jmansweed said:
Bio,
3000 watts is more like it - I'm sorry I missed that. Can you talk to us about how many plants you run under that 3000 watts? Lets talk grams per lumen and/or grams per watt please. I'll easily pull that much wieght off 3000 watts. I also am well aware people have produced incredible yeilds off individual plants. I myself have pulled substaincial amounts off an indoor individual. There are proven strains, like those of Arjans Haze that can consistantly make huge harvests when grown correctly for example. I'm not doubting your claims but I'm questioning your methods. Not in legitimancy but in methodology. Are you for example vegging a single plant for long periods of time to create a large, appropriate foundation? These types of things are important to reveal when making huge harvest claims.
In truth - this thread is for the OP. I don't want to stray into our tecniques. I'll make a new thread - like the one your saying will bring the heavy growers out of the wood work. We can discuss my involvment with electro-magnetic experimentation there Bio. I find it very interesting and yes, I have experimentated with it.
Thanks guys......Jman
I never grow more than 4 plants.
And my one LED is a high-power 1400$ machine. Not from china, nor hong kong, nor taiwan. Not a cheap *** model, not street light LED's, not a joke. Again, LED's are not prime for flowering, but for establishing very fine healthy plants and massive root zones, they are a treasure.
I've personally seen that point dozens of times in my own aeroponic set ups.
And you can't talk grams per watt or lumen. Because each light bulb of a different technology produces different results in that respect. 600w HPS, is different than a 600w CFL, or 600w LED. Each producing it's own effects on the plant itself. Which is why I use LED's of 6 different wavelengths (460nm, 555nm, 615nm, 635nm, 660nm, and white LED's which have a combination of a few wavelengths) ANd why I use 2700K, 6000K, 3000K, and the radiation that comes from incandescents. (Yes, I throw in a few of those during flowering, not for the yield I dont believe it does much, but it does something it does add far red.
For vegging, I use the incandescents to simulate sunrise and sunset with the pr and pfr phytochrome response. ...I even do some other things but I won't get into it.
LED's may not be able to be a main source of light for flowering due to lack of far red radiation, etc. , ..But none the less LED's effects on the plants are undeniable. Plants grow. They grow fairly quickly, and the best part is the root mass. If I never would have seen LED's in aeroponics I never would have been interested, and still wouldn't know what they are about. But the difference was great enough for me to notice and to make me change some ways.
And a very good point about being more specific about my grow. But see nobody had any inquiry after i simply told my side. They just blabbered me into different speeches and doubting and ..etc, instead of asking for certain details.
But yes, key point is I do grow my plants for a fairly long time. I start growing in January
(my plants are 13 days old right now) ...and I begin flowering in August or so. About a month or so before this entire area explodes with marijuana (Oct). Prices are very high, everyone is dry, ...and the green is nothing but gold. Usually 6-7 months of Veg, and 2-3 1/2 months of flowering. Schedules are always different sometimes shorter, sometimes even shorter than shorter.
But, my plants grow quickly and vigorous regardless of what light I use, ...my soil alone gets plants to explode into life. It's one of the reasons why I do not feed my plants anything for the first 3 weeks .of their lives. And why I speak highly of BioDynamics.
I also use electro-shock after the 3 week mark as well almost everyday. And, I should really start documenting the results from it. I think I'm only going to shock one of my plants for a few weeks and take some pictures for you guys. I germinated them, planted them, and did/do everything identically. They are 13 days old right now, untouched. I'll start in one week, and we'll see
And besides that, ... Here is also how I am able to prepare for the big times...for I am a big fan of
Triacontanol and
Brassinolide.
During the middle of Veg I will also add
Gibberillic Acid 3x. Two weeks apart each. No more than 3x.
The odd times I use IAA and IBA, ...and once in awhile I will use NAA, but since LED's, I don't really have a need to mess around with NAA, but once in awhile.
These methods allow me to get from zero to 90, in no time at all. It's not hard to get a plant that's only 1 month old, and have it at 4-6 feet tall, ...or with other dimensions. Although that's not anything recommended, I'm just saying. Time can be manipulated for plant life.
Again, I don't blame you guys for your doubts. But, instead of doubting or denying, or being a bigot, .......learning to confront everything with epistemological skepticism can be a much better way to approach the unknown or the 'unheard of'.
(and I'm not just talking to one person here, I know I'm quoting one of you, but I'm usually talking to everyone whenever I reply