Hempstar 3 Stage LED Grow
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dunit
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Gonna do it versus actual draw as thats the only true measurement of prodction IMO
dunit
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Day 56 of flower. Pretty much all done. Gonna let them go till Thursday mostly because that's the only day I have time to cut down. They are crazy frosty and dense. Some of these nugz look like magazine ads 
Would have liked to see them fatten up a bit more but there is bud absolutely everywhere. I've always pruned when I was running HID, pretty much the same as the Al B Fuct system, all the inside lower stuff to get rid of the popcorn and push the energy to the outer colas. Will definately do that next round and got about a week until my Purple Kush are ready to trigger. Will post some pics of them shortly.
Would have liked to see them fatten up a bit more but there is bud absolutely everywhere. I've always pruned when I was running HID, pretty much the same as the Al B Fuct system, all the inside lower stuff to get rid of the popcorn and push the energy to the outer colas. Will definately do that next round and got about a week until my Purple Kush are ready to trigger. Will post some pics of them shortly.
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Cereall
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looking great
12 plants? aiming for 16 oz+? It looks like you should hit your mark... hard to tell with the purple leds but they sure look nice and frosty from a few of the pictures
cant wait to see purple kush's turn... im about to flip the switch on my purple kush and my first time growing it, so cant wait to see how it does under the LEDs
12 plants? aiming for 16 oz+? It looks like you should hit your mark... hard to tell with the purple leds but they sure look nice and frosty from a few of the pictures
cant wait to see purple kush's turn... im about to flip the switch on my purple kush and my first time growing it, so cant wait to see how it does under the LEDs
mad dog bark
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How do? r u doing another journal with the next batch you got in veg? b great if you do as wood love to c wot them lights can do on taller plants mayb a monster or 2. please dont mis read wot im saying as i really rate this journal and have learnt so much reading this not just on leds but growin in general. also you and others here always find the time to answer questions no matter how pointless they r. for me i was a few clicks away from buying a led panel off 1w leds till i found this place. now i feel i can understand the tech and no wot im looking for.
Anyways on th now and your plants look great man. frosty. glad the mags can get these results
Talking of pointless questions i got yet another for you. in your view how much increase in bud do you hink running co2 adds to cannabis plants? do you think you could get simular results without? i mean if some1 only doing little grow 6 - 8 plants on a tight budget and has b stealthy as f**k could you get by without co2 or with a home made job using the yeast sugar and water and making co2 that way.?
Anyways on th now and your plants look great man. frosty. glad the mags can get these results
Talking of pointless questions i got yet another for you. in your view how much increase in bud do you hink running co2 adds to cannabis plants? do you think you could get simular results without? i mean if some1 only doing little grow 6 - 8 plants on a tight budget and has b stealthy as f**k could you get by without co2 or with a home made job using the yeast sugar and water and making co2 that way.?
slayer6669
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just came in to check this thread out, im subbed. plants look good man
dalamar999
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CO2.. for a small grow yeast and sugar does work but you need to be careful it can attract bugs and bugs are a constant battle for most growers. Bottled CO2 is expensive and you need to find a gas store that rents bottles and the timer and regulators are pricey and probly not worth it for what you are going to have. Simple air movement in and draw from a room you use regularly in your house or a furnace room where CO2 levels can be higher because of pilot lights. And your first purchase before lights even is a charcoal filter and fan.. Peace and good luck..
ColoradoLove
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Do you always keep the lights that far off the tops of the plants or are they just up for taking pictures?
dunit
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Had them raised as I was in there pruning out the yellow leaves.
dunit
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I'd say CO2 adds 15-25% depending on the strain and other atmospheric conditions. Main reason I run co2 is odor control. I run a sealed room so with no air in/out the plants would starve as they would deplete the environmental co2 very quickly. I have run free air systems with a carbon scrubber on the exhaust in the past and just find I have trouble maintaining negative pressure in the room during the dark cycle with the exhaust off so odor becomes an issue. I think that running some of the home made co2 remedies would work quite well with LED's as you definately need a small, sealed room to have those small co2 output systems operate properly.
medicine21
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I didn't realize you had a sealed room and CO2. What do your temperatures look like in the day and night? Do you do anything to manage them?
dunit
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I actaully had to insulate my room better to get the temp up but it is currently -17F outside. I actually put down a sub floor over the concrete and will probably lift it (it is interlocking 2x2 panels) for the summer to manage the temps. I am running the Magnums and a propane powered co2 burner. It sits at 85F daytime and I have a small ceramic heater that maintains 72-75F at night.
mad dog bark
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cheers fellas. you say can attract bugs doing homemade job?? food for thought. will look into it abit more and try find a co2 rental place.
dunit
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I have no idea and haven't asked. New or the latest technology is usually expensive and often has the issues associated with "first to market" products. Look at the issue Kessil has been having. Personally I'm happy as hell with my tested and true 3w panels and will wait for a few rounds of 5W prototypes before I jump in. I think that it all comes down to penetration. If you want to run 4 and 5 ft tall plants then 3W LED won't cut it and you will have to wait for larger wattage individual LED's but for what I want to do the 3W are doing great and can't wait to really dial them in.
Fredtrick Blunt
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I am rightly pissed that LBG is pissin outta here cuz the haters rippem so hard. Just wanted to put up some props, and say keep it growin strong. Let the 357's show what they got. I'm watchin and waiting til the end. Keep up the good work.
Tricky B.
Tricky B.
mad dog bark
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Morning frm england. Hows them puppys getting on? today there final day? not even my plants and im excited to see how they getting on haha. good luck hope u get them results u after.
blunttrauma253
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I tried to order the 357. The 1st time I paid their account got froze so I got my money refunded and I was asked to pay through pay pal and in a couple days of payment u received a call from Dave saying the pp acct was now froze and he refunded my money again. I really want to get this and do a test run for myself but for some reason I am having issues getting one. Anyone else have this happened?
I don't actually own a magnum, but from what I can tell with even the top of the line LED's out now, they take about 40% of the wattage of hid to get ACTUAL results.... they aren't miracle workers yet but, they definetely can and do work.
So if I was you I'd budget on needing more like 5 of them, possibly 6 for super dense coverage.
I am rightly pissed that LBG is pissin outta here cuz the haters rippem so hard. Just wanted to put up some props, and say keep it growin strong. Let the 357's show what they got. I'm watchin and waiting til the end. Keep up the good work.
Tricky B.
hehe ur the 357th post