First Time Led Grow

Discussion in 'Indoor Grow Journals' started by mazambique, Aug 7, 2014.

  1. #1 mazambique, Aug 7, 2014
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    First time growing, I have a 180w led in a 1x1x5 box for now. I have two autoflowering strains: 1) red poison 2) dark devil. They're on a 24hr light cycle and the ph is around 6. The red poison is 2.5 weeks old now and the dark devil is 1.5 weeks old. The red poison is yellowing a lot and both are not stretching even a bit the light is about 2.5ft away from the plants was curious if im doing something wrong or its okay for them to be like that?
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  2. #2 snoopdog6502, Aug 7, 2014
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    Reel in the light about half a mile.
     
    Your soil seems kind of poor or have root issues from lack of drainage.
     
    You need autos to grow very fast to get a good yield. Its like an egg timer you have so much time to get them to size or you can end up with stunted runt plants that yield a joint or a bong hit.
     
    Get some better lighting, some CFL lights to add to what you have.
     
    I grow autos under a 1,000w, I dont think they do well with lesser lights, they need all they can get.
     
  3. I have a cfl light about 6in from the tops of them, theyre growing incredibly slow then the last time when I only used cfls lights. What would you say the optimal led height should be?
     
  4. #4 snoopdog6502, Aug 7, 2014
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    Its not a super high powered LED but 2.5 feet is a long ways for any light. Drop it down to a foot to a foot and a half max.
     
    I run 1,000w HPS 12-18 inches so you are not going to burn plants with the led.
     
    good luck, autos are fun when they get going good. :)
     
  5. Alright thanks, I originally had the led about a foot away for the first week and it showed progress until the second week the first seedling seemed stunted so I moved it up. It's growing more leaves but just not gaining any height

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