Icemud's Far Red LED Journal - Flower Trigger Manipulation - Budmaster LED Lights

Icemud;2985312 said:

Hey everyone!!! Welcome to my new grow journal!!! I have been a member at 420 Magazine since 2011 and I believe this is like my 14th journal that I have here at 420 Mag! I love that we all have a place to share grows, compare techniques, help each other, document our information and further our collective knowledge dedicated to the plants we all love!

So this grow will be featuring the all new Budmaster Emerson (FAR RED) 730nm LED grow lights. Well I actually shouldn't say "grow lights" because these lights are not for growing plants and will not grow a plant by themselves. These lights are for manipulating the flowering schedule with FAR RED light, as well as can be used to increase photosynthesis by using the Emerson Effect. So this grow will be showing how these lights do when running a 14/10 flowering schedule, as Far red light will quickly revert the chemical phytochrome from a veg state to flowering state (PFr to PR) which will allow for an extra 2 hours of daylight for flowering so in this journal we will test this theory, and the lights

So without further adieu... here is the info:

Here are the grow journal details and specs:



What strain is it?
In this grow we will be going with my same genetics that I have had for a few grow cycles and I absolutely love them:

Black Diamond OG lineage: Blackberry kush x Diamond OG (supposedly its a indica dominant offspring of OG Kush, 70% indica)


Tangie Lineage: California Orange (Cali O) x [Skunk #1 x Unknown] Sativa Dominiant
***I will be running my 2 favorite phentypes from my pheno hunt a few grows back, pheno 5 and 3


Ogiesel Lineage: SFV OG x Giesel (Mass Super Skunk x Chemdawg d)

Harlequin Lineage: Columbian Gold 70s x Thailand x Swizerland x Nepal

Black Cherry Soda: (nobody really knows the exact lineage of this strain as far as I know, but I was hinted towards it being possibly Airborne G13 X Ortega x C99 x Blackberry x Cherry AK-47 – 20% Indica/80% Sativa")


Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Currently this grow is in early-mid veg.


If in Veg... For how long?
I don't count the veg days but I would estimate about 30 days.


Indoor or outdoor?
Indoors.


Grow Area Description and equipment
Each grow tent is a Hydrohut silver edition 2x4' tent. Actual measurements are larger and each tent measures approx 2.5'x5'x7'. Each tent is equipped with a large carbon filter (Can-filter), 6" fan on a manual variable speed controller. Intake air is sucked into the tent by the negative pressure and let in the lower portion of the tent on each side. Also the flowering tent is equipped with 2 circulation fans...one on an intake hose at ground level, and the other on the roof of the tent blowing downwards. The lights are by Budmaster and I am running 2x COB-X-4 led grow lights, 1x Budmaster GOD-4 and 1x Budmaster Emerson Far Red LED.

Lighting type used?
The main purpose of this journal is to showcase the all new Budmaster Emerson Far RED LED grow lights that use all OSRAM 730nm SSL led chips (far red). The grow will be using these far red leds to manipulate my flowering period to extend it to 14/10 instead of 12/12 by using the Far red light to rapidly change photochrome from its veg to flowering state.


For my unboxing, review and testing of the Budmaster Emerson LED grow light: check out the video
[video=youtube_share;5YFkS5a9tZY]https://youtu.be/5YFkS5a9tZY[/video]



For my main lighting I will be using Budmaster COB-X-4 grow lights
For my unboxing, review and testing of the Budmaster COB full spectrum grow light: check out the video
[video=youtube_share;Msk_j_Z_Y8A]https://youtu.be/Msk_j_Z_Y8A[/video]




along with 1x Budmaster GOD-4 panel.
For my unboxing, review and testing of the Budmaster GOD series LED grow light: check out the video
[video=youtube_share;D-Xb1s9GOHM]https://youtu.be/D-Xb1s9GOHM[/video]


Is it aircooled?
The lights are cooled by individual fans to disperse the heat given off by the lights. A pin style heat sink is used on each module. The case has plenty of holes and openings for ventilation.

The tent is cooled by a 6" hydrofarm fan hooked to a large carbon scrubber mounted at the top of my grow tent.


Soil or Hydro?
Soil.... recycled and reused soil.


