first 6 pics veg rm. air in exhaust out into flower rm. 24-0 light cycle. full spectrum led and 2700 cfl 4 ft. mylar for light reflection. rest of pics show veg rm exhaust vent in flower rm. which exhaust out to the dryer vent at a tee and then outside. both exhaust fans have carbon filters install at the housing behind the covers. I have my make ready/work room with nutes and soil, I built an incubator from a vanity and mylar with a 2700 cfl for germinating and seedlings and clones. I drilled holes in the door for air in nd used the fan from a nu-wave oven for exhaust see pics. flower room is 2 full spectrum leds and 4 ft 2700 cfls. I have 2 girls there in bloom, did some trimming today so you could see the flowers 12-12- light cycle OPEN to all suggestions and criticism. th
ank you and grow free.
nice home made room! Your plants are stretching quite a bit. Can you get the fixtures closer? You pretty much at this stage of flower have what you have but to get the buds a bit denser you need more light intensity. BTW did those leaves fall off on their own or did you defoliate the plants?
thank you for that. the leds are at the proper distance but I could lower the cfl’s. Thanks again.
do you have the light data for those leds you can post?
I defoliated them today before the pics.
what was your purpose for defoliating?
let me see if I can find it. they are 45 watts. with red and blue, infared and uv. I can’t find the exact specs, but they are full spectrum from seed to flower.
to expose the flowers to more light and so they could focus the energy on making buds. My first grow, so far it is working. but if the 2 ladies fail me I have 3 in veg that I will grow differently till I get it right.
oh ok. Well there are a lot of really good grow journals that you can review to see what ppl do to increase light coverage. What we are trying to do is create the greatest leaf surface area for the light to hit the plants. So generally indoor since your fixture is directly above the plant is to create a flat plane for the light to maximize. We do this by trying to keep the plants low and grow horizontally. We can do this with several different methods. Low stress training, SCROG, mainline, SOG for example. Heres a link to one of my journals.
Wow thank you very much. Have I done anything wrong or am what Im doing OK ? Thanks again for the link.
your doing fine for your first grow! There are substantial yield increases that you will have on your next grow if you follow the advice of learned growers on this site! BTW the rated wattage of your blurple fixtures are now where near that if measured as wattage from the wall. They use some sort of lighting PAR equivalent that is not accurate. So those 45 watt fixtures are prolly closer to 25 watts.
Thank you and I am looking for advice!! Appreciate your input !
sure np. I do defoliate as well however it is under very controlled circumstances as those leaves are the photosynthesis machines that produce the THC and bud development. I will take off the lower growth down below the canopy that is not getting enough light and will end up robbing the plant of energy up top where the light is. Selective culling tends to focus the plants energy into productive bud growth sites. and never take more than 30% of the foliage as it stresses the plant.
really not pointing to anyone, but thats info i could have used. never more than 30%. now i know
Common are you serious I told you every time you went nuts on your plants to chill smh @basementstealth
here is the info on those LED’s. straight from manufacturers web site !
- [ New Upgrade 45W Grow Light ]: Compared with old version, the newest grow light includes UV and IR which is ideal for all kinds of indoor plants seeding growing and flowering at all growth stages.
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[ Peak Wavelength ]: Red/blue/UV/IR 4 peak bands can provide plants, Veg and Flower all stages with everything they desire in the natural sunlight. -
[ High Cost Performance ]: low power consumption but high luminous efficiency, long service life about 50,000hrs. No fan no noise and new upgraded cooling heat sinks.
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[ Plants’ Lucky Star ]: This product is suitable for bananas, flowers, dendrobium orchids, seaweed, green peppers, eggplant, bitter gourd, tomatoes, grapes, lettuce and so on. Note: the light is very bright, it is good for plant growth, but it may be a bit too harsh, please don’t stare at it for a long time, we suggest wearing sunglasses when you are under the light.
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[ Kindly Reminder ]: ①【The 4 UV and 4 IR LEDs are particularly DIM and look like it does not work, please don’t worry, it is normal.】 ②12 months warranty plus 30 days satisfaction or return guarantee, 100% money back. If any query, please contact us first, we will help you make things right.
- [ New Upgrade 45W Grow Light ]: Compared with old version, the newest grow light includes UV and IR which is ideal for all kinds of indoor plants seeding growing and flowering at all growth stages.
-
[ Peak Wavelength ]: Red/blue/UV/IR 4 peak bands can provide plants, Veg and Flower all stages with everything they desire in the natural sunlight.
-
[ High Cost Performance ]: low power consumption but high luminous efficiency, long service life about 50,000hrs. No fan no noise and new upgraded cooling heat sinks.
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[ Plants’ Lucky Star ]: This product is suitable for bananas, flowers, dendrobium orchids, seaweed, green peppers, eggplant, bitter gourd, tomatoes, grapes, lettuce and so on. Note: the light is very bright, it is good for plant growth, but it may be a bit too harsh, please don’t stare at it for a long time, we suggest wearing sunglasses when you are under the light.
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[ Kindly Reminder ]: ①【The 4 UV and 4 IR LEDs are particularly DIM and look like it does not work, please don’t worry, it is normal.】 ②12 months warranty plus 30 days satisfaction or return guarantee, 100% money back. If any query, please contact us first, we will help you make things right.
this the info your looking for ? Thanks