Nice comparison. I wonder how much it would vary from strain to strain
Should have said trichomes quality, I am sure a smoke report will follow in the coming weeks .
Now that you mention it, I should swap a romulan into my LED tent and one of the LED plants (strain unchosen as of yet) into my hps room, then I’ll get 2 more dofferent strains to compare. They will be from seed so there woll be more variation, but I could choose one of a similar phenotype to help mediate the variations
finishing time and actual grams per watt also matter. At least to me. Im surprised you had such a difference. I usually pull > 1 gram per watt with my knock off Qantum Boards. They have real Samsung lmb diodes though, I think as long as you have the right diods and spectrum mix the maker doesnt matter that much
Haven’t had snow like this for a decade! Lol
1 gram/watt is doable woth bigger plants, sure, but they weren’t big enough to pull that with any light source
ie. solo cup under 1000w is not gonna pull 1000g. Strange comment… but each to their own
You a link to that light?
Ohhh I must have missed that, they all looked so big in the photos you posted. You are absolutely right on pot size etc.
I remember you saying that they finished like 2 or 3 weeks faster under the LED right?
I bought them like 4 years ago, but let me look what is comparable right now on amazon. Not sure what inflation did to light prices. I payed little under $1 per watt. Got 2 x 240W boards in my 4x4 and super happy with them. Was like $200 per light I think.
BUT…china…sooo that is something I might not want to support again going forward.
Yeah, 3 weeks exactly longer in the HPS room.
So when I check out my order from early 2020 they actually are available from same seller, but its now in 4000K spectrum, I have 3500K. I think 4000K is more on the veg side of things, but not too far off. Price actually seems have have gone down. Only $169 for 240W of 532 samsung lm301B diods. Samsung’s latest should still be the lm301H, but as far as I know the efficiency is not dramatically better, only like 10% from what I saw some people say…I would not know though, just based on some opinions from people who seemed to know what they were talking about. That being said, if I were to buy lights now I would look for the lm301H (unless they are like 50% more expensive).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083FRNNJ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
I also have 2 of these here linked below, which have UV and dimmer (different seller, currently not available). Gotta say though, one of those only pulls 200W from the wall, not 240W…so that is also part of the risk with the China knock off. The other 2 without UV are spot on 240W though, so that seller I would trust more.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z2R6Y4M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Quickly looking at some HLG boards you pay about $120 to $140 per 100W.
So China knock off 1.4 W per 1$ and HLG 0.7W per 1$…
@Jinglepot sorry for derailing and I hope my message from yesterday didnt seem mean, arrogant or something like that…I just wanted to re-iterate some of the stuff you found during your comparison, not at all say anyone is wrong. Just didnt see anyone mention the g/W measure yet, which when I started out was THE measure for Quantum boards vs HID. Some people say you can get twice the yield with Samsung LED, but as you said all depends on the setup and I think also the strain. The best yield I got was SCROG with 4 plants in 5 gal pots each in my 4x4. Its more than just the lights for sure. I respect all the great work you show us here, much respect and one of the threads I love to follow along here, so please dont take anything I said to be meant salty my friend Just not the best at expressing myself sometimes in writing.
Smoke reports gonna tell the tail . What’s that saying quality over quantity until the demand exceeds what is in the cupboard.
So being the led test plants finished sooner I’m wondering if adding a 315 cmh light along with the led would that extend the resin production time? IE a couple more weeks allowing for bigger firmer buds .
It may, but I am unwilling, lol
Damn, you’re starting a search on homemade “dry sift tumblers” and you’re trapped in a cascading loop of amazing posts. GJ @LemonadeJoe
And god, i’ve to be honest i’m more impressed by your skills than by the lamp. At the point to be ashamed now to post a new grow log lol The evil is in the details, you’re not joking at all with the plants. and it’s more a well planified and structured dance.
I change my mind and i send the further inputs in private ^^
Not much to report on. Drying nicely. It’s a little drier than I would like but well within sought after numbers. I’ll put a bucket of water in a corner tomorrow (my dehumidifier will prevent it from getting too moist) but I want the humidity to rise slightly to prolong the dry as I’ll be gone until Friday night.
The first ones to arrive!!! Right on!!! Enjoy!
All caught up. Looking forward to seeing how the two grows compare.
Have fun skiing! Enjoy that brisket
I got the Eutierria x Godbud today.
Thank you very much!
Good morning @Jinglepot…Romulan/Pine Tar Kush showed up this morning…thanks so much for your generosity.
The worst part about this forum is trying to set a list of what you’re going to pop for your next grow. Everytime you think you have it figured out…something new “must grow” shows up.
Really appreciate it…cheers, and enjoy your ski trip!