More THC vicar?

Barking Mad

Barking Mad

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I was reading through a thread a couple of weeks ago and got into a discussion on light which came round to UVB or UV.

Somebody did some in depth research into THC and exactly what it's purpose is. Here's a link.
YouTube - THC, UVB and Me

As a result of this I have decided to experiment and add some UVB to one of my plants and see if I get any more trichs and stronger bud where the UVB light is concentrated.

I will post the pics shortly, I am having trouble uploading ATM

OK here's the pics.
 
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Barking Mad

Barking Mad

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Its a 5.0 UVB reptile light I had for an Indian Star tortoise.

Edit: Did you watch the youtube video in the opening comment?
He does go on a bit in the middle but eventually gets round to
saying someone did a grow with it and thought it helped. there
was reportedly a lot of trics but I don't think it broke any records but it won't hurt to find out.
UVB can not hurt plants in small doses.(to the best of my knowledge)
 
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Barking Mad

Barking Mad

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No not at all. They are cooler than 40w fluoros you just have to be careful with the metal ends, they can burn a leaf.
 
Barking Mad

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It's early days still and I don't really expect to see any effect until the trics start developing which is what, about 5 or 6 weeks into flowering? I don't have a clue.

Where the light is on the plant there is a lot of bud development and the plant itself has much better developed buds than the other plants but, I picked a healthy subject so this could just be natural.

It will take more than one grow before any results can be credited to the light. It is exciting though I guess as you just don't know what, if anything, will happen.

Wow I'm a pioneer, how about that????:hump::hump:

Anyway here are some pics.

I am starting with a shot from above. I am trying to concentrate the light on the top bud and the one on the right as you look at the picture.


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Here is a close up of the right hand bud situated lower down.


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In this picture I have highlighted the bud for you.


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This picture is the bud growing on the opposite side of the plant, it is
getting more of the HPS but less of the UVB,


I didn't get the same sort of close up but you can still see it is a bit smaller than the other side.
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The bud pictured above is on the left of the plant as you look at it,
the UVB is on the right.



More of the HPS gets to the left hand side as the plant stands just to the right of the light from this camera angle.
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This is a full shot of Biga. The label on the pot is what I use for a marker to place my UVB light.



She's a lovely plant.
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This picture is focusing on the top of Biga and where her main cola is starting to develop


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Here are some pictures of Charly, these are for gratification as much as comparison lol



Man I love how this plant has spread out.
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So far Charlys bud sites are less developed and further apart than Bigas,


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Cannabis plants have a beauty that is easy to see and understand.
This is Charlys top.


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I will give it a week and take some more shots, updates on the whole grow are/will be in my journal.

Feel free to comment either on here or there.

Thanks for the support everybody. I hope this turns out to be worth while but, it's not hard just to put a light in front of a plant so, no biggie if it doesn't work.bongsmiliebongsmilie Two of those and everythings cool again. hahaha:mrgreen::mrgreen:
Either way, it has been, and will have been, fun finding out..
 
GrowTech

GrowTech

stays relevant.
Barking Mad said:
I was reading through a thread a couple of weeks ago and got into a discussion on light which came round to UVB or UV.

Somebody did some in depth research into THC and exactly what it's purpose is. Here's a link.
YouTube - THC, UVB and Me

As a result of this I have decided to experiment and add some UVB to one of my plants and see if I get any more trichs and stronger bud where the UVB light is concentrated.

I will post the pics shortly, I am having trouble uploading ATM

OK here's the pics.
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i knew there was a reason your name is barking mad :mrgreen:
 
Barking Mad

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GrowTech said:
i knew there was a reason your name is barking mad :mrgreen:
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LOL there are a few reasons, one being that I grew up in Barking, East London another is due to the fact I am completely Mad.

Welcome aboard grow-tech. By the way, I love the live cam in your journal, very impressive.

I am watching your grow with interest.
It's pretty obvious you know what you are doing and I'm sure I will learn a few things from watching your grow.

Edit: I recommend readers visit grow techs journal, not because it's any good, I'm just hoping he'll give me a +rep for the plug!!!!! hahaha :mrgreen:
 
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SHIZI

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whats up BM.... I am very interested in this thread. I am too about to experiment with my repti-glow in mid august....i will be posting my own grow journal by then as well,....Best of luck to you, i will check this regularly.....
 
