Re: Sweetsue's Tiny Closet - Second Grow - Sweet Dark Devil & Bomb Berry Bomb - CFL -
Hey there SS - I probably just got myself thrown off the list but I couldn't let that Duty Panty person go without the proper spanking for hitting you on your grow methods.
BTW - I love your new lighting ... I think you will be happy. This is my first 100% LED grow this run and I'm seeing benefits not any negatives comparo to HID. They are subtle but they are there. I've got 2 450w and a 900w led in my flower tent - after a few weeks break-in they are using more and more wattage so the efficiency after break in has actually increased with my lights over time. Another bonus and I'm seeing more buds earlier and plants are stacking up the nugs too.
So wattage use started out right around 50% - 1800w of light uses 900w of power, over time (say a few weeks) my meter is reading 1150w being used. The WATT reading is the POWER the light is actually putting out by both heat and light energy. Since we know LED lights are not as hot there's more energy going into the lighting portion of the power usage. In my case since I monitor temps the temps remain same, wattage increase = more useable light energy.
So far for me - with the LOS soil AND the LED lighting - I'm hitting it hard my girls are the healthiest I've ever seen. It's all about dialing it in... lager containers really really helped me and the LOS with Kashi and top mulch/ACT teas ... WE are on to something special, I can feel it and I can see it in your plants too. You have a couple of green thumbs and a few green fingers too, maybe even a green arm.
There's no substitute for talent girl, don't let ANYONE tell you different. You got it in spades (& fan leaves).
I'm going to say this and I mean it.
I'm sooo very sorry you were getting dissed over on 36's journal.
You have a special place in my heart along with your best friend and man in your world Dale. You tell him the folks at 420mag are preying for his fast recovery and we are hoping and preying he's back home ASAP where he belongs.
OK rant over.. hahaha!! Nice buds there Budlette !!
Cheers,
BB
Hey BB, thank you so much for the insight into the lights. I instinctively felt that the switch to LED wasn't going to come with some of the problems we see with grows that aren't using living organic soil. We pack so much goodness into our soils that the micro herd have no problem overcoming those challenges. This is a good thing, because at this point no one knows for certain why the LEDs affect plants the way we see and hear from others. Working with LOS we don't see deficiencies. They simply don't exist. I chalk it up to intense study.
We figure if we're going to raise soil like a pet we'd better try to understand what's going on there. It gives us a nice edge IMHO.
I'm blushing over the compliments BB. Thank you for your faith in my abilities. Most of what I do is love, you know. The soil does all the real work, as you well know. Build a better soil, make your life easier. Finding the SWICK method made a tremendous difference and, I believe, was a key element to my success in my initial grow.
And thank you for having my back BB. Dutty will be Dutty. I chose not to be offended by his offensive behavior. He's allowed to be human too. I raised one so similar in nature that the entire event bemused me and made me wish my son would get off his butt and call home already. A mother shouldn't have to go through what I'm facing without her son at her side, even if it has to be limited to emotional support by phone. Life is too short.
Sorry, maternal slip there. That pain is too much to approach. Can't go there now.
Now that my little Devil has learned how to push those leaves out I'm looking forward to watching her do better than my CFL run. I'll be expanding to a 4x4 tent when my soil is cooked, so lots of changes going on around here. I can see I'll have to start putting money in a fund to finance another light before long. The inevitable upgrade. I've just started with this light and already I'm ready to increase those lumens. It never stops, does it?
I'll be sure to pass your message on to Dale. Things are still in limbo. A week in hospital and no answers at all to explain the persistent nausea. My daughter and I were having dinner out tonight and were discussing our sense that he may not pull through here. We've always laughed that he was like a cat with nine lives, but this one feels ominously different. It's not going the way we'd all hoped. May we please be wrong. Deep breath...... Let it out.
You all need to know how valuable you are to me at this time. In moments of crisis I have a deep need to reach beyond my own crazy life and make a positive influence in other lives. This place was just what the doctor ordered. It even has a DrZiggy!
Thank you all for helping me to hold it all together.
