Hello all, This is my first time growing cannabis (or any kind of plant actually), and I've been reading alot about the right way to grow indoors to try to get everything right and now my plant is 1 week old. I have a bit of limited resources when it comes to getting expensive LED growing light and all due to where i live. So my setup is is as follows : 2 LED 55W white LED (110W total) - 18 inches above plant Good soil with perlite Custom made grow box covered with foil. I would like to know if the plant looks healthy. Is it too stretched given that it's only 1 week old? Pictures attached
Yap. Gonna have to bury that stem at some point Sent from my Pixel 3a using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Yes. Lower u light. I make crutches out of wire and wood skewers to make props. If u have room for a little too soil u can add to bury it Sent from my SM-N960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Thanks papa puff, how close should i put my LEDs then?, as most of what I've read stated 18 inches on average should be the distance between the plant and the LED
I would get a fan blowing between ur light and plants. Nice steady air. Put it hand under the light and on the tops of the plants. If it doesn't get uncomfortable try a couple of inches maybe? Plants yield Mitch better when squatty Sent from my SM-N960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
It's always hard to get your sweet spot. I have the same issues. I use hortilux CMH lights. Hunter would be able to help you with the quantum board type lights Sent from my SM-N960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Do you have a link to the leds you're using so we can get more information. Just saying 55 watts doesn't mean much.
I'm using 2 of them, that's 110W in total. And the only info on the package are : Lumens : around 4000 Temperature : 6500k Unfortunately they are a local brand (i don't live in the US so we have a bit of limited options when it comes to growing lights :/) with pretty much no other info besides what's written on the package
Hello killset, I've found this link with some info about the LED high power bulb – Al Taqa Also here's a pic of the specs on the package
If I were you I would swap those Led's out for CFL's if you can. They are better for the seedling stage cause you can put them very close (2-4 inches) so you dont get stretch. Then switch out to the led's after 2 weeks.
Thanks framia, I'll look into high quality CFL bulbs, but can't i just lower the LED since they are not emitting much heat anyway?
I just use plain old 23 watt 6400k cfls's. I have a buddy that used led's on seedlings and when they were too close they had light stress and too far they stretched a lot. The CFL's kept close make the plants stay short and stout