Barking Mad

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SHIZI said:
whats up BM.... I am very interested in this thread. I am too about to experiment with my repti-glow in mid august....i will be posting my own grow journal by then as well,....Best of luck to you, i will check this regularly.....
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Thanks.leave a link on here when you start your grow.
To be honest I can not see any advantage as yet.
I will be posting more in a minute.

Thanks for stopping by.
 
Barking Mad

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Well, this thread is focusing on trics THC and potency.
So step 1, trics.
They are now starting to develop on the small leaves around the bud.
I can't tell you which picture comes from which plant but the site closest to the UVB does not have more trics than all the other sites.
It is better than some but not as good as others. I think Ivy has the most trics at the moment but there isn't any great difference from one plant to another.

Of course, it could just be the potency that is improved (if anything) by this UVB experiment. If so, then it will be a couple of months before I or anyone else knows if this is worth doing.

My honest opinion is that this must have been tested in the 60s & 70s when there were universities doing grows and if it worked, we would all be doing it now.
It does add an interesting angle to the grow though,


The strain I am growing is supposed to have a high tric count anyway but so far I don;t think they are any different to other grows.

Here's a couple of pics.




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Barking Mad

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Sorry it has taken so long to update this expo thread but, I have had a few probs including what looks like thrips or spidermites. The bugs look more like thrips but the leaf damage is typical of spidermites.
Still, I have got some organic insecticide which will take care of both.

Anyway, back to the matter in hand.
Here are a few pics of the plant and areas of it under the UVB light.

This is the whole plant.


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Here is one of the side buds close to the lamp.



Below is the same bud without the gold effect.


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These are two colas that are close to the light.


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These two (below) are the other side of the light but the same side of the plant.

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These are on the other side of the plant.

And so are these.





There does not seem to be quite as much growth on this side but I don't think there is much difference in the trics.
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As you can see, there is plenty of growth along the top cola.
Much more than the other plants, but it seems to be all over Biga and not just the side with the UVB.
Does this mean that the whole plant reacts to the UVB and not just the individual areas that it is concentrated on or...
Is it just that this is the best developing plant of the three.
Biga is no longer as tall as the other two but, has definitely developed
bigger and better bud sites.
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The idea of this experiment is to see if the UVB develops the trics more and/or adds potency to the bud.
So far I would say that Ivy has the better trics although Biga is beating them all with bud mass.

This is Ivy.


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It's all early days still, nothing is at all conclusive and my observations are just that.
So far, if I was pushed for an answer, I would say that I have no proof that UVB helps the plant with any development, but it certainly does not hinder the plant in any way.


Stay tuned........
Oh, and once again, sorry for the delay.
 
blazin waffles

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Barking Mad said:
Sorry it has taken so long to update this expo thread but, I have had a few probs including what looks like thrips or spidermites. The bugs look more like thrips but the leaf damage is typical of spidermites.
Still, I have got some organic insecticide which will take care of both.

Anyway, back to the matter in hand.
Here are a few pics of the plant and areas of it under the UVB light.

This is the whole plant.


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Here is one of the side buds close to the lamp.



Below is the same bud without the gold effect.


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These are two colas that are close to the light.


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These two (below) are the other side of the light but the same side of the plant.

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These are on the other side of the plant.

And so are these.





There does not seem to be quite as much growth on this side but I don't think there is much difference in the trics.
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As you can see, there is plenty of growth along the top cola.
Much more than the other plants, but it seems to be all over Biga and not just the side with the UVB.
Does this mean that the whole plant reacts to the UVB and not just the individual areas that it is concentrated on or...
Is it just that this is the best developing plant of the three.
Biga is no longer as tall as the other two but, has definitely developed
bigger and better bud sites.
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The idea of this experiment is to see if the UVB develops the trics more and/or adds potency to the bud.
So far I would say that Ivy has the better trics although Biga is beating them all with bud mass.

This is Ivy.


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It's all early days still, nothing is at all conclusive and my observations are just that.
So far, if I was pushed for an answer, I would say that I have no proof that UVB helps the plant with any development, but it certainly does not hinder the plant in any way.


Stay tuned........
Oh, and once again, sorry for the delay.
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regardless of the UVB they look fuckin beautiful! ! ! ! ! How far alon in flowering are you, and what is the plant height?

:peace:~~~TLB~~~
 
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