Search results

Flower Day 1: The Big Day has come! I left the plants in 24 hours of darkness before I triggered my 12/12 light cycle. Lights on at 10:00am-lights off 10:00pm. During the dark period the plants grew. 1 plant is 21 inches, 4 plants are now 20 inches, and the smallest is now at 14 inches tall...

No it's very doable! I just want to be surprised!

Oh I am planning to get a bigger grow tent and add more plants my next grow.

Danjo, nothing really convinced me that I was not getting good penetration. The 500w Blackstar would have done fine flowering all 6 plants. It is my nature just to be paranoid and a perfectionist, and I tend to do an overkill a lot of the time. Im the guy who goes hunting with 100 rounds (when I...

Thanks Tricks, he answered your question Minglewood. You should be good to go with that setup! You have more vertical height and width than I had, and those have been my issues with this grow. Goodluck! Be sure to post a journal, I always love watching Blackstars at work!

Your guess is good as mine! 5 zips out of this box? Shiet Id be impressed myself. Time will tell. I was hoping for 84 grams at least.

Thats Gangsta! Props! I hope my blackstars pull 4 ounces a plant!

Mad? No I just wanted to be prepared for MONSTAS! No first time using HOUSE AND GARDEN, I love it! So easy to use and great results

Yup Mongo, I am aiming for an 8 week cycle, because Ill be out of town after Day 60. Because of you I got another 500W blackstar! I was thinking about those 5 feet trees you were telling me about

I would estimate 8-9 weeks max.

Danjo, whatever light you get, I would get two. For your 4 plants in 5 gallon smart pots you will be all good with 2 240 watt blackstars. Since there are a lot of journals on the 240w Blackstar, Gotham wanted a journal for the 500w Blackstars, so that is why I got it.

I am getting another 500 because I am concerned about penetration and the footprint for 6 5 feet tall plants. Gotham Hydro and Light House are actually sponsoring me now. The 500w would have been efficient, and adding the 240w Blackstar would have been just fine too. But I wanted to keep all the...

Just got off the phone with Gotham. Decided to "go big or go home", and bought another 500w blackstar!

Yeee!! Can't wait to see!

I use House and Garden soil a and b. roots excelulator, algen extract, drip clean, magic green, bud xl, multi zen, top booster, and shooting powder. I just went to the House and Garden website and used the nutrient calculator and bought whatever it told me.

Well Ill be gone for a week only, so if they arent ready yet, ill be ok. I'll just have someone help me out for that week. There is nothing wrong with the illuminator, I checked it out. Good light, but kinda expensive! I like the Blackstars because it is working, and I love the price, and the...

Day 33: Here are some updated pics from day 33 of flower.

No problem man! That's why I made these grow journals so we can all help each other with LEDs. The only issue I have with LEDs is the "footprint", anything on the sides of the unit is not under as intense lights. They recommend the 500 to be in a 12 sqft area, but I feel that it is not enough...

You are correct! That frustrated me for a while. Goto eBay and search "blackstar led", you'll find it there with details on the light. The seller is Gotham hydro, so don't worry. They offer free shipping on the 2011 500w. The 500w draws more power than the 600 and uses 3w diodes versus a mixture...

dapio, check out my signature. I have two grows going right now one is using the SCROG method under 1 300w LED from Lighthouse Hydro, I plant in a growbox, and another grow is 500 watt Blackstar growing 6 plants no training besides topping and Fiming. The 300 watt is 31 days into flowering and...