New grower second grow

mrnmrsleon · July 17, 2021, 2:44am

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 3:00am

Feel it right after your done watering than each day pick it up and feel the weght that way you can judge how much they are drinking when it get light it needs watering again but don’t let it go completely dry after a couple waterings you’ll get the feel of it and go awe I see

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 3:01am

What are u using for feeding

mrnmrsleon · July 17, 2021, 3:13am

I was using one table spoon of molasses to a gallon but the leaves started to curl upward so my wife said just water for the moment so water for now…

treetrunks · July 17, 2021, 3:23am

Are you able to post a link to the light?

mrnmrsleon · July 17, 2021, 4:27am

I have 2 of them and a full spectrum grow light from Walmart too…and been using them since germination

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:38am

I went on Amazon and couldn’t find it there so I did a web search and these are the first ones I got the did me pretty good for a first grow

It’s also my first grow with the quantum boards so we will see

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:39am

No you want at least led

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:43am

When you order a meter get a combo either ph&ppm or ph&tds or ph&ec that way you will at least no what amount of desolveable solids there are in your Tap water. How are you ph’ ing your water when you feed now???

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:50am

We arnt looking at lumens so much as we won’t to see watts and ppfd values

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:52am

You need at least a par value of 560 and up at the correct distance is what make photosynthesis happen in other words makes it grow. Yes the lights you are looking at will grow a plant but when you go to flower is when the light is most important as far as output. And the 1200 watt light you are looking at what is the actual power draw not the voltage

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:56am

Like this light here say it’s a 1500 but it’s real pulling 280watts witch is pretty good

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 4:58am

Remember just because it says 1200 it isn’t that

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 5:02am

Like this says 1200 but it is really only 280 watts

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treetrunks · July 17, 2021, 5:05am

Alot of higher end LEDs will be DLC listed as well they do independent tests to verify the lights specs https://www.designlights.org/

mrnmrsleon · July 17, 2021, 5:14am

Ok @cosmo so I’m just gonna order that one how would my yield be if bought that one should work pretty good for 2-3 plants in a 3x3 area?

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 5:20am

Witch one are you getting

mrnmrsleon · July 17, 2021, 5:22am

The one in the pic u sent me…

cosmo · July 17, 2021, 5:22am

Also get what you can afford don’t go into debt or anything I sure did I probably have $3000.00 into it

treetrunks · July 17, 2021, 5:30am

I’d recommend one with a more natural light spectrum if possible, it makes it easier to diagnose any potential plant/pest problems early on