StealthGrow SG602 LED Grow
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eyecandi
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flushed the AKs on Thursday and everything else on Saturday. the AKs are putting on a nice little growth spurt now and densing up, hopefully should finish in @ 10days. The Denver Durban fems - 1 is still lagging a little from an early overdose or ph issue, but it's still stacking and smelling like heaven; the other one has 4 colas working, 2 are starting to merge buds ..... still 4weeks or so to go 
the 2 cloned Durbans are right on track with growth, she will get me my real determining #s since I've grown her out a LOT under 1000w HIDs over the past 2 years. if they keep at it the way they are, I'm definately sold on the technology and Stealth Grow as a manufacturer.
the grape stomper is absolutely sic in the garden. buds aren't huge, but they are dense and super frosty. still a few more weeks to go too, so hopefully they will bulk up a bit. doesn't matter tho, she is a keeper in the garden for sure. pure grapey goodness
the italian chocolate is also budding up nicely for only being a couple weeks in. but she was a short finisher in a couple other gardens, so hopefully she'll be big/fast and done by early july.
I'm still taking pics, just been too lazy to post. I'll get a photo timeline up shortly that better shows the growth over time.
the 2 cloned Durbans are right on track with growth, she will get me my real determining #s since I've grown her out a LOT under 1000w HIDs over the past 2 years. if they keep at it the way they are, I'm definately sold on the technology and Stealth Grow as a manufacturer.the grape stomper is absolutely sic in the garden. buds aren't huge, but they are dense and super frosty. still a few more weeks to go too, so hopefully they will bulk up a bit. doesn't matter tho, she is a keeper in the garden for sure. pure grapey goodness
the italian chocolate is also budding up nicely for only being a couple weeks in. but she was a short finisher in a couple other gardens, so hopefully she'll be big/fast and done by early july.
I'm still taking pics, just been too lazy to post. I'll get a photo timeline up shortly that better shows the growth over time.
eyecandi
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well, gotta wrap this puppy up. been too long since last updates, sorry folks. early June I got a call from the landlord that they wanted to come do an inspection. *freak the fuck out time* spent 2 weeks cleaning up and clearing out anything canna related. seriously sucked ass. chopped 1 Durban fem and 1 Durban from clone early and the harvest seriously suffered. a friend was able to take the other 2 durbans and put em under his 1000w HPS to finish - i didn't want to stress them by moving them 2x, with only a couple weeks left to harvest. another friend took my italian chocolate and all my veg girls + mother stock. this sucked ass too, he ended up not taking great care, and I lost 2 mothers and stressed several others
bad bad last month for me. I was able to finish the italian chocolate after resetting the room back up (after successful inspection, woohoo! 1 more year) and she finished BEAUTIFUL! dense frosty buds that ripped us good. Conclusions and the good: the 2 durbans that finished, averaged a lil over 2oz each. It.Choco yielded 2+oz. given the weight off the AK47 and Grape Stomper as well, I'm very happy with the results of this LED. I really couldn't be happier with this purchase. my temps during soaring summer heat in Denver always stayed within acceptable parameters, whereas with an HID I can almost guarantee a shutdown of the room. WINNER!! to help even more, i recently built a mini swamp cooler out of a 5gal bucket for the room - dropped temps a lil more and added 15% humidity
eyecandi
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after inspection, it gave me a chance to finally finish the room with panda film, it seems to help a lot. my new girls in the room are an old skool cut of Romulan from the 70s, a hashplant donated by a friend, and one of my creations - Bubba Danko (pre98 Bubba Kush x Corleone Kush <cali con
re98 Bubba x SFV OGKush>). BD is flowering FAST, and should finish in @3 more weeks. HP is a stretchy girl, leaf structure looks more like a pure sativa and she 'looks' further behind then the other 2 .... we'll see. Romulan is what it is ..... looking super healthy and even tho she is 2 weeks behind the HP, her buds are almost as big.
I'll probably update this every now and then, but I'm happy with the results and will continue to purchase and support the LED industry.
re98 Bubba x SFV OGKush>). BD is flowering FAST, and should finish in @3 more weeks. HP is a stretchy girl, leaf structure looks more like a pure sativa and she 'looks' further behind then the other 2 .... we'll see. Romulan is what it is ..... looking super healthy and even tho she is 2 weeks behind the HP, her buds are almost as big. I'll probably update this every now and then, but I'm happy with the results and will continue to purchase and support the LED industry.
eyecandi
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super happy! I'm going to look into adding a second one to the room ..... or, use it to replace my veg T5 and get a larger LED panel for the space. i was very happy to pull @9+oz out of that room (2.5'x6' - 15sq', 576watts of LED, @ 38.4 watts per sq' ..... @ .7gpw .... not bad), but i know i can pull more with a dbl panel or larger 900-1000w unit
eyecandi
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lol, just saw the Sept issue of HighTimes and they have the StealthGrow SG1250 as a product of the year. I'd love to use that bad boy in flowering.
