Cultivator's NinthPlanet LED 4400W

ok so heres a few pics. first pics show some deficiency, this is 100% because i lowered the calmag. very simple fix. I need to figure out the best solution for getting my water ec down also. I might have to bite the bullet and instal ro filter but its a prob because the property uses alot of water as it is running pool and 3 bathrooms. Its only a tiny grow so the extra cost of running more water isnt really that worth it but im considering it. I hate wasting water also, especially in spain where there are big droughts, just because i can afford more water doesnt make it cool to waste it. RO wastes alot of water. Other option is to set up in another property with water filters pre installed, this is looking like a more likely option, I have my eye on a beauty of a property if i can get it for a reasonable price. See what happens.

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This one here is a plant from under the HPS. As you can see no deficency there, for sure the plants have more demands under led. Also have to factor the leds are putting out 1000w now of actually power draw and hps is 600w, so not true like for like.


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Heres a few pics of another small grow. 6 x 600w hps and 13 plants. Should have been 16 plants but 3 seedlings died real early and I had no seeds spare and i didnt want plants a week behind as i would have had to order and germ more, so 13 it is. These will bush out and use the 3600w of light. should be some nice plants. They were potted into the 5gal smart pots yesterday and had been in 500ml plastic pots for 12 days before being potted up.

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I might add the flood drain grow from my last journal to this journal also just to keep it interesting and I may add some other bits. we'll see. i always start a journal with the intention of only showing 1 grow but i get bored. i wanted to show a bigger grow here but i think it safer if i dont show anything more than a 10 or 12 light room. Still plenty going on to keep it interesting. Going to start a large NFT set up to do something different for a change also. Im also going to do a super soil round under the leds, its proving difficult to locate some of the raw materials in spain but i will find them. i need to crack on with it though or the soil wont be ready for the next round.
 
you can still get root rot. 2 main causes are warm water and transplanting rockwool before its rooted enough. You want good roots on the cube before the pump is on continuous. however once they take they will fly.

To start a journal just gow into the ongoing journals thread and at the top there is an option to start a new thread. Give me a shout if you get up and running.
 
So we are both from a place where the sun shines ALOT :)
Ladies look great and toenails too :rofl:

The LED panel.. It shines as 1100W bur how much does it pull to shine?

If it is anything like mt bulbs.. 150W shine pulls 15W,,, you should have 110W ??
 
welcome mate.

these leds pull 1100w from the wall when on full power. they are running full power now minus the uv light. These are very very powerful leds. They are build with only the best diodes and a mix of 3w and 5w, the reason for this is the better light spectrum. They really are top shelf Leds. But the cost top shelf money.

Im from many places mate. i travel all over Europe but i prefer spain as my main base.....
 
welcome mate.

these leds pull 1100w from the wall when on full power. they are running full power now minus the uv light. These are very very powerful leds. They are build with only the best diodes and a mix of 3w and 5w, the reason for this is the better light spectrum. They really are top shelf Leds. But the cost top shelf money.

Im from many places mate. i travel all over Europe but i prefer spain as my main base.....

I am from Northern Europe where " all " are tall and blonde :rofl: and live in Greece.

So if it pulls 1100W that must be a hefty electricity bill every month?
 
I will be back at the LED grow tomorro and have a full update. They are looking fantastic. However there is a real risk this grow could be terminated as there are raging forest fires at the back of the property now and its at risk of being caught in the flames. There has been several properties destroyed near me so i will just have to wait and see. the fires are kind of under control now but they could come back so i will let you all know.
 
I will be back at the LED grow tomorro and have a full update. They are looking fantastic. However there is a real risk this grow could be terminated as there are raging forest fires at the back of the property now and its at risk of being caught in the flames. There has been several properties destroyed near me so i will just have to wait and see. the fires are kind of under control now but they could come back so i will let you all know.

:bitingnails::goodluck:
 
Im finally back to this LED grow. The fires are under control and the property is untouched at this moment in time so huge relief.

Plants are 1 week into flower now and ive just pulled a bunch of males out of the space. Leaves me with 14 females, still the possibility some males will show but im quite confident these are female. Some of the healthiest plants were male but no worries, the plants i have left are anything but unhealthy. They are looking great. A little smaller than id of liked but I couldnt risk growing big plants due to not knowing how many plants would be female and i will never bin a healthy female so removing plants was never an option.

I will try get some pics up tomorro as the internet is running at 0.5mb and pointless even trying to upload. I will hook up to a wifi network when im out and about tomorro before i go snorkelling ;)
 
I will be back at the LED grow tomorro and have a full update. They are looking fantastic. However there is a real risk this grow could be terminated as there are raging forest fires at the back of the property now and its at risk of being caught in the flames. There has been several properties destroyed near me so i will just have to wait and see. the fires are kind of under control now but they could come back so i will let you all know.

