Farmall
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Over the last 7 weeks or so I have stated that my hydro grow was mediocre compared to the soil grow and I had mentioned it was maybe due to the LED lighting as well as nutes and ph. As they had been switched to flower and a 12/12 light schedule I did notice the same development as the soil plants. I’d always felt the lighting was too “hot†at 1000w each but in reality, 284w per unit.
i was informed that these LED’s were essentially the same as a 600w HPS. I have taken a leap into the lighting experiment since the growth had straightened itself out and was then on par with the soil, I added ANOTHER 1000w LED. I was convinced the lighting was the root of the trouble but I can draw a conclusion that the nutrient solution and/or ph was causing the issues I had as well as not starting out with cfl on seedlings. Their stretch was probably due to lights being far away. Since the soil was living on a 315LEC and a 1000w LED and had performed so dang well, I decided to boost the lights on the hydro. Since that addition of an extra 1000w, the buds development had jumped into high gear, the tops were significantly more dense and the last growing nodes developed under 4†compared to the 6-7†of all previous growth. Keep in mind the extra 1000w is still only just under 300w equivalent. Thanks Dr. Photon for that clarification.
the total equivalent on the hydro grow would turn out to be just under 980w. I detailed these thoughts in case someone is looking into issues that might have similiar undertones. I think....only think, I may have found an answer to my initial grow questions in hydro
i was informed that these LED’s were essentially the same as a 600w HPS. I have taken a leap into the lighting experiment since the growth had straightened itself out and was then on par with the soil, I added ANOTHER 1000w LED. I was convinced the lighting was the root of the trouble but I can draw a conclusion that the nutrient solution and/or ph was causing the issues I had as well as not starting out with cfl on seedlings. Their stretch was probably due to lights being far away. Since the soil was living on a 315LEC and a 1000w LED and had performed so dang well, I decided to boost the lights on the hydro. Since that addition of an extra 1000w, the buds development had jumped into high gear, the tops were significantly more dense and the last growing nodes developed under 4†compared to the 6-7†of all previous growth. Keep in mind the extra 1000w is still only just under 300w equivalent. Thanks Dr. Photon for that clarification.
the total equivalent on the hydro grow would turn out to be just under 980w. I detailed these thoughts in case someone is looking into issues that might have similiar undertones. I think....only think, I may have found an answer to my initial grow questions in hydro
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