Update on 1st indoor grow.

[HydroKid239]

Here's my precious now. In a 2x4x6.5.
1x Philzon "Newest" 600 LED (Pulling 108W from wall)
2x Cheap Chinese QB's ($54 for both) Ad said 1500W.. I say they're bright AF.. but no way they are more than 100-150W each. (Naively thinking)
3 gal fabric pot w/Coco loco & FFOF mix 50/50 (No added perlite - only added bone meal to lower section of the pot during transplant.)
1x 6 in fan on left side of tent blowing down on far end of the canopy.. while I have a 28 inch tower fan oscillating on the right side of the tent.
Exhaust fan pulling from tent to carbon filter outside of tent / passive intake thru vents.

I LTS'd her to stay low. While the main top is 37 inches fron the base of the stem.. the majority of the canopy is at 21 inches from the pot.
The training has given me plenty of room to work with, but guessing a wider tent would have done me some sweet justice here on size.

I vegged for 8 weeks total due to the stunts in growth from topping and defoliation.

She's coming up on week 5 of flower. I also Have 4 clones in a 2x2. All taken from the plant in the 2x4.

Cloned using clone-x gel in root riot cubes (Placed clone in upside down to keep it above the puddle of water I left in the tray.) Cubes also soaked in PH'd water to 6.8 for 30 mins and squeezed out prior to placing clone in

Humidity dome used in a homemade clone box - 90qt clear storage bin lined with aluminum foil.
2 cheap grow light bars strapped to the inside of the lid to the bin and a regular heating pad set on low to keep the roots warm.
I got roots after 5 days on 2 of 4 clones.. the other 2 took 7 days. Then into solo cups til week 3.. too tall for the bin.. now they are in the tent.
two of them had mold on the roots when in the dome, I sprayed with an H202/water mix and left them in the dome for a 2 more days.

If you want to know anything else just ask.. comments welcomed as well as advice/guidance.

 

[Boatguy]

It is pretty apparent you need to get some good lighting in there. Looks like every other cheap amazon led grow light thread i have seen on here.
Do yourself a favor and buy a couple of good lights that can cover a 2x2. Lighting is more important than seeds or anything else. If you cant afford a decent led, get some hid in there

 

[HydroKid239]

It is pretty apparent you need to get some good lighting in there. Looks like every other cheap amazon led grow light thread i have seen on here.
Do yourself a favor and buy a couple of good lights that can cover a 2x2. Lighting is more important than seeds or anything else. If you cant afford a decent led, get some hid in there

the lighting in the 2x2 is the flash only
I lave the same Philzon light in the 2x2 and the 2x4.. but the 2x4 has a cheap QB on each side of the Philzon to cover the corners

 

[HydroKid239]

I have a spider farmer SP1000 coming soon and it's going in the 2x2... then moving the philzon light to the 2x4 and removing the cheap boards.

 

[HydroKid239]

here is what the lights look like.. and a better pic of the brightness shining in the tent.

 

[Boatguy]

You really need something that isnt blurple in there. Hid, led or whatever. Those purple lights always seem to produce plants like what you have in there.... If you had just bought some cheap hps, we wouldnt be having this conversation. Its either hid or expensive led. No cheap led is going to produce no matter how much we hope it will.
You have probably already overspent trying to make it better with more crappy leds. Dont go all in on a bad decision, the hole only gets deeper

 

[HydroKid239]

It is pretty apparent you need to get some good lighting in there. Looks like every other cheap amazon led grow light thread i have seen on here.
Do yourself a favor and buy a couple of good lights that can cover a 2x2. Lighting is more important than seeds or anything else. If you cant afford a decent led, get some hid in there

The clones have done well for what I've been able to provide. They are 3 weeks from when they rooted. All topped and defoliated and flipped 12/12. Not looking to make huge yeilds. Just experimenting with cloning for the 1st time. As I am with my grow from seed.

 

[HydroKid239]

You really need something that isnt blurple in there. Hid, led or whatever. Those purple lights always seem to produce plants like what you have in there.... If you had just bought some cheap hps, we wouldnt be having this conversation. Its either hid or expensive led. No cheap led is going to produce no matter how much we hope it will.
You have probably already overspent trying to make it better with more crappy leds. Dont go all in on a bad decision, the hole only gets deeper

maybe switching off the veg switch on the light will help with the purple effect? I have a SF 1000 on the way.. supposed to be ideal for a 2x2 flower.. but my plant stretches beyond that. on lights I spent 160 on the 2 Philzon LED's and 54 on the square boards. 12 on the red CFL's to mimic sun up/sun down @ 720nm 7 mins before lights on time/after lights out.

