I do know how to grow, I don't know what it is like to grow under LED's.
Review / Suggest Vero build:
2x3.1' footprint, 45" from light mounting bar to top of growing media. Take out 4 inches for height of fixture, ideal to keep tops of plants 10" from lights which will let me grow 31" tall plants?
For financial reasons, the 3570's cannot be used. I had to negotiate with my better half and even the 3070's are now out of the budget.
HLG-185H-C1050 for driver.
Can I mix Vero 18, 29 and run at same time on same driver?
If both 18's and 29's can be used at same time
I'm guessing I can use one or two of the higher voltage 5,000K which have higher output?
I have one of the epileds "30W" full spectrum. Never used it. Spec's say 30-36 volts, 1.05 A current - I don't have to use it, but wondering if it can be included on the string.
I may have garden vegetable seedlings on one side of the cabinet, and if I happen to want to flower, will use half of the cabinet. Like I said, I do know how to grow plants and am aware of the compromises. Would just be growing for high CBD strain and have low personal use requirements which I can supplement with "regular" herb. For that reason I could go as low as somewhere in the 2700K range for "flower" side.
Here is the grow cabinet (I have four sets of shelves, the others are for tools and general household storage, this one is in the middle so should be more discreet - just another cabinet, no?), each shelf is 17" if I remember right. They were sturdy shelves made back in the day when 3/4" plywood really was 3/4". I put a back on one of them, and made cabinet doors for a couple, a lock on one of them, sliding bolts allow access to all other doors once the key lock door is opened. There is room for seedlings on the left, right side currently has a cutout for one flood / drain tray. The cutout is in a piece of 1/2" plywood with a polyethylene cover. I can change that piece as needed - add more drain trays, change sizes or remove completely for soil. Reservoir has 27 gallon capacity, but can't be filled all the way in current configuration. There are a few CFL's keeping things alive currently. Can't justify the 600W HPS / MH conversion bulb for lettuce. The cutout shelves create shadow areas but figure they might be a good place to put lower intensity bars of red / blue / white to keep the bottoms of the plants producing.
And since everyone would rather be reading about herb other than lettuce and basil... here is a little bit of medicine
I like the Colombian Gold and Flo, 303 Kush I usually fall asleep on but usually enjoyable. Grape Krush works fast, BB Cheese makes me forget my name and the Nepal hybrid is just too strong for my taste. The patches help, but are too expensive.
Oh, thanks for the advice on the Vero's
