The veg period was a month, as these were all from seed and needed to mature. Notice the Smile, which towered above everything else, going so far as to grow above the LEDs and HPS.

people think LEDs don't penetrate. You can't really see it but if you took a quantum meter below your canopy you'd be able to know how well it is penetrating.

Considering those are 1w diodes in the panels, I'd say they penetrate pretty well.
Thanks for that. I was wavering but not now.
rattlingdags Reviewed by rattlingdags on . LED Ahoy! Okay, this becomes my new official grow journal. There's still the krusty/DWC update, but that stuff is going to be hash. pH swings like mad and heat issues from poorly-ventilated spaces caused that to be a complete cockup. The gear: 1 new prototype 50w quad-band+4500K white LED, combo 120/90 degrees. 1 Current-gen 50w tri-band solar-insolation spec LED, fully 120 degrees. 1 current-gen 120w tri-band solar-insolation spec LED, fully 120 degrees. The 120w gets my two largest mothers, Rating: 5