A Turkey In The Hay 🦃

[Beachwalker]

I've been using this SF600 and it works greatView attachment 85768

Thanks, I know you like the spider farmers, I've read your thread.

I'll definitely check them out when I purchase something for my 4x4

 

[Pipecarver]

They sponsored me for a while and gave me most of the lights and 2 tents, I wouldn't support them if I didn't like them though. Everything still works and its been about 5 years with their stuff and its grown some great weed so ya, big fan. I did buy their hat but it was a bit too small for my fat head so I gave it to my son...who lost it...lol and I bought their Glow 40's far red lights

 

[Beachwalker]

These are only 18 in LEDs and only two of them but they have a better spectrum, but I don't really know if I need the red spectrum just to start seeds?

Plus with the 4pack the other two I could use in the garage, one over my workbench the other over my toolbox

 

[Beachwalker]

Or maybe something old school like this I could use one to start seeds, two if I have to hold the seedlings for a little while to let the flowering plants finish and I could use the other two out in the garage, these Im familiar with. View attachment 85761

Thanks for all the input, I ended up going with the fluorescent 4 pack

 

[steamroller]

Thanks for all the input, I ended up going with the fluorescent 4 pack

I think they will be just what you need for veg and maybe even a little free heat for this time of year.

 

[Beachwalker]

I think they will be just what you need for veg and maybe even a little free heat for this time of year.

Yeah they'll be fine, I used to use t2's back in the 80s to start my seedlings & early veg too, so these are basically the same as t2s, plus I got a couple extra I can put out in the garage over my workbench

 

[Zen_seeker]

Something like this, just to pop seeds and hold them for a week or so till tent is open.

Not looking for cheap, just this style for my specific applicationView attachment 85759

I use a small 100w quantum board. It’s lowest setting at this hight is 5200 LUX which is good for starting seedlings/clones.


Small T5’s are popular choices too.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Hey, I'm a fan of the Spiderfarmer stuff, I have 5 of their lights and 2 tents. I have 2 -SE3000 & 1 G3000 I can't tell the difference between plants grown under 1 or the other. The G series are a bit cheaper but as far as I can see they perform the same.

I'm vegging now under their 74w SF600 up to about 5 weeks then they need more light or need to be flipped
then there's this in Canadian dollars
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That’s a nice looking setup. Like that it’s on wheels and can be tucked away in a corner.

 

[Beachwalker]

That’s a nice looking setup. Like that it’s on wheels and can be tucked away in a corner.

Ya that is nice!

 

[Chemistry]

I used a twenty four inch double fluorescent with day time tubes for vegging for years with no ill effect, the tubes are better these days as they have changed the gas in the tubes for some thing better.

 

[Beachwalker]

Update: before I forget

Flushed with 6.8 / 100 PPM

Runoff was 6.6 / 440 PPM (in both readings)

The only problem I see is these piss poor genetics

Upped the food to 650ppm

This is just for me for a reminder, this was when the phosphorus issue showed up and apparently I was already watering at 650, I think I drop back to 600

normally I write everything down on a clipboard including the results from the flush I do every third watering, but I gave up on these so I'm depending on my updates

 

[Beachwalker]

I used a twenty four inch double fluorescent with day time tubes for vegging for years with no ill effect, the tubes are better these days as they have changed the gas in the tubes for some thing better.

Same here used them for a decade with great success, they were great to start seeds and maybe for the first couple weeks and that's all I'm looking for here

I do really like that little roll-about cart that pipecarver posted but that's more than I need, I just need one tray on my shelf ...at least for now

 

[Beachwalker]

So I upped the feed to 700 PPM at 6.8 pH

I'm getting more lower leaf drop than I like at this point in flowering but considering the runoff is spot on every time I check it I've got to attribute it to being underfed

I just smoked the last of my Christmas hash, probably press more this evening cuz I'm not going back to smoking joints, I can't I won't!

I wasn't kidding about being a month In Bloom and have zero scent from these plants, here's my new filter still in the box (just noticed the light is crooked)

 

[Zen_seeker]

I’m often bumping my head on a light. To the point I now keep a bubble level for fence posts on top of one so I can correct it quickly.

 

[Beachwalker]

I’m often bumping my head on a light. To the point I now keep a bubble level for fence posts on top of one so I can correct it quickly.
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I like them level too! used to do that with a level back at the beach house, I've looked for my small level recently for something else, I thought it made the move here with my toolbox but I can't seem to find it?