bartow
Well-Known Member
I have been using Chinese Blurples about like the ones in the Ebay ad below.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2Pack-Morsen-1000w-Full-Spectrum-Led-Grow-Light-Indoor-Hydroponic-Plant-Veg-Lamp/183722491156?hash=item2ac6b6bd14:g:V0MAAOSwgbVdIM90
My standard approach with emerging technology is to shoot no higher than 80% of state of the art.
Prior, I was using t5 CFLs and actually getting acceptable grows. Potency was always good although quantity was not optimum. Is there any improvement with cheap leds? Yes.
The vegetative cycle results have improved so much that I could use these lights for that indefinitely.
With the flowering cycle, quantity has almost tripled. The flowers are also more potent than with CFLs. There has been one possible imperfection. Far more fan leaves are dying prior to harvest. Since results have improved so much, worrying about that is a luxury. I have been told by someone who I believe knows, that my lights are to close. LEDs work better at 18" away than right next to the flowers. That seem to be helping.
Carl Jung once wrote. "Be ware of wisdom you haven't earned." That is why I do experiments rather than rely solely on others for advice.
Who should use Chinese blurples? Certainly no one who is in the running for grower of the year. Someone who is growing for home use, especially if commercial cannabis is cost prohibitive, will get result that are more than acceptable. These lights are much cheaper than T5 CFL fixtures plus bulbs and produce more and better cannabis with far less heat.
Up until recently CFLs have been part of the poor man's grow. They honestly do work well enough to produce good cannabis for personal use.
The new poor man's grow will be that of using Cheap LEDS. If the goal is to produce an abundant supply of usable cannabis, they do a more than adequate job at that.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2Pack-Morsen-1000w-Full-Spectrum-Led-Grow-Light-Indoor-Hydroponic-Plant-Veg-Lamp/183722491156?hash=item2ac6b6bd14:g:V0MAAOSwgbVdIM90
My standard approach with emerging technology is to shoot no higher than 80% of state of the art.
Prior, I was using t5 CFLs and actually getting acceptable grows. Potency was always good although quantity was not optimum. Is there any improvement with cheap leds? Yes.
The vegetative cycle results have improved so much that I could use these lights for that indefinitely.
With the flowering cycle, quantity has almost tripled. The flowers are also more potent than with CFLs. There has been one possible imperfection. Far more fan leaves are dying prior to harvest. Since results have improved so much, worrying about that is a luxury. I have been told by someone who I believe knows, that my lights are to close. LEDs work better at 18" away than right next to the flowers. That seem to be helping.
Carl Jung once wrote. "Be ware of wisdom you haven't earned." That is why I do experiments rather than rely solely on others for advice.
Who should use Chinese blurples? Certainly no one who is in the running for grower of the year. Someone who is growing for home use, especially if commercial cannabis is cost prohibitive, will get result that are more than acceptable. These lights are much cheaper than T5 CFL fixtures plus bulbs and produce more and better cannabis with far less heat.
Up until recently CFLs have been part of the poor man's grow. They honestly do work well enough to produce good cannabis for personal use.
The new poor man's grow will be that of using Cheap LEDS. If the goal is to produce an abundant supply of usable cannabis, they do a more than adequate job at that.
