Started with (6) 45 watt Black Magic LED grow lights from Home Depot @ $65/ea. Realized after 2-3 weeks the plants weren't growing as compared to others with higher end lights. After a lot of reading I purchased (3) Viparspectra 1500's off Amazon, one for each plant. I brought 3 potted plants into my grow shed that weren't doing very well (unbeknownst to me, my son tried growing them from seed starting in October, outside, in Southern California) along with my 3 plants and all 6 plants responded well to the lights and nutrients. My sons plants were stressed, stunted, reveg'ed, and yet somehow started growing again. Not huge, explosive growth, but definitely in the right direction. My plants grew as expected and started to compare to others with higher end lights. We ended up with 29 grams from my sons plants and 226 grams from my plants. I'm thinking of buying (3) more Viparspectra 1500's for the additional plants I'm going to start next, or better yet, replacing these 1500's with the Viparspectra 2500's. Quite honestly, I'm probably fine with just the 1500's but if you're listening Viparspectra, I'd be happy to review the 2500's. :)
5 years ago