LED UFO 90 Grow

[haystack]

Nirvana Northern Lights from seed......one week on 12/12 cycle (pre-flower female)....5-gal bubble system (air pump only-no drip)....GH nutes- standard phase feeding program per GH chart......UFO 90 led light 16" off the plant top........GroLab GL80......no fan venting system, minimal heat build up with LED, just open the vent flaps during the day and let the air circulate.
Vegged for 4 weeks.
First attempt with bubble bucket. Super easy and very quick growth.
I thank you guys for your forum.........so much information and real nice people.

[stra8outtaWeed]

LED's are aweome...yous looks good :thumbsup:

i have been growing and flowering with LED for a while now....i am finishing my 4th complete cycle and it is a learning process :jointsmile:

khyberkitsune has these style of LED...he would be able to give some good input and you should look at his threads going SWC MICRO GROW and a KRUSTY BUCKET THREAD....you might find some useful info in his thread...ne knows his stuff:smokin:

[Weezard]

Props Bro.:thumbsup::greenthumb:

She is going to be huge.

Weezard

[demoreal]

What's up Haystack, I am going to keep an eye on this grow. Been curious about LED's lately.
Looks really nice so far!
So I take it your style is one massive plant.
Nice.
:thumbsup:
did you top it or anything or is it all natural?

[haystack]

Thanks guys...........the forum and its helpful members taught me to KEEP IT SIMPLE:stoned:

[haystack]

I really don't have room at the moment for more than one. Previous grows all with soil and oh what a difference bubbles make:D Such a simple no nonsense process.......didn't top it....just let her grow
Will keep ya posted
Thanks

[demoreal]

Put up a new photo. I would love to see how the plant looks after the transition.
:jointsmile:

[haystack]

lights out now demoreal.......will try to post this weekend:)

[haystack]

Lots of pre-flowers, but no explosion (YET). Plant is now 33" in diameter and
29" tall. I expect a growth spurt over the next week or so.
I change the water and nutes weekly which is getting a little tense now with the heavy root mass.
Any suggestions on supporting roots while switching buckets? I now just use my hand to support the weight, but don't know if this is the safest or cleanest route.
Will hold off on photos untill there are noticable changes.

[ForgetClassC]

Having another bucket for it to sit in is always nice.

-C

[demoreal]

I have grown like that once. Just like ForgetClassC said I used another bucket when changing nutrients.
When the plant starts drinking a lot I stopped changing buckets. It seemed to drink a bucket in a day or two. I just topped fed the plant with the proper nutrients and let it drain to the bottom.

I just re-read your post, you do use two buckets, its when you are changing the buckets you are having trouble... Your root mass must be massive.
Mabey next time drill a hole in the bucket you can use as a drain and then just top feed the nutrients so they fall to the bottom.
The picture looks good. I was actually wanting to see how much it stretched. It did not stretch to much. That is a good thing. The LED light you are using is working nice.
Thank you for posting a picture.

[haystack]

BONUS GROW....
Nirvana ShortRider (autoflower) from seed.....vegged 4 weeks....4week into flowering....Aerogarden Classic....tomato setting....standard Aerogarden nute tab schedule...2- 45 watt glowpanels.....2-12watt glowpanels.
Plant is 23" tall.
I removed the stock light off the Aerogarden and used leds from seed.
Short Rider did not autoflower (swithched to 12/12 - 4 weeks into grow)
Areogarden reservoir too small to handle even one plant.(solid blanket of roots covering the entire reservoir)
Trimmed all large fan leaves to allow light to penetrate inner buds.
Their stock nute tabs seem a little strong. Almost all leaves canoeing but doesn't seem to hurt bud production.
Although plant is laden with hard popcorn buds, I'll use the Aerogaden in the future for its intended purpose. (go basil :))

[haystack]

The gratuitous cola shot

[Bongojaz]

nice! so is the side lighting necessary because the led's don't penetrate the canopy very far? i'd like to use something more energy efficient, but i like the yield of hid.

[haystack]

Usually side lighting is not needed, but in this case I'll give her all the help I can:jointsmile:

[leadmagnet]

I found with smurfberry by Sag that those ruderalis crosses like haystack's root like mothafuggers.

[khyberkitsune]

This looks very nice.

For your fat bushy baby under the UFO, I would suggest giving it some side lighting like your taller plant. When that baby explodes for flowering, you're going to want the extra side lighting, trust me. No need to buy more UFOs, those cheap panels like what you have around the other pant will do the trick just fine, you just don't want to use those for primary overheads!

[haystack]

khyberkitsune, any suggestions on how to mount side panels in grow tent?
The plant is touching all 4 sides of tent.
Do you think 2 - 12 watt panels are enough or should I use 45 watt? (I generally use the 45's to start seeds and first couple weeks after sprout)
TIA

[khyberkitsune]

Whichever has the better penetration, and I'd bet on that being the 45w panels.

[haystack]

2-1/2 weeks into 12/12.....about 4" of stretch......and about 6" in girth.
Will add 2-45 watt panels for side lighting after shortrider has finished (@ 2 weeks) Thanks for the advice.
Very happy with Nirvana seeds. Have grown Aurora Indica - ShortRider - and Northerm Lights. All healthy with no probs and 100% germination. Averaging 70% females, following methods posted here on how to achieve more females.
(sorry, but forgot who the poster was)
Next grow will be Bubblelicious.

[khyberkitsune]

You're welcome :) Looking good, looks like you've got enough blue in there for a proper yield.

[haystack]

3 weeks into 12/12
Sunday morning bucket change :smokin:

[khyberkitsune]

Lookin nice! I'm waiting for my PC box light to come on so I may get that next to last day of week 3!

[GP73LPC]

very cool on the UFO grow. looking forward to seeing your results... :thumbsup:

i see you play guitar also... fender amp and looks like a Digitech pedal...

i've been playing about 5 years now, just not very good :(

[khyberkitsune]

Oh, as a side note, what I do for supporting root mass, Idon't. I get two chairs, turn them with their backs facing each other, then I set the net pot on top of those backs and let the root mass drip onto a towel while I change the nutes out. Pic included from a prior grow (lol T5+HPS) to demonstrate.

[demoreal]

HayStack, The plant looks good. It seems like it stretched perfect for your tent. Looking really healthy.

[GetThisOrDie]

Nice girl... lookin good!

I noticed the fender amp as well... Was going to ask if you played her sweet tunes while she grows.

Ive been playing guitar for 13 years. I have a smaller version of that fender amp in a closet somewhere lol.


Keep up the good work because you are doing fine. When I flowered a big girl with my UFO i used the satalite system HIDhut sells to attach to the ufo plus CFLs down low. Turned out pretty good! Got just shy of 3ozs dry with my 90w.