UV-B 70W Metal Halide and 150W HPS Grow

[DiscoBiscuit]

Very interesting info. I'm sure the peeps in the IC 150w HPS Club and Resource Guide would love to see what yer up to.
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=20729

Drop by anytime.

 

[rrog]

I have to say, the UV bulbs might be good, but they have the WORST customer service of any company I have dealt with this year.

Dagon, are there any manufacturer markings on the bulb? Codes, logos, serial #s, anything?

 

[dagon420]

I've actually never had major problems with them. If you email the owner he usually takes care of things. The shipping manager is a little sketchy sometimes though.

Yea it says Mega Ray Metal Halide 70W.

 

[DIGITALHIPPY]

good job.

 

[yea BUDDY]

awesome! im loving the mixed spectrum. i hate it when people say its useless or a waste.

 

[dagon420]

*Update* Just vaped a bit of fresh bud off the widow two weeks early. Very energetic, racy, not heavy or too paranoid.

 

[rrog]

Very cool, Dagon. What will the total exposure time be overall? 4 weeks?

 

[dagon420]

6 weeks.

 

[rrog]

Cool. How many hours a day and how close to plants?

 

[dagon420]

12 hrs a day...UVB light is 2-3 inches from the plants.

 

[dagon420]

***UPDATE***

Here are the 4 clones vegging, and the WW grown from seed on the left.

A closeup of the WW

Here is the top cola of the Afghan x Mazar, currently in the 5th week of flowering. Notice something interesting: the flower on the top cola is extra wide. This is because the original flower got heat stress and so it grew another one!

And finally, a few tiny fresh flowers from the bottom of the AxM which I will be vaping very soon

 

[rrog]

Looking nice bro. Nice. Anything interesting in the way of UVB related observations?

What do you vape with?

 

[dagon420]

Its really hard to make any definitive conclusions without a control group. Also this is my first grow. I would be able to tell you more once the grow is finished and the buds are cured properly.

Using a Vaporbrothers Vaporbox. I will try smoking it normally too at some point when its dry and report back on the difference

 

[dagon420]

Vaped the AxM. Energetic, euphoric, mildly medicinal, definitely different from anything I've ever tried. Not a heavy mindfuck like most ''dro'' that I've smoked.

One possibility is that the THC content is really high due to the UVB. On the other hand, it could be that these effects are due to the fact that the plant is not cured, vaped, and/or the flowers are not mature enough yet.

Will have to wait until I can smoke it in a spliff to get a more definitive answer.

 

[rrog]

Vaping I have found is a lighter, headier, more thoughtful buzz, much as you describe. I wonder if that's what you're experiencing??

Certainly the trichs aren't amber yet, so the buzz would be more on the head than body side also