Chop, Part 2:
Ok, so I like the way the G-bud trimmed up, very easy to handle, although they didn't yield nearly as much as I thought they could. I will let the next round veg for an extra 2 weeks to encourage a little more growth. These were extremely dense little bushes. Allowing them to stretch out a little will help the yield and make it easier to trim.
The P-chunks low leaf-to-calyx ratio make it very easy to trim. Let me tell you though, this was some sticky buds. I placed them in a large punch bowl after weighing them and when I wen to put them into the dry-net, they were all stuck together like glue. I went to pull them apart with my bare hand and they stuck to my hand. 10 times stickier than the caramelicious was or the G-bud. This is going to be some quality smoke.
Here is the aftermath. The punch bowl is a large one filled to the top with P-chunk, the G-bud is in the 9x13 container next to the bowl:
So, the big question is this, which is the best light?
I had in the box three lights from Advanced LEDs:
Current Model 180w Extreme Flower
Current Model 360w Extreme Flower
New release, 200w Diamond Series (previously known as "The Mystery Light)
I have two sets of numbers for the 360w light, since I placed an extra P-Chunk and a G-Bud under it. I had extra clones and didn't want to throw them out, and I had 2 spots left in my 20 site Aero-NFT system. Those plants G7 and P7 are counted separate from the others. SO the 360 will have a number for the 4 test plants and results for all 6 plants, but to keep the test even I am basing the results and recommendation solely on the 4 plant results.
So here are the numbers and results:
It looks like the 420 watermark is covering the last number on the 360w, that should read 33.05 for the grams per sq for for the 6 plant results.
So, as you can see, the clear winner her is the new Diamond Series 200W unit. It won in the grams-per-watt and came in second in grams-per-foot categories. The 180w unit came in second in grams-per-watt, but last in grams-per-foot and the 360 came in last in the grams-per-watt (even if you counted all 6 plants) but won in the grams-per-foot numbers.
The 360w had a higher overall yield than the 200w unit but is almost twice the price.
So for a small space grow in the 2x2 range I recommend the Diamond Series light over the lager 360w. I still love the 360w units, in fact I am running two of them in the box for my next test, each in a 2x3 space and varying the height to test the optimal distance for maximum yield. A whole run of G-Buds with a goal of breaking the 1gr-per-watt standard.
If you have a larger space the 360s are still a great light and I will continue to use mine. I will have a chance to give the Diamond Series' big brother a run in a 4x4 tent soon too, so things are going to get very interesting next journal(s).
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