LED growing- An instructional grow log

[stinkyattic]

Wow this thread is like the ultimate breeding ground for spammers and threadjacks, lol.
I've removed several posts (and a couple 'members' who obviously are only here to advertise their product or get their hands held) and left only Opie's response, which I hope prospective trheadjackers and spammers will read before cluttering up this log even more!
Grr.

SnStealth, if you don't mind I would like to sticky this since it is an excellent log PLUS a good discussion of LED theory that prospective LED growers should be able to find easily...

[mrcl0wn]

well, i would also like to say my friend and i are in the same boat. We had our very first successful grow op, using only flouro's and uv's, we grew 1 mango, 1 sweettooth, and 1 hash.

we just used reg soil, and cheapest everything , lol . each plant only got about 1/8th to 1/4 of an ounce. not much at all, but hey we were happy for our first time, we got some dank bud.


now this time around we heard about all the talk about LED and HPS, well we don't have the money to order any HPS let alone run the damn thing, so we just recently ordered and set up 4 LEDS.

We have 10 femenized blue berry seeds running under these lights.
planted in fox farm ocean floor, and using fox farm nutes.

i'm guessing these LEDS will definitely grow a lot bigger buds than flouros every could, but the real question is.. do they stand up to the HPS.

we bought 4 LED SUNSHINE ALL PURPOSE GROW LAMP SUN BOARDS.

we found them for a great price on ebay. most places want 80-100$ for just one board, and we found 4 of them for $200 by outbidding on ebay.

more info on the lights here.

4 LED Sunshine ALL PURPOSE GROW Lamp Sun Boards 900 LED - eBay (item 220202665770 end time Feb-25-08 14:14:25 PST)

So, i myself am really excited to see what LED's bring to the table. we were pretty disappointed at what flouros did, although i suppose it was better than nothing, lol.

i will def take pics every month and keep ya'll updated! :hippy:

[SnSstealth]

stinky, we would love the sticky.....heh,thanks for the recognition of what we are doing. getting tired of being told we are doing stuff wrong when, well,....look at the plants...lol yeah, these guys dont seem to like us for some reason...lol....from now stinky, i will not flip out on the thread and let you guys handle it...........FLOWERING GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:S1:


and WH...you are probably right, i have always done flat white in the past, we just tried the mylar this time for the LEDs....next grow!!

WH:smokebong:

[SnSstealth]

see stinky!!!! sorry mrclown, unless you have been here under differant names....but see maspinos thread...you got china panels...they wont grow pot well at all..if they even sprout sorry to be the bearer of bad news...the only light out there i think you can come close to comparing the procyon with is the UFO....and thats not even really a comparison......


WT

[stinkyattic]

I really like flat white for the simple reason that dirty white paint is more reflective than dirty mylar, lol! The moment you start using sprays, your mylar is going to suffer, and since sprays are so useful, it is a good idea to EXPECT that you will at some point be using them.

Mr.Clown, UV lights (I assume blacklights?) don't do a thing for cannabis. Plus, the initial investment for HPS is LOWER than for LED... ??? Please don't post links to items for sale as it violates site rules, thanks.

I'm sticking this with a slightly altered title - I hope it will avoid more spamming to make the title clearer that it is your LOG- let me know if you want it changed back, or changed in a different way.

[Weedhound]

Great new title! Thank god the Stinkster keeps them in line.

[SnSstealth]

thanks again stinky...think the sticky and name change will help drastically, appreciate the notice too
heres a few pics guys.....enjoy
:smokebong:
Whiskeytango

[mrcl0wn]

well, that sucks that its cheap china. they definitely all sprouted and are all growing at a faster rate than with flouros. i guess we will have to wait and see.

and no, they weren't black lights ... they were flouro UVA lights made for growing.

and sorry about posting that as a sales link, just providing more info on the lights will keep that in mind next time.

well, like i said i will keep you guys updated, hopefully we didn't waste our money on lights that won't work.

[Opie Yutts]

Plants looking good SnS, as usual.

Thanks stinky, for giving people some choice and input on things that happen around here. I've never seen anyone else do that, and it is much appreciated to be treated like an actual person.

[stinkyattic]

Hey no prob; have a look at the new sticky in the top of this section. I feel that the grow logs, more than any other section on this entire site, are a very personal place where each member DOES get to sit up at the front of the class and tell the unruly kid in the back row to shush and listen.
Your threads here are YOUR THREADS.
The only thing is that the site still has a policy that users cannot delete their own accounts or threads, but again, here it's a place where the poster IS a bit vulnerable and if security issues come up I am perfectly willing to entertain those types of requests.
So... ON WITH THE SHOW!!!
Yes! The one with the funny pink plants!