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It’s not so much the strength of the light…but rather the missing spectrums such as IR. I would say the first 20 years of me smoking was all MH, HID, and some outdoor of course…then LED started happening recently and there is a big difference. Mostly what I notice is flavors and terps are usually more complex and the bud is stronger smelling when grown under HID, less foxtail buds (never saw this until LED). But unfortunately theres too much power consumption, heat (easier to add than take away) and the bulb or ballast can explode or crap out mid grow (instead of just losing a few diodes or 1 driver) or start a fire… If I had an HID bulb explode with budding plants, how would you ever get the tiny slivers of glass out of all the buds…I just figured the cons outweighed the pros for me right now, but for pure quality I would go HID or greenhouse with HID supplement.I guess ot depends on from what temp......to what temp.....
As far as quality, there's strength/THC quality, and all the other aspects, smell, flavor, etc..... if you're saying you've smoked such a variety of both (good) LED grown and non-LED grown to make that jufgement.....with so many other factors at play.... well, I certainly don't want to take away from your personal experiences and preferences. But different strains, LEDs 2016? 2022? How strong and good are these lights? Etc, etc, etc. .
It's all good. All of this talk is only making me more curious and more excited to start.
This does relate to Skunk too…because even if you don’t view yourself as a connoisseur, if you’re in a cannabis thread dedicated to a specific cultivar for it’s terpene or volatile sulfur compound profile…you sir, are a connoisseur, whether you like it or not.
Btw the second part was just a general statement, not directed towards anyone…just, all of us.