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I got 121 gms dry trimmed bud from a reveg of Med-Man Blueberry Cheesecake, under a BML SPYDR 600, which is said to be 600w EQUIVALENT (actual ~ 340w). Last ~ 2weeks i added 2 @ 3ft BML flowering bars (@ ~ 80w) to the lower sides of the canopy

That's pretty good for Silver Skunk Bx1 Blueberry Cheesecake pheno (what it lacks in volume, it more than makes up for; it's a wonderful upbeat smoke), but I think there's a lot more to be had, just need a higher intensity light

I popped more SS Bx1 seeds about 5 weeks ago, in hopes of getting 2 of her evil twin sisters- Big Mex. I harvested ~ 250gms of BM while at the same time, getting 118gms from the initial BBCC harvest

This time I am using two 150w High Intensity panels specifically designed for mj, which provides a similar footprint, so although these panels will be giving up ~ 40w to the BML, but I think the high intensity, combined with clear secondary lenses, will more than make up for it

Time will tell

Plants are growing in my Mini-Me F & D, but will be in separate small totes, being fed from the same rez

Pic is of 7 plants that were vegging under a High Intensity 260w panel.

2 probable BM females are in the left tote

Will take 2 of the BBCC females and put them back under the SS 260, to see how it stacks up v the BML S600


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This morning I added both reds

Wondering whether it might be better to add one now, then the second one once buds set

Hmmmmmm

I decided to turn the red on over what appears to be Blueberry Cheesecake (Indica dom) of course the taller Big Mex will be getting some too

Seems to me the H connectors should be wider, to separate the panels ~ 2-3" more

Also, by only using one screw per panel (top screw) provides flexibility to tilt the panels for better canopy penetration

I pulled 2 more males this morning

Pretty sure there are 6 females left

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Buds are setting on the tops of the 3 plants (presumably Big Mex) in the left tote
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I remembered to start adding +Size
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I decided to flip only 1/2 of the red switches

Since BM stretches like a mofo, I flipped the red over the right tote, which has the presumably Blueberry Cheesecake- Indica Dom

Of course some reds will be splashing onto the BMs, too.
 
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Welcome Exp, and thanks for all you do!

I donated >500 seeds to help fund IC, how do I get Supporter status?

Should be a fun ride

I separated the 2 phenos this morning

I changed the BM light hours to 11/13

and flipped both reds on

BM (sats) remain under 2 SS 150s

Sat buds are setting now

I moved the 3 BBCC (Indica) to their own tent under SS 260, and reduced light hours to 10 on

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Due to not having all panels/tents at the beginning of this grow + finishing the BBCC reveg (found another nug and a small dried branch) I intentionally kept plants on a restricted diet (and small 4" net pots) to keep them small

Now that the gloves are off, I transferred the small net pots into larger net pots, and one plant into a larger net pot lid. Alas, that one I neglected to see it was in the small tote: the net pot lip was resting on the rim of the tote, preventing it from touching the bottom, and from getting fed. So, this morning I had a wilted plant. Quickly moved it to the wider tote. It should make a full recovery

Note the SS 260 is a Hi-Intensity LED panel, whereas Indicas are grown in softer light conditions, so I am keeping it much higher above the canopy

Also, I am anticipating having a Amare 300w COB panel by Thanksgiving. COB leds are not Hi-Intensity, and should be more suited for Indicas. Perhaps this is why BBCC did so well under the BML SPYDR with its' opaque diffusers

Photo update tomorrow
 
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Excellent. That's exactly what I was getting after. Much easier to view than the standard blue-purple-red washout of other LEDs.
 
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wildgrow said:
Excellent. That's exactly what I was getting after. Much easier to view than the standard blue-purple-red washout of other LEDs.
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Not only do they cause plant deficiencies and ultimately gene mutations, RB panels are also detrimental to human eye balls.
 
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Welcome Wildgrow. Spread the word

The wilted sat fully recovered

First pic is the 2 Big Mex females. The rest are BBCC

As I suspected one of the plants I had in the BM tent was a BBCC. She's now where she needs to be

Note the screen is for mosquito control

Little bastards get into the room and lay their eggs in either the rezes or the totes. I could seal both, but that means more work for adding/replenishing nutes

The BBCCs look terrific. Note the strong main stalks

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After reading Med-Mans tutorial, I went dark yesterday

Shooting for 36 hours dark, but since I already had some small buds I might flip later today, so they will get a few hours light before lights out

Be interesting to see what, if anything this does once some buds have set
 
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And we're back...

Lesson learned, the hard way, as always

Sats want a lot more red than provided by the SS 150s in veg mode only

The beauty of the SS panels is they can be either white, red/white, or red.

I will be running just red a few hours each morning to promote more growth and leaf development, then flip to RW

After taking pics, I added a second tote to the BBCC tent, and separated 4 plants into 2 each, but one is much fuller and will need its' own space soon

Also removed lower shade leafs

Hope to be receiving a new SS 300w panel in time to accommodate :artist:

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For me, using the Solar Specs has been quite the learning curve

Hope this helps others avoid my mistakes/missteps

Since turning the lights back on, the sats have turned the corner, but I doubt they will end up comparing to what I harvested under the SPYDR 600

Keeping them in small net pots early on seems to have Bonsaied them

Also, I had to keep them under the SS 260 along with 6 BBCCs for ~ 5 weeks

and the light was too intense to keep~ 20", 30" is more like it (until the dimmer version is available[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

and the Mg deficiency (now adding ~ 400ppm of Epsom salt)

Then I was giving the sats the whites only under the SS 150s, where they needed more reds

Since compensating by putting the sats under red only for ~ an hour at first light, and at the end of day,

followed by full spectrum for ~ 9 hours, they have started to re-energize, but they are not setting the world on fire

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Doing much better

The one on the right is the better of the 2

All new growth with no Mg deficiency

There are too many variables vs last grow under the BML SPYDR to pinpoint the cause of BM being so short

New lights with a lot more CW diodes (sats are red lovers), Mg deficiency due to higher intensity diodes, lower nutrient ppm

I increased nute strength closer to what I have done prior, and flipping one of the 150 panels to red only a few hours per day to increase stretch of new growth

Still adding 400ppm Mg + nutes @ ~ 600ppm + HR +Size flower amendment. Will drop Epsom ~ 300ppm next new batch

FYI, the BBCC is doing great under the SS 260

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Conversation with Amare Tech

Conversation with Amare Tech

I have been keeping Amare aware of my issues

He responded that he specifically chose the spectrums so sat growers could have ultimate control over stretch, which is especially important when tent height is an issue

However, he is increasing the amount of red diodes when using the veg light only :)
 
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Very informative PF. Hopefully more led growers come check this out.

I like the adjustability of the panel and your experimentation with how much of which and when. The info is useful regardless of a growers light source.

That's amazingly red. Kinda surprised your ladies aren't :dancer:

Looking good.
 
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