next time i have to veg more then 4 weeks to increase yield. it finishes quickly and big yield for the short veg time. im also very happy with the optic 4 wich made the buds dense from top to bottom. i might upgrade to cocos or hydro next grow, or maybe both ;)
@Reaper,but still the buds are nicely developing at the stage that they are in so great job so far with the limited resources that you have because i red that you re-use your soilππππ
Very inspirational! I bought three of these lights and one of their single 54 watt COBs as well. I expected to veg considerably longer than you did. What size room did you have her in and how much screen space had she taken before you flipped and after stretch - if you kept scroging during stretch? My guess was 60 days from clone to fill a 3' x 3' screen before stretch. But I am trying to have low expectations, so I budgeted for 90 days veg and 90 days flower and projected an 8 ounce yield. I am going to run Royal Gorilla and, while the first clones from her veg up, some autos from Barney's Farm -- Gorilla Zkittlez and and Glue Gelato. The seeds are in the mail. I was thinking I'd run 3 parts soil to 1 part perlite in 15 gallon pots. In Canada we have a 4 plant max so bigger seems better. How much clearance below the ceiling does the Optic 4 need? Did it generate much heat from either the fixture or the ballast? I haven't opened my boxes yet as I suck at not scattering stuff around. But I am trying to plan out my space in a low ceiling basement. Thanks for any advice you can offer. Hopefully I catch you in a chatty sativa mood.
@Tuffgong, lol i am indeed high rn π ok ill try to explain the light: the grow tent was 1.5 x 1.5 x 2 meters, the net itself was 1 square meter i flipped to flower at barely 4weeks veg.. i have the feeling they stressed a bit because they were to small had only 6 leaves. in my last diarie βcriticalβ u can see i use the same light on 2 plants and harvested 250 grams dry with only 5 weeks veg. there was 60cm space from weed plants to the light, it did not give much heat but still made the tent more warm, during summer the ventilation made noise because of the warm environment. thats it and very low electricity bill (i turned bloom booster ON from week 1 flower) i vegged under just the COBs. good luck