I am ready to be amazed

[Cannacaps4U2]

Since this is my first grow with an LED QB, I am unsure what to look for.
These pictures seem a lot different than what I am used to with CFL.

Do these look OK?
The yellow patches on the leaves are worry some.
I bought a "kill a watt" today and checked my wattage.
The QB was drawing 120 watts, in my 2x3 cabinet that means 20 watts per sq ft.
I have read that you should shoot for 30 to 50 watts per sq ft.
I bumped it up to 180 watts, and also raised the board to 16 " from the canopy. (Only raised it 2 inches).

Do these seem ok?
My temps are around 75°f
They seem to be growing great filling my SCROG.
Seems that I didn't see this yellowing with CFL.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

Here are some updated photos of my first QB LED grow.
These plants are 20 days from 12/12 flip.

I am giving FF nutes every third watering.
These girls are taking 6 cups of water every other day.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

Hi all, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
I wanted to give you an update on my first Quantum LED grow.
These plants are 28 days into 12/12.

My QB is 260 watt adjustable, and is at full power.
Light is 6" from the top of my plants.

At only 4 weeks flowering these budlets are filling out nicely.

If these girls continue to fatten up, this will be my best harvest yet!!

 

[Virgin Ground]

Light is 6" from the top of my plants.

That is super close to be on full power. Watch for light bleaching.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

That is super close to be on full power. Watch for light bleaching.

So I have been sneeking up on full power, been watching plants reaction to the light.
I probably had these lights on 3/4 power for a couple of weeks.
Will keep a close eye on them.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

Quantum LED Harvest.
This is going to be a longer post.
There have been some who have been following my first QB grow.
So here is the harvest pictures, and for comparison I'll post a couple of pictures of my last CFL harvest.

So this is just under 12 weeks flowering time.
Starting with a quick comparison.
My QB harvest.

My last CFL harvest.

Quite a difference, I expected a better harvest, but this is amazing.
My QB harvest on my drying rack.

And my CFL harvest.

In both cases the same strain, i did let the QB grow an additional week of flowering.
Here are more pictures of the QB grow.

This is by far the largest buds I have grown (inside or out)

Yes those are regular 12 oz bottles.
Here are some shots of the trichomes.

I noticed that the QB grow started to suck the nutes out of the fan leaves for the last two weeks.
I finished with the QB on full power 260 Watts, and about 8 inches from the tallest cola.

I am amazed at how much better the QB does than the CFL.
I will be posting my final weight, I'm guessing 8oz total?
I have placed a Do-si-dos strain under my QB for vegging.

 

[Virgin Ground]

They are fantastic lights. Congrats on the much improved harvest!!!

 

[oldsmokey]

Big improvement on the grow!

 

[Dr Fish]

Good result for 180 watts.. You need to bounce the wall light back to the plants.. Check my 185 wall led grow thread for my solution.. I paid to much for my led light to waste any on the wall.. Will stay tuned for the weight.. Again 2 thumbs up..

 

[cr8grow]

Quantum LED Harvest.
This is going to be a longer post.
There have been some who have been following my first QB grow.
So here is the harvest pictures, and for comparison I'll post a couple of pictures of my last CFL harvest.

So this is just under 12 weeks flowering time.
Starting with a quick comparison.
My QB harvest.

My last CFL harvest.

Quite a difference, I expected a better harvest, but this is amazing.
My QB harvest on my drying rack.

And my CFL harvest.

In both cases the same strain, i did let the QB grow an additional week of flowering.
Here are more pictures of the QB grow.

This is by far the largest buds I have grown (inside or out)

Yes those are regular 12 oz bottles.
Here are some shots of the trichomes.

I noticed that the QB grow started to suck the nutes out of the fan leaves for the last two weeks.
I finished with the QB on full power 260 Watts, and about 8 inches from the tallest cola.

I am amazed at how much better the QB does than the CFL.
I will be posting my final weight, I'm guessing 8oz total?
I have placed a Do-si-dos strain under my QB for vegging.

Light is Key after genetics and environment. Ive seen a plant under incandescent, a clumsy first attempt to sprout a Columbian Gold seed about 1976...shot right up, stretched and died...probably planted in good old W Michigan sand in a jar. Then fluorescent light fluffy scrawny buds...we didnt know what we were doing and thought any pistils were flowers. Outdoors nothing from Columbian, Thai or Mexican seeds would ever make it to the end in Michigan summers. Great to have amazing sunlight options indoors these days.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

Good result for 180 watts.. You need to bounce the wall light back to the plants.. Check my 185 wall led grow thread for my solution.. I paid to much for my led light to waste any on the wall.. Will stay tuned for the weight.. Again 2 thumbs up..

It is a 260 watt QB on full power. I think this may be heresy, but not sure I could handle a larger harvest.

 

[Cannacaps4U2]

Final harvest weight
As the original post was titled "I am amazed"

I thought I was doing quite well with my CFL lights.
But man oh man am I surprised !!!

Fresh off the drying rack after 9 days

After trimming and ready to put into jars for curing

So for comparison my last CFL grow was 5.5 oz off of two Northern Lights plants.

This harvest is 10.8 oz off of two Northern Lights plants.
Twice as much, and colas the size of beer bottles.
Even made it into trophy pics on one forum.

I am switching to a different strain do-si-dos, I'll see how it grows under the QB.
Yes great Harvest.

 

[it's not mine]

Wow! Nice harvest!

 

[cr8grow]

Nice harvest and results. Also nice woodworking shop. Im looking forward to growing NL at some point. Congratulations.

 

[Virgin Ground]

Final harvest weight
As the original post was titled "I am amazed"

I thought I was doing quite well with my CFL lights.
But man oh man am I surprised !!!

Fresh off the drying rack after 9 days

After trimming and ready to put into jars for curing

So for comparison my last CFL grow was 5.5 oz off of two Northern Lights plants.

This harvest is 10.8 oz off of two Northern Lights plants.
Twice as much, and colas the size of beer bottles.
Even made it into trophy pics on one forum.

I am switching to a different strain do-si-dos, I'll see how it grows under the QB.
Yes great Harvest.

Fantastic.
Had my light for almost two years now. Couldn't be happier with it.
I just pulled a pound (dry weight) from 3 autos out of my little 2x4.
It paid for itself immediately.