LED growing- An instructional grow log

[hatch]

SnSstealth, Well said!! Yes your pictures are great. They illustrate exactly what you are tring to acheive. This is not a grow show yet it's research, I think you will be proud of your results and quality but lack a little wieght. But hey hoo-doesn't want more potent smoke!! Congrates on where you are know and Good Luck In Your Future. Later

[Opie Yutts]

Any chance I could just get a couple quick quotes, thoughts or ideas as to why LED lighting would make more CB and THC. Could someone paraphrase so my 4-day long headache doesn't have to go hunting? Just 2 more days to break my record.

[hatch]

Maybe because more energy is absorbed in the right Wavelength's and allowing more time to creating CB and THC. Later

[geoluv]

i wanted to get that light soooo bad but it was sooo expensive. i cant wait to see how your grow goes this is the first one iv seen with the procyon. if it realy produces like a 600w hps thatll change the game.

[Opie Yutts]

Maybe because more energy is absorbed in the right Wavelength's and allowing more time to creating CB and THC. Later

Mmmm nope, that aint it. Anything else?

For optimum efficiency a plant needs more than one or two wavelengths. More like somewhere between 15 and 100. We're just not sure yet.

[SnSstealth]

i havent seen anything definitive about THC raising or taste or quality. i've read a few claims here and there...but that was what they were...i dont even think it was the HGL site that said it....so i cant answer your question either opie...cause i have no clue how it would.....lol

[Gruffy]

good on you for trying something new

you got any up to date pics of the lil ladies ?

[Blumen]

If there is more resin, it might even be because something is missing. Which, in this case, would happen to be a good thing. Adding other colors might be counterproductive even.
Pure speculation, at this moment, but not watering a plant is meant to raise resin at the end of the plants cycle, too.

I can't remember if you are going to train the plants in some sort, LST, SCROG or keep them low as in a SOG, which I definitive would find beneficial (light penetration of the LEDs/ light fall off). No one would find that to be an unfair comparison to HID.

With those systems even two layers of LST-plants are possible where you can have only one with HID, since cooling and distance to the plants are a ruling factor, especially in cupboard grows.

But the most important thing is to have clear and straight grow. Don't fiddle about stuff, that can't be reproduced even by yourself.

Thumbs up, I'm reading this with pleasure.

[Haro bmx 420]

Well i must say stealth, You are doing a very good job teaching any growers the benifits of LED Growing and i think everyone who is stating their opinions rudely should think again, what if this does work good and you get a massive yeild? everyone will be bowing to your feet asking for help and questions. I for one think thats very pacient of you to try something new and see the results. keep up the good work, ill be checkin up for photos of your little babes :rastasmoke:

[Paht_Hed]

Well I don't know about you guys but I have been intently following the LED reports in High Times. Basiclaly the problem with LED lights is the diodes that they are currently using. I know that the LED UFO uses 445 nm reds and 627 nm blues. (Problem with this info. The nm info is taken straight from High Times. Needless to say if you know anything about the color spectrum I believe they meant to put 445 blues and 627 reds since red happens at the higher end of the spectrum.) It says right in the article that they would LOVE to use 660 nm blues but they are WAY too expensive. I cannot speak for the Procyon 100 but the LED UFO will cause higher amounts/more potent resin but also a decreased yield and lots of stretching. Greatest absoprtion SPECIFICALLY for cannabis plants occurs at roughlt 425nm and 660nm. If you can find a way to provide 5000 lm per sq ft of 425nm and 660nm I can almost guarantee that you will get similiar results to that of HID lighting. In fact I am about to have a friend wire me up a board of 100-150 LEDs in those wavelengths. I am also going to try and find a few other wavelengths close to those just for a broader spectrum.

Buyers, don't be afraid to invest in some LED lights once you feel you are confident in them. The energy savings alone will pay for itself within a very short amount of time. I am telling you guys LEDs ARE the future

Great grow man lookin awesome.