BigBlonde
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Up here in Washington State, we pay $0.12 per kilowatt hour. I'll brag a bit more to say that we also lead in renewable energy, mostly because of hydro power. We also have an amazing number of windmills over in the eastern half of the state.Wow! In Norcal it’s a little over $.40 per kilowatt hour. Got a pay for a wildfire debt.
Well, I tried. I nevertheless believe light stress is under-diagnosed. My intuition tells me that there's something about LEDs that makes them likely to cause stress or burn, but I'm not much further along that thinking than being suspicious.My posts are always long lol.
I honestly don't think it's light burn, I don't have a very strong light, it's a marshydro ts600... which is 100 actual watts and it's currently at 30" it doesn't have a dimmer or I'd give that a shot too... it's up as high as it can go without reconstruction of my closet. I've used it to veg my babies after they are about 3 weeks old for a couple of years now and I've never had any symptoms like this before. Rhey are usually under it for a good two months. The leaves kind of look like they are praying wanting more light, but it's so fucked up I can't be sure that's why. I think I just jacked it up with inconsistent feeding and my water isn't perfect and my ph is out of whack too... the trifecta of fucking up... the trifuckta if you will.
Yeah I don't have to go to the dispo, I can get cali commercial from a friend for half what they charge... I just prefer my own outdoor. I think this little experiment has squelched my pipe dream of a sweet indoor grow setup. I'm not ever going to grow inside during the summer because I'm growing outside... and growing inside in the winter is clearly above my paygrade lol.I'm sure growing under lights can be affordable, especially when compared to buying weed at a dispensary.
Yeah I've done that to block the led on my veg ladies from new clones since I only have one space. I don't know if it worked cause I don't know if they even cared to begin with lol. If I had a newer stronger led I would say it would be on my list, but I just don't think that one is burning to that degree... but again, indoor is not my jam, so who knows.Well, I tried. I nevertheless believe light stress is under-diagnosed. My intuition tells me that there's something about LEDs that makes them likely to cause stress or burn, but I'm not much further along that thinking than being suspicious.
I read about another method of reducing the light besides raising the light or using the dimmer. That was to hang a sheer, white cloth (or maybe tissue paper or maybe even cheese cloth) horizontally under the light. I haven't tried it, but it seems like it could help when all else fails.
We have been buying from the dispos a lot. It won't be as often now that my first crop is in Grove bags. We're really liking that Acapulco Gold.Yeah I don't have to go to the dispo, I can get cali commercial from a friend for half what they charge... I just prefer my own outdoor. I think this little experiment has squelched my pipe dream of a sweet indoor grow setup. I'm not ever going to grow inside during the summer because I'm growing outside... and growing inside in the winter is clearly above my paygrade lol.
Pretty wet right? Well If I can donit here on the Canadian border... @BigBlonde can do it on the west coast... get a leaf blower now lol.Have you grown outdoors in Washington state before? From what I’ve seen it’s a pretty rough place to make it to the finish line.
Yeah, but you are an exception to the rule! I wouldn’t bet against you in any endeavor! LolPretty wet right? Well If I can donit here on the Canadian border... @BigBlonde can do it on the west coast... get a leaf blower now lol.
...Except indoor auto growingYeah, but you are an exception to the rule! I wouldn’t bet against you in any endeavor! Lol
You can veg a photo for months with just t5 fluorescent lights 2 - 4ft 54 w full spectrum lights above and 1 t5 54w for side lighting...16hrs - 18 / day and finish with your 100 W Mars. You could grow and harvest 2 - 4 nice sized plants indoors....Except indoor auto growing
It doesn't have a dimmer and I can't raise it anymore without tearing apart the closet... which I guess I can do... you really think a 100 actual watts led is doing that damage?I'd give turning the light down a real try..
What is there to lose?
That’s why I adopted @steamroller light setup by altering the FC-E8000, it’s an awesome light and was affordable plus by altering it from a 4x4 setup to a 2x8 setup I can flower a whole 4x8, last run went great with the 2x plants scrogged and I believe I only ran at 75-80% power max, I’m sure I could have bumped it up and gotten a tiny bit more yeild but for what I ran it produced great!I'm sure growing under lights can be affordable, especially when compared to buying weed at a dispensary. It may take a while to amortize the initial equipment cost, but over time I'm sure it's quite economical. My state has the lowest electricity cost in the nation, though. That said, I have two tents now. In addition to my 2x4, I added a 2x2 for seedlings and early vegetation. The smaller tent uses comparatively little electricity. The 120-watt light is currently running at about 30% power. That saves a lot of power for the early growth period.
Or just stick to what I'm good at... dirt and sun and battling mother nature lol.So grow a photo indoor. Duhhhhhh
I honestly have no use for autos and no real need to grow indoors... this was just a thing to do to chase away the winter blues with some light and something green with some freebie seeds I've had kicking around. I definitely stressed them with inconsistent feeding, it's my own damn fault. Accountability, party of one?Why are you so Shure they won't grow? I have been growing autoflowers for 10 years and my setup is a $150 dollar light, a tent from home Depot, a little fan, and 2 nutes, botanacare pro grow & Atami Bloombastic, the real secret to growing autos is do not stress them, go light on your nutes, and leave them alone is all.
But at least now you know what it’s like! That’s the most important part, you gained that knowledge!I'll take the lessons and put them in my pocket for the next time I decide to try and flower inside...
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