It's all a little experiment anyways to pass time away during this covid pandemic.

 

[HydroKid239]

A closer look..

 

[Herb Man]

here is what the lights look like.. and a better pic of the brightness shining in the tent.

I've been away from growing for 6 years. Is the light in the middle what people are reffering to as the burple?
Nicely trained plants by the way.

 

[HydroKid239]

I've been away from growing for 6 years. Is the light in the middle what people are reffering to as the burple?
Nicely trained plants by the way.

Yea It's a Phlizon 600 LED - 108W I have 2 of them.

 

[Herb Man]

Here's my precious now. In a 2x4x6.5.
1x Philzon "Newest" 600 LED (Pulling 108W from wall)
2x Cheap Chinese QB's ($54 for both) Ad said 1500W.. I say they're bright AF.. but no way they are more than 100-150W each. (Naively thinking)
3 gal fabric pot w/Coco loco & FFOF mix 50/50 (No added perlite - only added bone meal to lower section of the pot during transplant.)
1x 6 in fan on left side of tent blowing down on far end of the canopy.. while I have a 28 inch tower fan oscillating on the right side of the tent.
Exhaust fan pulling from tent to carbon filter outside of tent / passive intake thru vents.

I LTS'd her to stay low. While the main top is 37 inches fron the base of the stem.. the majority of the canopy is at 21 inches from the pot.
The training has given me plenty of room to work with, but guessing a wider tent would have done me some sweet justice here on size.

I vegged for 8 weeks total due to the stunts in growth from topping and defoliation.

She's coming up on week 5 of flower. I also Have 4 clones in a 2x2. All taken from the plant in the 2x4.

Cloned using clone-x gel in root riot cubes (Placed clone in upside down to keep it above the puddle of water I left in the tray.) Cubes also soaked in PH'd water to 6.8 for 30 mins and squeezed out prior to placing clone in

Humidity dome used in a homemade clone box - 90qt clear storage bin lined with aluminum foil.
2 cheap grow light bars strapped to the inside of the lid to the bin and a regular heating pad set on low to keep the roots warm.
I got roots after 5 days on 2 of 4 clones.. the other 2 took 7 days. Then into solo cups til week 3.. too tall for the bin.. now they are in the tent.
two of them had mold on the roots when in the dome, I sprayed with an H202/water mix and left them in the dome for a 2 more days.

If you want to know anything else just ask.. comments welcomed as well as advice/guidance.

So these must be finished by now. Where' the finished product. And how much weight did you get off the plants? And what were your overall observations?

 

[jadedintrovert]

Keep it up you're doing great with what you have available, do not feel discouraged, whatsoever. I started with blurps but now I utilising sunshine as much as possible the power of the shiny. The spf 1000 is a good start for smaller areas indoors.
Pretty pretty shiny shiny

 

[HydroKid239]

So these must be finished by now. Where' the finished product. And how much weight did you get off the plants? And what were your overall observations?

All done and curing. 3.5oz from the 1 plant..

 

[HydroKid239]

I made the decision to chop about a week and a half early due to seed production. I kept everything but the larf. That's in the freezer. Going to get about 20-30lbs of ice to make a little hash run with 1.5oz of bud.

 

[Herb Man]

All done and curing. 3.5oz from the 1 plant..

Good stuff.

 

[Herb Man]

Keep it up you're doing great with what you have available, do not feel discouraged, whatsoever. I started with blurps but now I utilising sunshine as much as possible the power of the shiny. The spf 1000 is a good start for smaller areas indoors.
Pretty pretty shiny shiny

How would you feel about 4 SPF 1000's to cover an 8ft sq area?

 

[jadedintrovert]

How would you feel about 4 SPF 1000's to cover an 8ft sq area?

Can't give advice as I grow outdoors now. The spf1000 was good for about 3 /4 foot area. Just wasn't producing what I wanted. I am sure more experienced members can assist you here

 

[HydroKid239]

How would you feel about 4 SPF 1000's to cover an 8ft sq area?

sf1000 is good for 3x3 veg/2x2 flower. are you in a 2x4 tent? Cuz that's what I have. I'd put 3 in there. 4 is overkill.

 

[Herb Man]

sf1000 is good for 3x3 veg/2x2 flower. are you in a 2x4 tent? Cuz that's what I have. I'd put 3 in there. 4 is overkill.

I don't have my new tent yet. I'm thinking along the lines of 5 ft long 2 1/2 ft deep & 6ft tall. I want to use 5 gallon buckets, soil.