Rhetorrikz - LED Grow - Coco

[Mars Hydro]

Hope your girls will be better soon

 

[rhetorrikz]

Hi sara thanks for stoping in ! these girls have done this a bit in the previous grows so im not too worried .. ive allways put it down to nitrogen toxicity . this time ive been carefull to watch the feeds and the plants and they have only received light feeds with the odd plain ph'd water

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

High Rhet! Great journal! I managed to power thru it on my breaks today.
Love the diy aspect of your grow. Interested in seeing what the new Mars cree leds are like. Got my eye on a few guys using them atm.
Be wary of too much blue spectrum in your veg area. Iirc it was Icemud who I saw try a similar blend of blue/white veg only lights from a different company to you and he encountered extra stretch thru the veg cycle.

 

[rhetorrikz]

Thanks for the heads up i have some 640-660nm deep red 3w bridgelux leds i was thinking of adding to the spectrum weather i sacrifice some whites or blues to do it im not sure yet.. handy for pics with the seperate dials but im kinda thinking swapping half the whites would be the go..

Fed the flowering girls a touch more 15ml ea. Of a+b and 10ml nirvana in 10L ph-6 500ppm
Still seeing some clawing but also a yellowing n deficiency from light feedings i think most of the clawing i see is more to do with night temps now , it hasnt given me any major problems yield / smoke is good im happy. The slow draw through drying box was great!! Now cant wait to try after curing im at 65% in jars now

 

[rhetorrikz]

Hey guys i need some likes.. if you like this post i get a chance to try the new 5w leds


Twilight's new led
Data of GS300 and GS600
Model No.:GS-300
Power (Wattage):300w(60x5w)
Size(mm):310X210X65mm
Power consume (watt):160w
HPS/HID replace:500w
Max coverage at 40" Height:45"x35"
Core coverage at 40" Height:36"x24"
PPFD@18"(umol):925.3Umol
Controlling: Veg and Bloom Switch
Input voltage(V):AC85~260V
LED Brand:5w Epiled and Epistar
LED Quantity:60pcs
Secondary Lens:90 degree
Lifespan(hrs):50,000 Hours
Regular spectrum ratio: Full spectrum

Model No.:GS-600
Power (Wattage):600w(120x5w)
Size(mm):412X268X65mm
Power consume (watt):260w
HPS/HID replace:700w
Max coverage at 40" Height:60"x54"
Core coverage at 40" Height:45"X36"
PPFD@18"(umol):1746.5Umol
Controlling: Veg and Bloom Switch
GW(KG):5.6KG
Input voltage(V): AC85~260V
LED Brand:5w Epiled and Epistar
LED Quantity:120pcs
Secondary Lens:90 degree
Working environment-20~40°C)
Regular spectrum ratio: Full spectrum

 

[LiftedMind]

I'm just a noob but my plants are loving my crees. They are doing better, production/growth-wise, than other plants I see here using 3watt/5watt led chip panels.

I've made a bunch of mistakes growing so far but choosing my light has not been one.

 

[rhetorrikz]

liftedmind your 3590 chips would be huge! Looking good!

Another feed today 500ppm ph 5.8
a+b+calmax aimed for just a touch more nitrogen what do you guys think?

 

[rhetorrikz]

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

What are your temps like buddy? It could be a lack of nitrogen but I'm seeing some fall oranges on the back right of the first photo. Might just be led splash tho?

 

[rhetorrikz]

You might be right i think im seeing some fall colours here and there.
Temps are less than ideal.. ive seen middle of dark time reach 86f or 30c briefly couple hrs at most, during lights on average 78f or 26c, after lights out ive seen it dip to 59f or 15c briefly an hr or so.. too much swing going on.. hmm .. funny weather atm cool nights but still warm days, hope to move the setup soon, climate control has been tough

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

Are you running your lights during the day or night?

 

[rhetorrikz]

Lights on at night 6:30pm-6:30am been trying to regulate it the best i can.. i turn off intake fan for 2hrs at lights off to keep some warmth in the room

 

[rhetorrikz]

Just finished some soldering, swaped whites only, More spectrum now: 8 white 19 red 28 blue peaking around 460-480nm and now 640-660nm

 

[rhetorrikz]

Back in the cab , i feel a bit happier now where hitting both peaks in the par curve. Domes removed today and water and misted with rhizotonic and a few drops calmax 5.9ph about 200ppm

 

[rhetorrikz]

Girls finally got some attention today after 3 days whoops..
Looking ok.. should of vegged them a tad longer i think
Temps 60-81f , feed 20ml a + b , 20ml calmax -10L ph 6 700ppm
First photo under cree chip 2nd under the cheap cob
Clones are still alive , they must have roots success! No new growth tho yet..

 

[arteekay]

Fantastic camera work Rhet, great photos of some epic nugs.

 

[rhetorrikz]

Thanks rtk, there all a bit smaller this time i was experimenting with fiming / topping rather than just lst.. yep shouldve given them another week vegg .. there starting to swell nicely now i think its about time to give them some pk boost.
notice the slight bleaching under the p300 not sure weather to let that ride out or do some backbuilding there, my humidity here is fairly high and its risky business - could loose just the tip to bleaching or the whole cola to rot

 

[rhetorrikz]

I slightly snipped the tops that were starting to bleach under the p300. Now to hopefully avoid rot will add another oscillating fan and maybe harvest this plant before the others as a precaution.. well thats what im thinking anyway.. 35ish days flower , roughly halfway

 

[millertm]

Good size flowers for 37 days. Bleaching does not need to be snipped. I've cooked the top of my colas and trimmed it off when I harvested. Looking great though.

Cheers

Sent from my SPH-L720T using 420

 

[rhetorrikz]

Thanks i did wonder about that! It seemed to be getting worse didnt take much off just like backbuilding , it'll be interesting .
Appriciate the comment