Northern grow lights LED UFO with Northern Lights x Big Bud Auto Flower

[robincnn]

Second grow. Switching from CFL's to LED

Seed: Marinated a Northern Lights x Big Bud Auto Flower NLxBB 2 days back
Area: 2.3sqft with mylar walls
18hrs On, 6 hrs Off
Medium: Miracle Grow Organic soil
Grow Light: 90 watts ufo x with secondary Lens $111 at www.northerngrowlights.com

The light arrived yesterday via usps priority in just 3 days. I was thinking I would need to supplement this UFO with some CFL bulbs but this light should be more than enough. Will see if i can borrow a PAR meter to check intensity.
Using the same grow box as last time. Last time I was using 220 watts CFLs and the same seed. Will see if this 90 watt UFO can match 220 watts CFL power yield.
The recommended height was 16 to 20inches, 20 to 24inches for seedlings. Not sure if this is normal for lights with secondary lens. I have seen people use regular ufo mounted at just 7-9 inches over canopy. Any recommendations

 

[kmog33]

Marinated? Lol. And.yes youll probably have to supplement of the sides.

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[FeNuX791]

I've never seen a ufo with optical lenses before nice.

 

[robincnn]

The seed popped out and I moved it under the light.
Its been almost a week. Not using any fan right now. Temperature around 75-80 degrees

 

[Thorhax]

interested in your results

 

[robincnn]

I will be not be home for next 2 to 3 weeks and will not be able to water the plants.
I am thinking of watering them well and add a few cotton balls soaked up in water around the plant. May be that will hold enough water for next 2-3 weeks. Any suggestions?

Week 2

 

[Positivity]

Could get 3/8" - 1/2" nylon rope and make a wick..put one end in the pot to the bottom the other in a tall glass of water

Or just get one of those globes that stick in the pot and hold water..garden centers should have them.

Or if you got time to order something...blumat jrs would handle seedlings perfectly
http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Plant-Waterer-Blumat-Jr/dp/B0039O4TXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400561336&sr=8-1&keywords=blumat+jr

 

[dan2014]

Hi soz to jump in on pist i have a northern lights auto x big bud to here she is bt 2 and half weeks

 

[robincnn]

I was not able to improvise a decent auto watering mechanism and my plant went without water for 2.5 weeks.
I thought it will be fine but after coming back i see the plant went through a lot of stress. I am afraid this drought i created for the plant will seriously impact the final yield.

Or if you got time to order something...blumat jrs would handle seedlings perfectly

Thank you. I tried making one with cotton but looks like it was no good. I did not have enough time before leaving but I will definitely consider this for next time.

Hi soz to jump in on pist i have a northern lights auto x big bud to here she is bt 2 and half weeks

Your plant looks amazing. Really big. what lights do you use. Is this your first northern lights auto x big bud. My last northern lights auto x big bud gave about 2.5 ounces with 200 watt CFL's
No doubt the LED UFO X light seems very powerful. This seed i used looks weak. even when under 6500k CFL for germination it was slow.
For now i have moved the plant in bigger air pot

 

[robincnn]

Its about 4 weeks since the seed popped
I trimmed out some dead leaves and the plant got no water for 2.5 weeks

 

[Thorhax]

Ouch... Just get it as healthy as possible and take a clone? Try again

 

[Behind Dark Clouds]

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[robincnn]

Ouch... Just get it as healthy as possible and take a clone? Try again

Its an auto already 4 weeks in. Its seed to harvest is about 12 weeks. Not sure if its good to clone when autoflowering.

I would love to see if this plant can recover and how much yield can it give.

 

[Thorhax]

Its an auto already 4 weeks in. Its seed to harvest is about 12 weeks. Not sure if its good to clone when autoflowering.

I would love to see if this plant can recover and how much yield can it give.

Can't clone autos.. they die right when the momma dies.

 

[robincnn]

Can't clone autos.. they die right when the momma dies.

Thank you

 

[robincnn]

Around 5 weeks
They look a little more green than usual. I think its because of the LED light.
It seem to be responding well after i did not water it for 2 weeks.

With LED it looks a little smaller than my CFO grow. I am sure its because i did not water it for 2 weeks.Here is my previous CFL grow with 200 watts
https://www.rollitup.org/t/nl-x-bb-auto-are-these-buds-ready.769871/

 

[Deputydank]

Badass looking pots lol! ^

 

[robincnn]

Badass looking pots lol! ^

Air Pot do have a badass look. I like them. Its very easy to do LST with the Air pots since it has holes all over to tie down with shaped pieces of clothes hangers.

7 Weeks

 

[robincnn]

8 weeks
This 90 watts led seems to be growing very similar to 220watt CFL grow. Could have been better had not kept it without water for 2.5 weeks.

 

[robincnn]

10 weeks - Time to Harvest
looks like a 1.5-2oz