Im finally back to this LED grow. The fires are under control and the property is untouched at this moment in time so huge relief.

Plants are 1 week into flower now and ive just pulled a bunch of males out of the space. Leaves me with 14 females, still the possibility some males will show but im quite confident these are female. Some of the healthiest plants were male but no worries, the plants i have left are anything but unhealthy. They are looking great. A little smaller than id of liked but I couldnt risk growing big plants due to not knowing how many plants would be female and i will never bin a healthy female so removing plants was never an option.

I will try get some pics up tomorro as the internet is running at 0.5mb and pointless even trying to upload. I will hook up to a wifi network when im out and about tomorro before i go snorkelling ;)
Im glad fires didn't touch you and your property.
We have problems with fires too every year...
Go catch some nice fish :)
 
Ye the grow is coming along nicely Cult :thumb:


Cal / Mg issue ah with the leds it ones of those things really seems to be a common problem, ye i sit back & think about stuff but like this one has totally escaped me at present... a real head scratcher, i'm sure data will come available in years to come !


Seems a peculiar thing with storms effecting America & with bush fires in ya neck of the woods all big events if ya live near by such stuff... kind of made me chuckle a little, nothing like as major as some people have delt with mind you. But a friend lost a few plants when local kids set fire to some near by hills where his grow was located.

Ye went up in smoke, i think he would of been happy if local fire crew got medicated but they where all down wind sadly !




Ah well MOTM... still pondering on ya nomination ? well life works in mysterious ways, it is all about the smiles bud :Namaste:
 
cryptic brother but i have my suspisions. whoever it was its appreciated :)

The fires have made big news in europe and uk. bastards started it deliberately but was a land grab for developers for sure. you only jave to look at maps.to.see that. However in this instance the government sees it too and for whatever reason they have jusst stated no one will build on our land. such a beautiful area and be dreadfull to turn it into another Benidorm or coastal city.



Im struggling with pic updates. power is down and internet is shocking. i pulled another 2 males today. def last of them.. its a tough test this one. temps are well into 40's celcius and having shit thtown at me from multiple angles. ive just been diagnoswd with rheumatism. im devastated. so fit and agile but ive aged alot in the past year. its tough man. i cant give up my brazilian jiu jitsu, id rather die there then sat at home. its getting tough tbough.

ive been a cash cropper for years and years.. But i always believe in the power of weed even tjough i rarely induldge. now i hope it can help me. ive produced so many plants i have well lost count. my mind.set has changed and i am about to embark on a medical journey for my self. organic super soil and tinctures.

I had a vision recently while taking the scared iahusca or DMT. it told me that im a good person but have too much too share to curl up.and accept my situation. i will alwats give honest feed back on what i do and i will work hard to share what knowledge i have. i will do my best to get pictorial or vid updates up asap.

look after youselves everyone.

peace
 
Hello Cultivator

I'm a new member here and have been floating about on 420 for just the last 3/4 weeks or so (this is my first post) The past week i have been reading and enjoying all your journals, your grows are superb! I have learned a ton of info all ready from you and your answers to others and i thank you for that.

I'm not growing at the moment but i hopefully will be in the near future. I still have things to do, learn, buy & build before i get my grow on the road. It will be a small grow (2x600w hps in a 2.4mx1.2m tent) and i still need to pick a strain to grow! I fancied el nino myself then you turned me to AMS now i'm thinking incredible bulk..... decisions decisions! ha ha

Anyway - I look forward to reading the rest of this journal and learning more over the following weeks and months.

Cheers and thanks again!
 
welcome mate.

Good luck on starting your first grow, just keep it simple. as for strain election there are so many good strains out there. I stopped growing the AMS when I brought the mother plant down. The seeds just werent performing anymore.

I will try get out today and jump on a wifi connection so i can get these pics uploaded.
 
Thank you

I have a little experience(and i mean a very little) around 6/7 years ago i done 5 or 6 grows. I jumped in at the deep end back then and grew on Nutriculture MD100 NFT tables, i had 2 tables under 4x600w lights with 15 plants on each table. I only harvested 2 to 2.5 ounce dry per plant and i thought that was great ha ha.

Reading on here about all the problems people have in hydro have made me realise just how lucky i must of been because i didnt seem to experienced any problems. Everyone that smoked my bud loved it! but saying that as you have mentioned in your previous journals the quality of weed in the UK back then was poor so maybe mines was just the best of a bad bunch. It was green house seeds white widow and Nebula by Dutch passion.

I just followed a Jorge Cervantes grow book to the word and kept the environment as close to perfect as i could and things just seemed to work. This time round i'm doing a diy rdwc set up, so fingers crossed i'm as lucky again and hopefully it should be because i feel i have gained so much more knowledge over the last month on 420 and from you and others posting in your Journals.

Have a good day all.

Cheers!
 
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