LED growing- An instructional grow log

Me too. I hope you do good. I would love to switch to an all LED grow.

alright guys....these pics are one week old sprouts. lookin good so far, had a few stretching a little bit, but just moved some pots around and they are fine.....

whiskeytango
SnSstealth

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yay....looks like i have graduated to not using photobucket.....lol...babies lookin good so far, had lil stretch scare on a few, but just moved plats around and they are fine.last night i started adding fox farm big bloom.

Excuse me if this has been answered, but where exactly are these plants being grown? in a custom made box? do these LEDs cover up to a 10 x 10 area each?

well any pic without the led's on...crappy pix...

the plants are in a 2x8x10 closet. lined it in mylar. yea, HGL says each light covers 10x10, but we are using 3 of them. and sorry about the pics, but im trying to preserve the integrity of a pure LED grow. dont want them to touch white light. ill try differant light settings on the camera. its a 8.1megapixel cybershot. any ideas on getting a better pic let me know. And to weedhound, cmasfca, opie and rock, my bad about the forum ettiquite, ill get it down. thanks for the interest in the grow guys, ill keep updates current. if anyone wants to know red/blue ratios, or Nm, layouts, whatever, ill let ya know. $600 is hella lot for a light, so hopefully i can answer any questions before someone wants to get one.

whiskeytango
SnSstealth

I'm guessing you'll be able to at least see whats in the pics once the plants get bigger. Those babies are still, well, babies and are tiny. Hope to see this entire log, all the way to the END. Keep us posted !!!! :stoned::stoned::stoned:

looks good stealth, ill be watching as i too am very interested in the led growing lights. Do they each have their own reflector?:jointsmile:

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,,,, And to weedhound, cmasfca, opie and rock, my bad about the forum ettiquite, ill get it down. thanks for the interest in the grow guys, ill keep updates current. ,,,,
SnSstealth

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no worries dude, 'learning curve', i'll give ya a pass ;)

and I'll shuffle ur Q over here, and answer it. :cool:

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so mine are still one their first sets of leaves. when should i start training them through wire? 5-6 internodes? should i top them more before or let them go single. if you wouldnt mind, take a look at my set up and give me some suggestions. i think the scrog will exceptionally help me since im doing the LEDs. would focus light better. thanks man

whiskeytango:jointsmile:

how would i mount the fencing? lke a table maybe with four legs?

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when to train? basically, when tall enough. prolly 4-8 nodes, depending on growth.
should u top? thats a personal call, it will theoretically add 2 weeks to ur cycle, 1 week repair, i week recovery to point u were at b4 the cut. thats not nesesarily a bad thing, just a thing to consider.
also, its a question of strain, grow characteristics, and ur space.
i would say if ur gonna go LST or Scrog, u would want to top once or twice, but, im no expert. Topping will help them stay lower and bushier.

I've reviewed ur setup and log and am confused.
These r babies dude, why r u using bloom nutes?
again, i'm no expert, BUT u need veg nutes first.
I'm not familiar with this strain, and certainly no idea how these funky lites will effect your grow, but, i would think u need about 5-7 weeks dedicated to the veg cycle b4 u start pushing them to bloom.


and to be candid, these pix suck man,,,,welll,,,,unless i was trippin.
dont be so crazy bout "no white lite".
get us some decent pics so we can see whats goin on.
There was better lighting in the pix from the Mars lander:wtf:
a 2 minute change in lighting (especially this early in veg stage) is no big deal, really;)


as to how to assemble the scrog, I am a total novice and only experimenting myself.
if u have the area to install it semi permanent, i would do it something like Opie or MVP are doing it.
but, here's another consideration to keep in mind.
these LEDs ur pimpin are a serious wild-card in my book. u may be one of the first to try it. i havent seen em. (personally, considering cost, i woulda 'passed' and spent that kinda coin on something proven, but thats just me)
Now, considering the LEDs r an unknown factor, I would do a couple la-naturale, and a couple LST. Why LST? IMHO thats a bit easier to manage and shuffle the pots in ur type of a setup. Again, thats just my opinion, i got a belly button too;)

either way, those babies need WEEKS of growth b4 u think about doin anything like manipulating their growth.

ok, that should give ya somethin to gnaw on for a while:D


btw- i aint hatin on ya n ur lites. sometimes its just easier to say it straight, rather than sugar-coating my thoughts.;)
long as u aint wearin a man-skirt, we should be cool:thumbsup:

keep goin n keep us updated.:D

I've never seen a pink grow before.....