LED growing- An instructional grow log

[denial102]

I have no doubt that LED has a life ahead of it, but I wouldn't exactly call this proof of that. The plants look very nice n healthy, but we haven't even seen them bud yet. I can do the same with incandescents and at a much lower price tag. How can it be proof just a few days into the grow? Once they are harvested, and they come somewhere close to the results of HID, then we will have seen some proof.

This is extremely typical of what I have seen the past few years of LED grow light exploration. On other forums as well (gasp) people see that the plants do fine during veg. The lights on the switchboard light up frantically through vegging, then a few weeks into budding, the posting slows down, and people kinda move on to other stuff. I am in no way saying that I expect that to happen here. I hope for the best, by all means. I want to see some big-ass, honey-drippn ears of corn hanging up to dry. Actually if I just see some regular old buds hanging up to dry, I'll be tempted to switch to all LED.

Summary: A couple weeks into a grow offered as proof? Not even. Close to normal size, normal resin buds as proof? Absolutely. The proof is in the pudding, but it hasn't even been put in the oven yet.

Hey opie, your points are very clear, I was actually basing it on other evidence around the net (aswell) and on this board I've seen. People are getting harvests, just - even from seedling the ones I've seen always seemed to stretch and yield a lot less. So far we can see it is doing a so far so good job in veg.. hopefully we will get the smoking gun with the help of those generous enough to share their experiences.

Remember opie, there are a few naysayers on here who are saying "never will work, if it did the industry would be using it" etc; I think we can say without a doubt it does work, without a doubt, it is just || how well || :-)

My 2 cents, and yeah I did expect someone to pull me up on that,

Peace,
Denial

[Opie Yutts]

Wow SnS, Nice link. That's one for my favorites for sure. I think I'm going to learn all that stuff tonight. Shouldn't take to long, 5 minutes or so.

[Opie Yutts]

denial, true, true. I hear ya.

[Weedhound]

Well I say just wait and see and it should answer all questions.

[SnSstealth]

time shall tell..........

[hatch]

WOW check out this site Plant Physiology Online
25 chapters with subcategories. lots of highly tech. info.

Warning: Weedhound, dont look at the linklol

Doughboy:S5:

Great find I'll be reading and studing every word on this site for day's. Later

[maspino1]

Kinda, they are from bin containers and from the research ive seen others do, they could vary 20nm(or more) either way. not exactly what I think you're looking for.

Please visit GREENPINELANE.COM (DONT MENTION MJ) to see some experiments done there. they haven't used those exact panels but 5mm and has stepped up to the class 2s. seems to be doing better with them

not to mention that the one i got had broken wiring in the back. 1/3 panel didnt work till i took it apart and fixed it. now thats quality:thumbsup:

when you opened them what were those pieces clunking around in there. and more importantly, did you see any opportunities to install
an led driver??? because if you think there's enough room back there im gonna
order some and put them in, that way i can maximize brightness.

[SnSstealth]

when you opened them what were those pieces clunking around in there. and more importantly, did you see any opportunities to install
an led driver??? because if you think there's enough room back there im gonna
order some and put them in, that way i can maximize brightness.

lol... Its a 2"x4" board w/3 sets of drivers(?) each one wired to 1/3 of the panel. and yeah just hanging by the wires in there. im sure thats why mine is broke(havent soldered it but hilding the wire in place it works, again not using it).

if the driver is about a half inch slim you have half the panel space plus some on other side. opens easily no real issues there check it out

[maspino1]

my hopes and dreams have been dashed. k, well, what other places
would you recommend me trying out their led panels because the procyon-100
is just too expensive
well, hgl has driver driven currents on their 14w, would you recommend
them?

[Opie Yutts]

[quote=maspino1]the procyon-100
is just too expensive
[quote]

Normally you get what you pay for.