DJ’s 2x2.5 LED Shenanigans

djwimbo

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A couple of the 100w.qb would give me a total of 400w. In the new tent might be better ???
I won’t talk you out of the QB’s, I am happy with my experience thus far.
They do make like 50W COBs you could mount around it too, kinda like an array. Think like 4x Optic 1 (54W) mounted around the corners of your current main light. Then you’d be sticking with COBs all around and be able to maintain the same light spacing(from the plant) for all the lights... just more lights means more wires and hangars.
 

horribleherk

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I won’t talk you out of the QB’s, I am happy with my experience thus far.
They do make like 50W COBs you could mount around it too, kinda like an array. Think like 4x Optic 1 (54W) mounted around the corners of your current main light. Then you’d be sticking with COBs all around and be able to maintain the same light spacing(from the plant) for all the lights... just more lights means more wires and hangars.
I'm gonna set the tent up my CLW light uses osram diodes I'm gonna keep an open mind & getting another identical light & doubling up might work better this CLW light would rock a 2x2 tent what you said about hangars & wiring is very true
 

djwimbo

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End of Week 11.

Transplanted into final pot.
I picked up a 7gal, but when I mixed up the soil I had enough for the 10gal... so it’s in the 10gal.

Ocean Forest + Perlite + GreatWhite
Watered/fed at 1300ppm yesterday w/ transplant, BigBloom+GrowBig+CalMag, 6.1pH

Scrog net/s in, I did remove the steel ring, I have mixed thoughts on that, but it’s out now.

One more week to flip!!

Wife says, “I swear to god you’re emotionally cheating on me with her(Letty).”

Picked up TigerBloom this week too.

I was hoping the root ball would have been a bit more robust, but it wasn’t terrible or unhealthy looking.

EDIT: Area51 light is in, it’s 18” off the main canopy. The second/top net is 27” from the floor. I got a bigger drain tray and stand, I think it’s 18-18.5” diameter
 

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djwimbo

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Almost done with week 12...

Fed and defoliated yesterday.
1800ppm, 6.0pH, BB+GB+CM

Today is 15:9, tomorrow is 13:11, I got lazy on the lose an hour per day thing. Sunday will be the first 12:12 day. It’ll probably be like 11:50/12:10, but that’s just me being overly picky.

New growth has been looking good, cal-mag issues seem to be handled.

Tomorrow the reds get turned on, but it stays at 18” from canopy most of the day. Right before lights out I’ll drop it to 12-14” for flowering.
 

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djwimbo

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End of Week 12!!

We made it through Veg.

... I forgot I’m going camping this weekend, sooo I guess technically today is Day 1 of flower, because I won’t be around late enough to make this the 13hr day I had planned. They should have enough water/food to last to Monday night when I’ll be back(it’s Saturday right now).

White+Red is on, all 155W CREE XP... go baby go.

70ish days to crop. I have no idea what to expect at this point. Plant is 27” tall from the floor, and there’s a tray and a riser in there. She basically takes up an honest 24x24”, so there’s some gap on either side of that to the tents 32x24”. I have plenty of height to go, only thing I’m worried about is the depth of penetration of the lamp. Since it’s a Sativa she has the potential to stretch a LOT. I don’t know if it’ll shoot up one, two, or more feet,.. I’m hoping for less than two. Otherwise I might have to get some additional light down low. I love LEDs, but intensity at 2ft on 5-7yr old tech leaves something to be desired.

I still intend on defoliating more than it shows in this pic, I just set the timer and the light, then had to run out for camp-prep stuff.
 

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djwimbo

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Day 1, Week 3 of Flower, Week 15 Total;

So far doing well.
Had a couple leaves on the most rigorous branches had some Cal/Mag deficiency, but it’s the flower stretch so I guess it makes sense, but it’s not showing that many places. When I fed, I gave it twice the recommended amount of Cal-Mag per gallon(I put in 10mL/gal).

Smell is starting to develop.

That itty bitty little branch down low I’m keeping for spite really should get nipped. There’s even branches in the bush right now I should trim. I’ll make my final decision next weekend(end of week 3 defoliation).

Basically feeding twice a week now. Been sticking to about 1900-1925ppm, with the extra CalMag.
 

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djwimbo

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End of week 3 flower, week 15 overall.

She got a little stressed with the last push of stretch, I think she’s done stretching now.

Smell is intensifying.

She’s about to get defoliated for the last time. Should give a better idea of potential output too, I’m not making any bets, but I like what I see so far.
 

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djwimbo

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I disconnected the scrog net from the poles and got almost all the way done with trimming.
Lots of little stuff got lollipopped.
I ran out of time and the light turned off, so I snapped a quick pic and shut the tent.
Plant had been rotated, so it’s not “clocked” the exact same orientation as the rest of the grow, but should be when I finish tomorrow.
There’s a pic of halfway done and you can see the difference left to right on light penetration.
 

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djwimbo

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Day 1 of Week 4 Flower, Week 16 overall:

Finished defoliating today, rearranged the scrog net and added another.

LOTS of leaves and little stuff came off.
Safe to say there’s a lot better light penetration this way.

My first grow with this light showed me the main area of the light concentration is 12-18”, so I rearranged it so that all the buds are within 18” of the panel. For reference the meter-on-a-stick is 11.5” from the panel(I meant for it to be 12” gauge, but I forgot about the shepherds hook when I measured... oops, anyways, it’s a good idea of the “12-inch-ish” mark from the light).
 

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djwimbo

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Looks like I left y’all hangin there for a bit.

Update... Day 1 of ... uhh, 7!
Four weeks to go!

She’s doing things, slowly, but things are happening.

I’ll be honest, I was expecting more stretch.

Looks pretty good though, not a perfect run, but pretty healthy and coming along.

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djwimbo

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Soooo, it’s chop week.
Two days of darkness, and started cutting last night. I was worried RH got too low during that two day period, but I think we’ll be ok.

I grabbed some of those humidity meters you can put in the jars, and I think that was the right method for me.

Fortunately all the pre-trimming has been super beneficial. The final trim is super fast and way less annoying.

The citrus-y smell of the “lemon” is coming through well. I’m excited to try it once it’s had some time to cure.

I have the beans for the next run. Couple things will be different for sure. For starters, I got the beans from a guy I know... I’m pretty confident they’re not feminized. So, I will pop a few, wait for sexes to show, then clone a handful for that guy. I have another friend that wants clones too, so I guess I’m buying or building a cloner. Once those two people have healthy clones, then I can flower out whatever I want of that strain/mother/clones.

... drumroll please.

The next round is Grand Daddy Purp(GDP).

If that goes well, there’s two more strains lined up for me with feminized seeds from Amsterdam!
When we get there I’ll let you know the strains... one project at a time.

Anyways, I don’t want to guess, I feel like that would potentially leave me disappointed. BUT, I still think this is about a “4 zip” plant, maybe rounding up would get me to that 5, but I don’t fudge numbers.

Happy growing, I’ll report back when there’s progress worth mentioning.
 

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djwimbo

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Looks like next beans get popped Nov 24-25ish.
I try to stick by New Moon cycles, which is the 26th, and seeds are 1-2 days ahead of that.
Gives me a week to move everything around that I want to, re-clean everything, and get ready.
 

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