120W LED + Rainforest 66 + Papaya

[206]

Don't have much time to write or reply tonight just wanted to post some quick pics. Will update later or tomorrow.

Last pic shows the lone ball among all the bud sites

 

[haikubutthead]

206 what are the lumens on the 120W light? I tried to find out by looking on the internet but they only said vague advertising garble. How much square footage you figure the light covers? Thanks and good work.

 

[206]

206 what are the lumens on the 120W light? I tried to find out by looking on the internet but they only said vague advertising garble. How much square footage you figure the light covers? Thanks and good work.

I have no idea about the lumen output. I suppose you could find what a 1w bridgelux puts out and 120x it for a ballpark. It has a very wide coverage area, enough for a 48x48 tent or larger.

Forgot to mention earlier that I got the AN big bud and raised ppm to 950. This stuff looks pretty awesome.

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

thats looks good that was all done under led lighting ...with a rainforest? lol that is good shit

 

[206]

thats looks good that was all done under led lighting ...with a rainforest? lol that is good shit

Thanks and yeah 100% LED & Rainforest since seed.

Unfortunately I noticed another ball on papaya this morning so I carefully cut them both off with a razor and stored in a zip lock for future use.

The good news is that all the bud sites really opened up overnight and showed a lot of new growth. I don't know if this was from the AN big bud or was just bound to happen soon but either way I'm happy.

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

yea that is pretty cool how the pics come out with those leds on ...lol space weed

 

[1982grower]

doktor- weird you said unless they turn out mostly female. not many know that. and yah def they would be crappy prob if most turned female. but maybe youd get lucky and get fem seeds. you can make them yourself but it takes luck and several generations. not that ive done it. but apperently they use a mild acid on a vigorous female to stress it into producing male flowers then return it to acid free res and the seeds can be fem. but difficult.
206- i was looking at my plants and started thinking they would be great for your setup. actually my 2 largest plants would fit in your round table and grow to full size perfectly. average size of my plants is about 10 inches height and 7 or so diameter. the quality of the smoke is actually amazing. i was expecting little resin and for it to look like dirty outdoor. i was surprised by the resin and looks and smell. and funny i'm thinking about papaya but am a little scared about the germ rate. plus you can let me know how it is after. but dont let anyone say lowryder 2 is a weak strain. excellent strain.

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

here is my rainforest i use it to get veg plants ready to go straight to bloom room either in buckets when i use the 6 inch net pots or i have just gotten a new insert set that allows 6 site of 2 inch net pots that i plan to veg tall enough to go straight to a coir pot and go right to bloom ...until i can build me an aeroponic bloom system anyways here is the stuff o and ther is a pic of one of my mother plants in a bucket system

 

[206]

here is my rainforest i use it to get veg plants ready to go straight to bloom room either in buckets when i use the 6 inch net pots or i have just gotten a new insert set that allows 6 site of 2 inch net pots that i plan to veg tall enough to go straight to a coir pot and go right to bloom ...until i can build me an aeroponic bloom system anyways here is the stuff o and ther is a pic of one of my mother plants in a bucket system

Nice looking setup! I really like the 6x2" sites on a single lid that is a great idea. Have you considered adding an airstone to the RF?

the quality of the smoke is actually amazing. i was expecting little resin and for it to look like dirty outdoor. i was surprised by the resin and looks and smell. and funny i'm thinking about papaya but am a little scared about the germ rate. plus you can let me know how it is after. but dont let anyone say lowryder 2 is a weak strain. excellent strain.

That is great about your lowryder, I will have to consider growing some of that in the near future.

Here are some updated pics, currently 15 days into 12/12. (I turned them on 4/20 so even when I'm stoned its easy to remember)

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

yea definetely airstone i dont use one till mother plants in ther get a little bigger and roots start to really hang in water i am tryin the new method of using my rainforest to get plants ready for bloom ...i have all kinds of trouble tryin to get clones to start growin right after they get roots ...but in rainforest it is like all i have to do is put em in ther and turn it on ....i root my clones in rockwool and seems to transplant to rainforest np

and the 6inch net pots work great to transplant right into a bucket system and start bloom cycle i have had much success with that

so i am taking out plants from rainforest before they get too big so i really dont use an airstone ...but would if i had blooming plants in ther

 

[206]

I've got clones...all 5 cuttings in the aerocloner had visible roots this morning! These are my first clones ever so its pretty cool. For some reason one of the papaya clones has 5x the root development of the other 4 clones (2 papaya & 2 thai s-skunk).

The main stem/cola on papaya just keeps growing during the night. Today I had to re-mount the 120w to project nearly sideways because of the growth.

 

[PhoenixFox]

really quick...but I thought i'd ask what kind of tds meter you use and if it works pretty well for you. i dont want to copy, but I'm gonna end up using your journal as a somewhat guideline later when I can legally have my own.

 

[206]

I use a hanna 98129 here is the link: http://www.hannainst.com/USA/prods2.cfm?id=002003

So far it has been great, its only off by 0.02-0.03 when I calibrate every couple weeks. That is cool you are considering a similar setup, be sure to let me know how it turns out.

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

yea rainforest is sick unit i really like it and would suggest to anyone .....kinda like a set it and forget it type of thing

 

[206]

Today I cut down the thai s-skunk, leaving only the papaya monster in the rainforest. It was a perfectly healthy plant but the genetics just didn't match my current setup or future plans so it had to go.

 

[doktorgreenthumb420]

yea does that mean you have more room in ther now ?

 

[HydroClosetGrower]

hey 206, really nice setup. i really like the idea of leds and would get a unit if i had the $$ and the setup for it. i like the lights bein more efficient and not wasting electricity on all that heat output. ill be watchin this grow. i was really interested in your first grow b/c its pretty much what i'm doin now (cfl's and y-splitters!!). i wanted to see what kinda crop u got from that, but i guess u put em outside. keep up the good grow

 

[brutalbuds]

lookin sexay!

 

[206]

Thanks guys. I took some new pics of the bud sites this morning, the pistils have really shot out as you can see in pic 1. Each pic shows a different area all are either side branch or main stem.

This is currently day 17 of flowering.

 

[s.mills]

Hey brew she's looking real nice. Keep up the good work. Do you think flowering with LED's will change the flowering time at all? ya know longer or shorter?

keep up the good work