xtsho
Well-Known Member
I could care less about numbers, heat sinks, drivers, etc... I'm well versed in technology and electronics and what I don't know I can teach myself extremely fast. This entire LED vs HID is frankly just plain stupid. Some of us don't care. I grow with HID's. I grow great weed. Growing is a hobby. I grow because it's an outlet away from technology. It's like getting my hands dirty and getting back to the basics of life. I also grow a vegetable garden every year for the same reason. I grow flowers as well because they're beautiful to look at. If I could grow indoors without lights I would but I can't. So I use the lights I have and am not interested in turning the pleasure of growing into some project with soldering irons and schematics.
I use an HO T5 that I've had for years and a 600 watt HPS. I'm very happy with the results. I also use the simplest fertilizer there is. It provides everything a plant needs and they seem to be very happy with it. People get too wrapped up with shiny objects. The latest twenty bottles of nutes, The latest pollen chucked strain for $20 a seed. The latest light. But they forget about the growing. When you sprout a seed you bring a living thing into the world. Watching it grow is more important to me than what kind of light it was grown under.
I've seen grows from people using the latest expensive LED lights and fancy nutes. Many are making posts asking for help with whats wrong with their plants. Those are typically the ones that brag about their lights and make fun of the people using HID's. I also see grows from people that actually "Grow" killing it under LED's with absolute fire. They don't care what light someone else is using. They care about growing. There are many great people out there.
What are you growing for? Think about it.
I know why I grow and I'm happy doing it. That's all that matters.
Best light? The one that I'm using.
Now I'm going to smoke some Panama I grew, listen to some music, and then wake my lady up and have some fun. You can continue arguing about lights. But think about if it's worth the time.
I use an HO T5 that I've had for years and a 600 watt HPS. I'm very happy with the results. I also use the simplest fertilizer there is. It provides everything a plant needs and they seem to be very happy with it. People get too wrapped up with shiny objects. The latest twenty bottles of nutes, The latest pollen chucked strain for $20 a seed. The latest light. But they forget about the growing. When you sprout a seed you bring a living thing into the world. Watching it grow is more important to me than what kind of light it was grown under.
I've seen grows from people using the latest expensive LED lights and fancy nutes. Many are making posts asking for help with whats wrong with their plants. Those are typically the ones that brag about their lights and make fun of the people using HID's. I also see grows from people that actually "Grow" killing it under LED's with absolute fire. They don't care what light someone else is using. They care about growing. There are many great people out there.
What are you growing for? Think about it.
I know why I grow and I'm happy doing it. That's all that matters.
Best light? The one that I'm using.
Now I'm going to smoke some Panama I grew, listen to some music, and then wake my lady up and have some fun. You can continue arguing about lights. But think about if it's worth the time.
