MrSwEeTcHeEkS
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What type of lights? looks alright, maybe a bit slow
Here is mine at a month just for reference.
LED UFO's X 2 + 2 CFL's on 12/12
Thanks, That helps alot!
Is this normal for 1 month???
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LED UFO's X 2 + 2 CFL's on 12/12
Thanks, That helps alot!
MrSwEeTcHeEkS
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Hmm. Ok on 10/8 I took my clones out of the clonebox I built.
On 11/1 I placed the clones over in the flower side
Thats 3 weeks of growing in the VEG side
by 12/3 they had doubled in height, and started flowering a little
Thats 4 weeks since moved to FLOWER side
On 11/1 I placed the clones over in the flower side
Thats 3 weeks of growing in the VEG side
by 12/3 they had doubled in height, and started flowering a little
Thats 4 weeks since moved to FLOWER side
MrSwEeTcHeEkS
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I can lay it on top of the plant if I want to, but then the lower branches dont get ANY light.
The UFO's are about 5 inches from the top now, just so the lower branches can get a little. Thats also why I have the CFL's there to help.
UberSmoker
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As you are NO WHERE close to harvest I can't say ABOUT how long it will take as it depends on the factors i mentioned, but I have used LED and CFL's to grow and both take considerably longer to produce bud than MH and HPS. Once bud growth slows down after the initial flowering growth spurt and you can see trichomes with the naked eye you can start to use the magnifier but you don't have to wait to do so. If you know the normal time it takes for this strain to flower (Try seedbanks for information) add at least another month to that time and just keep an eye on it.
UberSmoker
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One of the problems of LED's is that they do not penetrate the canopy very well, same with CFL's to a lesser extent. You can LST the plant or use various other techniques to maximize the effectiveness and coverage
UberSmoker
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After the initial growth spurt that happens when you go into flower the plant will change its priorities from height to bud growth, it may even seem to stop for a while but it will pick up in time and the last few weeks see the most bud development.
UberSmoker
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P.S LED's don't put out high lumens as with other bulbs however the light they do produce is in the right spectrum for the plants as a lot of light in other bulbs gets wasted as the plant doesn't utilize green and yellow light
MrSwEeTcHeEkS
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yes I know. I just dont have any option for ventilation, or I would be using HPS.
As far as VEGing, the led's are SUPERIOR to fluorescent, but for flowering, IDK yet, this is my first LED run
Thanks for all the other good advice
UberSmoker
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Cool, I was just clarifying for someone else who posted asking you how many lumens it outputted.
I agree LED is very good for VEG though I wouldn't say they are better than Metal Halide but maybe as good as fluoro and not great for flowering as of yet, but I'm confident they will be superior one day.
No worries that's what this forum is for
timsatx1
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man alot longer than 3-4 weeks. what are you thinkin?
majikninja
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if you want to move to a HPS for flowering i'd go with a cool tube type set up.. it will eliminate any heat issues from the bulb it self.. i like the science behind the led spectrum i wish it had a larger lumen output.. do you happen to know what it is supposed to be?
Snak
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You know what strain you're growing?
Pure sativas can take a long time to show any real major buddage, and sometimes produce small (yet oh so potent) buds.
If thats not a mostly sativa, then I'd think that something prevented the plant from going right into flower, like a light leak or a nutrient issue.
As far as when to cut, whoever said 3-4 weeks has clearly been smoking some great weed, because I would guess that plant will need at least 7 more weeks until its ready.
It does look like a healthy plant, and thats always good
Pure sativas can take a long time to show any real major buddage, and sometimes produce small (yet oh so potent) buds.
If thats not a mostly sativa, then I'd think that something prevented the plant from going right into flower, like a light leak or a nutrient issue.
As far as when to cut, whoever said 3-4 weeks has clearly been smoking some great weed, because I would guess that plant will need at least 7 more weeks until its ready.
It does look like a healthy plant, and thats always good
mr west
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Wen ur using cfl's u dont get the light penitration unless u have the lights all around the plant from top to botom.
growcheese
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that's normal under cfls or leds. if u use a hps u would have more bud growth. good luck bro
Mr.GreenJeans
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Gotta agree with Mr.Bomb --- at least 7-8 more weeks under current lighting. if you can, put them under a good HPS and you'll dramatically reduce the that.
majikninja
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i don't think he's gonna spring for a HPS in the middle of a grow but something a little more likely would be to add more cfls.. cheap and effective
