x9 Jolly Pond Farm's VAGhan Marmalade - 4x4x7 w/ 730w+ LED

Hello, from Virginia and have been growing weed for just about 20yrs now. Never with anything nice, this is by far my nicest and biggest setup. I'll keep it short and just let yall know what's what and let the videos do the talking!

Growing Medium:
- 3/4 Happy Frog Soil
- 1/4 Organic Perlite
- About 1/4 cup of slow release Tomato-Tone Organic Fertilizer per 2 gallons of soil
- Fox Farms Trio (Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom)
- Clones being cloned in Root Riot Cubes with Clone X Rooting Hormone, in a Humidity Dome

Strain:
I have 9 Feminized Vaghan Marmalade plants, from a Breeder in VA called Jolly Pond Farm's. Four are in airpots and the other five are in my homemade airpot/grow bags. VA Marmalade is a mix of the one and only sought after Virginia Ghani crossed w/ Limetta Marmalade (if I'm not mistaken). They're going to be monsters, as I plan to veg these out for as long as possible, to fill my tent - which is...

Setup:
- Vivosun 4x4x7ft Grow Tent
- RDJ Bouns Growline 730w Full Spectrum LED
- Fluence Spydr 2i 631w LED
- AC Infinity 6" inline duct fan, as the exhaust, with controller.
- 6" inline duct fan, as an intake (coming from outside winter air) for any cooling purposes
- Lots of in tent fans
- HEPA standalone Air Filter
- Small heater and small humidifier
- InkBird Temp and Humidity controllers/thermostats, to keep all of this madness in check!

So, that's that! Now, I'm obviously not using both of these massive lights at once. But I have both at my disposal, as I had already purchased the RDJ, when the guy offered me a deal on the Fluence that was absolutely impossible to refuse!

These plants started out under a cheap White Rose 200w LED QB, in a small 2x4ft tent. I quickly found out that these plants would need a lot more.. lol. I've made two journal videos so far and I'll be posting them here, along with photos, as the grow progresses.

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So I'm trying to find a good far red/IR supplement light for my upcoming bloom, as that seems to be the only place this RDJ is lacking. I think it's called the emerson effect. I just don't know how many watts to get for this size tent and 730w!

I plan to get the 4 bar AC Infinity UV supplement lights and put one on each vertical pole in my tent as well, so UV is covered. I just need to install a "bloom booster" of sorts!

I plan to throw these hoes in flower as soon as this poor auto finishes. It's been through everything there's to go through though, its quite a sad lil plant. This has been a big learning curve with using LEDS. Not to mention I had no idea this was an auto and have neglected it fromthe beginning, because it was a bag seed... I started it in a cloth type pot and it got root bound right as it showed its preflowers and started its stretch. So it got roots ripped off of it transplanting during that and it's just now semi recovering. Then, today, I realize the biggest plant and the autos leaf tips were bleaching, i had the light waaaay too low. This has kinda been a shit show from the beginning, switching lights, switching tents, dialing in one thing and then another, etc.

I received my Fluence 630w light today and my plan is to use the RDJ throughout veg and finishing this auto, then switch to the Fluence for flower and from here on out! That's the last change this tent will see for a long time. The Fluence is a beautiful light and stole my heart immediately. I'm going to return the RDJ, get my $350 back. Lol. The Fluence is plenty after seeing it and playing with it and I could use some recoup money. Ha!

I got the IR/UV Supplement lights today from Mars Hydro and they're installed and running. We'll see if they help or worsen this craziness! I figure the sun and HIDS put it out, LEDS should too damnit. I've got the two smaller clones finally catching in their new pots, I've done a few more toppings and more tying down to each smaller plant, and the biggest "mother plant" is looking droopy and stressed. I def had the light too low.....

I'll get this sucker dialed in eventually and get this absolute forest thrown into flower!!!!

(I don't know why it won't upload all of my photos, I'm not messing with it. Ya get what ya get! Lol. I'll make a video tomorrow...)

A lil journal update as promised...

Fluence light is up and running!

Man, these plants have really responded to this light. Absolutely crazy! Things are aboit to get interesting... a lil clip before some defoliation and tying down!


Also, some measurements from my light at the plants canopy. I've since lowered it to only 18hrs a day of lights on, to get it all in spec!