If soil... what is in your mix?
I am using a recycled soil which is re amended every time a cycle is finished and dumped into my soil bin to cook until needed. Most of this soil is probably 2 years old or more. The basic ingredients/additives are below


The Base Soil Mix:

ProMix HP
Worm Castings
Volcanic Pumice
Alaskan Forest Humus

The Amendments:
Azomite (trace minerals and micronutrients)
Calcium Carbonate Powder 97%
Soft Rock Phosphate (Collidal Clay with high phosphorus and CEC value)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)
Crab Shell Meal 2-3-0 23% calcium(also a P source and source of chitin a hormone/growth regulator)
Fish Bone meal. (3-18-0) 24% Calcium
Lava Sand (adds trace minerals and supposedly adds paramagnetic value to the soil)
Kelp Meal (also has growth hormones and PGR's, plus trace minerals)
Alfalfa Meal. (2-0-3) (contains Trichontinol which aids in plant growth and health)
Powdered Humic Acid (Adds Carbons to the soil as well as trace minerals and aids in chelation of minerals)
Humboldt Myco's Maximum (Beneficial Bacteria and Mycorrizae Fungus)
Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate)
Greensand (0-0-3) (Trace Minerals)
Dry Molasses (1-0-3) (Energy for the Microbes)


If soil... What size pot?
I currently am using 5 gallon square plastic pots with my tangies. For my next grow I will be starting out in the same 5 gallon square plastic pots.

Temp of Room/cab?
usually my ambient temps stay between 75F-85F (during the current summer months the upper portion of the tent can reach 93F while the canopy stays roughly 85F.

RH of Room/cab?
my RH typically stays right around 50% but sometimes (rarely) the winds come off the desert and dry the RH down to 10% or less. Usually in the winter months of October, November, December and January we see a lot of offshore breezes and low humidity.

PH of media or res?
I don't check PH..

Any Pests ?
I had a early outbreak of thrips in the first few weeks of veg, but they have been treated with spinosad, neem and SNS and are gone at the time this journal is being created.
I do use a few preventative measures to make sure it stays this way..
I grow high brix, so typically pests don't go for high brix plants.
I spray in veg with spinosad which pretty much prevents any pests from wanting to breed
I use yucca extract in soil and foliar sprays which also seems to be a great pest deterrent.


How often are you watering?
This depends on the portion of the cycle I am in, but typically I water about 1x per week in early veg, in late veg about 1x every 3-4 days, In early flowering about 1x every 3-4 days, late flowering about 1x per 5-6 days.


Type and strength of ferts used?
All nutrients and pest products used are 100% certified OMRI organic with the exception of my silicone additives (armor SI and bulletproof SI)

My main nutrients (bottled): (all organic/natural)
Earthjuice: Grow, Bloom, Meta K, Microblast, Catalyst
Humboldt nutrients: bloom, equilibrium, humic acid, deuce deuce
Thrive alive B1 organic
Terpenator (potassium in mid/late flowering)
Yucca Extract



Other nutrients on hand include and may be used:
occasional additive:
Advanced Nutrients: carboload, organic b, fulvic acid
General Organics: hydrolyzed squid, florablend tea,
Bonide: liquid fish 2-4-0...love this stuff!
Armor SI (potassium silicate) (non organic)
Bulletproof SI (silicone dioxide) (non organic)

On hand for pest/disease prevention, treatment and eradication if needed:

Thrips and Spidermites
Captain Jack's Deadbug (spinosad)
SNS 209 Systemic
SNS 203
Blue sticky cards
Bonide BonNeem (mites only)
Bonide Mite X (mites only)
Bonide Insecticidal soap

Fungus Gnats:
Yellow Sticky Cards
Mosquito Dunks

Powdery Mildew/other fungal disease
SNS fungicide 244
Bonide Liquid copper fungicide
Serende (biological)

I hope all of you enjoy this journal as I test out the all new Budmaster Emerson Far RED panel. This IS a sponsored grow by Budmaster, so I do have a few guidelines that I hope everyone can abide by to keep the peace and allow for a great test grow journal:

-Please keep all LED discussion strictly to Budmaster products. Mention of other brands, promoting or comparisons of other brands will be not allowed in this journal and will be removed.

-If you are sponsored by another company other than Budmaster or showcasing another product, please turn off your signature when posting in this thread as the 420 Magazine rules state.

-This grow is to give the community information on the Budmaster Products and to show a real world grow using these lights, but I will not discuss comparisons, LED shootouts or anything related. This is strictly to show off these lights and how they grow, not to get into any comparisons or pissing contests

General LED questions are ok relating to PAR, spectrum and other General LED topics, but please refrain from asking me about other brands in this journal or specifics about another company as its unfair to our paid sponsors which is what brings in revenue for 420 Magazine to operate functionally

Most of all keep it positive! no trolling, bad vibes, negative nancys or anything else.. Let's have fun, lets take lighting research deeper, lets explore a new sponsors product and enjoy our time!

Thank you everyone!!! Lets get into it, what do you say?!!!

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