harvest but so far so good. ๐ค