3wks left till I harvest my bubba danko and the HP. the romulan is 2wks behind those 2, but buds are already bigger then the HP. room is staying decently cool with my home made 5gal swamp cooler, and I've been adding a frozen solid milk jug every AM and PM. adds humidity to the room too and with a norm of 15-20%, the girls are happier.
next up will be a pre98 Bubba Kush. applying Colloidal Silver to one of the lower branches since last week, 1 more and I'll flip her. I should get plenty of pollen to create a bunch of fem S1s with leftover to hit other girls later this year
3wks left till I harvest my bubba danko and the HP. the romulan is 2wks behind those 2, but buds are already bigger then the HP. room is staying decently cool with my home made 5gal swamp cooler, and I've been adding a frozen solid milk jug every AM and PM. adds humidity to the room too and with a norm of 15-20%, the girls are happier.
next up will be a pre98 Bubba Kush. applying Colloidal Silver to one of the lower branches since last week, 1 more and I'll flip her. I should get plenty of pollen to create a bunch of fem S1s with leftover to hit other girls later this year
eyecandi
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I make my own CS. a homemade generator is easy - 9v DC adapter (must be DC) rated at 500ma (between 9 and 12v works, between 300-600mA works. changes particle size and time to make the CS). 1 silver coin cut in half ( can also purchase .9999 silver wire online. do not use sterling silver or alloys). must use distilled water or the batch will spoil fast. start with a small amount, maybe a pint to 'seed' the initial batch (this can take a couple days)
to get an accurate measurement, you need a PPM meter that reads 0-500 as you only need a solution of 30-50ppm CS. I bought a ZeroWater filter at Shopko or Wallmart that included just such a meter! and 1/3 the cost of a hannah unit.
store it in a dark container. light can spoil it.
use: spray every 1-3 days on a branch, starting 2 wks before initiating flowering and continue until @2 wks into flowering when you see balls starting to appear. the # of days between is determined by CS strength. weak = more often. the idea is that you want the silver particles to absorb into the plant to a saturation level, this blocks a hormone that initiates female flowers. without this, the branch thinks it is male and produces balls. since this method 'tricks' the plant and does not rely on hermi tendencies (eg Somas method), then the subsequent generations should be less prone to hermi issues. depends on the starting genetic material of course
to get an accurate measurement, you need a PPM meter that reads 0-500 as you only need a solution of 30-50ppm CS. I bought a ZeroWater filter at Shopko or Wallmart that included just such a meter! and 1/3 the cost of a hannah unit.
store it in a dark container. light can spoil it.
use: spray every 1-3 days on a branch, starting 2 wks before initiating flowering and continue until @2 wks into flowering when you see balls starting to appear. the # of days between is determined by CS strength. weak = more often. the idea is that you want the silver particles to absorb into the plant to a saturation level, this blocks a hormone that initiates female flowers. without this, the branch thinks it is male and produces balls. since this method 'tricks' the plant and does not rely on hermi tendencies (eg Somas method), then the subsequent generations should be less prone to hermi issues. depends on the starting genetic material of course
cannabuilding
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great harvest man, lovely plants, glad to see another LED user with great results.
Peace to all and happy growing.
Peace to all and happy growing.
eyecandi
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more pics of the lovely ladies in bloom. Romulan on the left @day31, Bubba Danko in the middle @ day41 and Hashplant on the right @ day39. the Rom's buds have already caught up to the HPs'. Bubba Danko smells ...well ... pretty frickin dank!! only a @ 2-3 weeks left for her ... really can't wait, I need her indica goodness to wrap me in her arms and knock me the F out at night.
the seedlings are 303 Seeds' "Shooting Star" (1) and "cbdiesel" (3) {testers} @ day 14 after sprouting soil. they spend 12 hr under the LED and 8 under my T5
the seedlings are 303 Seeds' "Shooting Star" (1) and "cbdiesel" (3) {testers} @ day 14 after sprouting soil. they spend 12 hr under the LED and 8 under my T5
Amaximus
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Making your own CS at home is no doubt cheaper but you can easily buy CS for $1.12 - $6.36/oz on Amazon with ppms from 20 to 50, Most are 30ppm. You can get a quart of CS for $23/shipped.
I'm sure if I looked harder and bought a larger volume I could find it even cheaper.
Just wanted to throw that out there.
I love the work you have done! Everything looks beautiful.....Bummer you had an inspection but whatcha gonna do.... I am particularly happy to see some durban grown...I recently acquired a seeeeeeedy zip of durban and have plenty of beans so I hope to see some sexxxxxxxy sativaness being grown. I am gonna have to research these stealth lights.
eyecandi
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no pics because I've been a lazy SOB. but I've gone through several girls start to finish and have gotten an average yield of @2.5oz per plant. Bubba Danko was the biggest @ 3.75oz, the smallest was a Grape Stomper tester @ 1.5oz (but I just put a bigger one in flowering, expecting close to 3 off her based on other grows from the same cut). Italian Chocolate, Hashplant, Romulan and Durbans yielded between 2-3oz each.
bud density is no different from HIDs for indicas. the Bubba Dankos (pre98 Bubba x Corleone Kush) were so dense that the inners were white. rock solid. similar with the GS and IC. the sativas were a little less dense (Durban - I've ran her more then any other plant over the past 3 years ..... I know her well)
bud density is no different from HIDs for indicas. the Bubba Dankos (pre98 Bubba x Corleone Kush) were so dense that the inners were white. rock solid. similar with the GS and IC. the sativas were a little less dense (Durban - I've ran her more then any other plant over the past 3 years ..... I know her well)