OK you may have noticed, I AM TRYING an LED 150 watt BESTVA ( it says 800 w equivalent but that BS as we all know) ยฃ105 - first one was faulty but it came recommended.
things will be a bit purple.....
but on the plus side it gives me interesting pictures, light is 24 hrs on...in a 80cm x 80 cm x 1.8m tent
lux reading was approx 20,000 at the top of the seedling.
distance from light approx 2 feet.
i have to say it looks pretty healthy,when its a bit bigger i can move it but until then its purple... :)
Canna Aqua Vega A+B 10 ml ( i estimate that there is approx 10 l of water in bucket ) might be more its a bit of a feel thing , basically to approx 2 inches under the netpot.
it could all go tits up, who knows, ????
Temperature is a permanent 25C
update 3 days later I CANT BELIEVE THIS?????
after looking at the pictures i thought it looked like the leaves were curling up a little so i thought the light might be too close, i took a lux reading and it was 40,000 so i moved the light up and now its 30,000
UPDATE 12 10 17
cHECK lUX EVERYDAY !!!
I HAD TO MOVE UP 2 CLICKS ON THE RATCHET TO KEEP AT 30,000
@BigDaddyK, I found their 800w that's 150w actual power consumption for 80 bucks...ive made due with these mars hydro 300's for about as long as I care too...BESTVA also makes cob lighting too...im not sure what to go with but at this point I'm thinking of grabbing one of the 800w and giving it a go for 80 bucks they have a 3 year warranty...cant lose for that kinda money I guess?
@BigDaddyK, can't wait to see. And can't wait till you've finished so you can tell me the taste. Been looking at this strain so I'll see what u think before I go and buy some seeds
Hey I am confused by your numbers. You have an 800w LED or 150 W or 1W? And the weight yields (dry) were 4677 g or 165g or ? I looked through your diary for clarification, and it wasnโt clear to me what happened.
@BigDaddyK@growdiaries - Iโve had issues with the gallon vs liters inputs tooโit looked like I was using way more nutrients than I was because of it. I tagged GD so they could be aware of the bug. Thanks for the clarification, and I hope the bug and your data get fixed. The data is very confusing right now.
@DabCrab,yeah there seems to be a few issues with the system as you pointed out on your diary , let's hope they fix it eh , if you read the diary it's explained brah๐
I would love them big bud autos bro...I'm running Cherry Bomb Auto next so I am super happy you have this diary up and going...I have been waiting for this my friend...I have my pencil ready the bell just rang and class is in session...I'll be following this along...taking notes and seeing what I can pick up from you on this...I am curious how the flavor of this will be myself...I have never had anything like their berry bomb in terms of flavor and I'm pretty sure I could be blindfolded and pick it out of a line up as soon as I tasted it...I would imagine this strain to be the same way...at any rate whoever gets them free seeds is a lucky mofo and should be thankful...that's pretty damn solid of you to do and we could use more growers like you on here bro!!!!
I noticed in weeks 6-8 she doubled in size...gained around 30 inches or so...but from week 8 to 9 she only gained around 3 inches...so maybe she is slowing down on growth...I hope you grow more from this breeder and soon...you said they haven't seen anything like this...I would like to see you do this again with a different strain...not a doubt in my mind you can bro...plant structure wise and such I think you should give the THC bomb AUTO a run in the same tent with same light and see what happens...and thanks for being so helpful and getting right back to everyone of us new guys interested in what your doing here and helping us find a good light on a budget...solid work bro much respect!!!
Man they looking good. I've been looking into leds for a while. But your defo convincing me. What model are you using. I've been looking at that mars one got some good reviews or bestvia leds
@Sillyasswhitedude,@islandgrows89 I would use either 2 of these or 2 of the cobs , or one of each lol . They draw 150 watts , but you need to move them wider apart than the bigger model, the heat difference is insane . it's too early to comment on flower tho.
I had a seed last year that took 3 weeks to pop. Was one of the strongest plants (vegetation wise) I had ever grown. We would take and put her outside during the day and bring her in at night. She survived tomato worms, aphids, and lizards that really liked her leaves :)
I have a lux meter on my phone that I used for my outdoor setup...just didn't know if I could go by lux readings with the led too. I had read somewhere that led light is more penetrating or something. I'll lower the light to where I get around 20,000 lux and go from there. Thanks buddy ๐
@BigDaddyK, will do.. I've read good reviews on it so I'll give it a go in 100x100x200. Got to wait for it to be delivered yet and waiting for seeds too. But being so close to Christmas might not get them on time. ๐
How about her lower legs? Look like she has a bunch of junk in her trunk down there? This is awesome bro...any defoil to get light in there or anything or she still a straight grow? Just trying to make an accurate fair judgement on the lights function...looks like she is gonna start bulking up and this is the part I have been waiting for...your gonna run out of tent!!!
@BigDaddyK, I understand...good work bro I know that the strains I grew from this company seemed to have a lot of junk down there to clean...not complaining in anyway but just was checking to see if you have done anything to slow her down at all...She is beautiful so far that light seems to be kickin some ass or at any rate this plant is loving it for sure!!!
@Sillyasswhitedude,I pulled some leaves off in week 5 , I think that makes it bush faster , the bottoms will be spindly , I should of pulled them off but it's just too big to fk about with . ๐ฑ
just cut the top off the tent and hang the lights on the ceiling...lol...best advice I got bro...I don't think anyone else has these type of problems...I hope someday to be growing at this level for sure... if runnin down to the hydro store and getting a taller tent is out of the question then you better get some yo yo's ready stat and ride it out...they need to make a grow tent with an expandable top of some kind for these situations...at any rate I hope these buds swell and blow the whole damn tent apart!!!!