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Dear Fellow
Grower,
In today's issue... - You read that correctly! We grew 1.1lbs (≈500 grams) in roughly 90 days using only a 315W LEC light and a tiny 2x4 tent! Read the article below to see pics and learn
how we did it!
- Think you can pull a pound of weed out of a tiny tent in 90 days? We think you can! All you need is a few pointers and the right equipment to get started...
- Every so often, a long-time friend and member of our community will swing by with some amazing content.
Tika is back once again with some fantastic pics!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results." ~Wade Boggs
How to Grow Cannabis
with a 315 LEC Grow Light by Nebula Haze |
The 315 LEC grow light is relatively new to the cannabis growing world. It uses "Ceramic Metal Halide" technology (which is why they're sometimes called "CMH"), but a company called Sun System built an all-in-one kit specifically meant to utilize the LEC bulbs without needing an exhaust hookup or separate ballast. They created a grow light that can be used from seed to harvest so you can turn it
on and forget about the light for the rest of your grow. The vegetative growth is outstanding, and in the flowering stage, it produces buds that are sparkling and potent.
Cannabis plants in the vegetative stage under a 315 LEC Grow Light
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Cannabis plants flowering under a 315 LEC Grow Light
Anyone who has known me for a long time knows that I was extremely skeptical of LEC grow lights. In fact, I bought one almost to prove that they weren’t as good as the “golden standard” HPS grow lights. I was pretty blown away during my first LEC grow, and when I
tried to go back to HPS for a comparison, all the problems I’d forgotten about became immediately obvious. The heat, the need to hook up an exhaust directly to the hood, the harsh and suspicious yellow HPS light (which also makes it hard to see discoloration or other problems with your plants), and the fact that some HPS models produce RFI (Radio Frequency Interference can disrupt AM radios, potentially alerting someone to your grow). In fact, the 315 LEC grow light was so successful at growing
cannabis that a bunch of copycats and competitors appeared almost overnight. If you walk into a hydro store (at least in San Diego), these days nearly all the grow lights are different types of LECs.
For years, HPS grow lights have been the “golden standard” for growing cannabis. They have major benefits, but also some major problems. For example, the harsh yellow light makes it difficult to see your plants
properly, so its easy to miss problems or deficiencies. Some models give off radio frequency interference. Plus, even a glint of that suspicious yellow light coming out a window may inform neighbors that someone is growing something indoors. LECs don’t have any of these problems.
How to Grow Cannabis with 315 LEC Grow Light
1.) Set up your grow tent with your light, coco coir and
pots
It’s always a good idea to make sure everything is completely set up before you do anything with your seeds. Otherwise it seems like you always realize you missed something at the last minute! Learn how to set up a grow
tent.
I recommend getting your grow tent set up before you do anything else 2.) Water coco with plain water with 1 tsp/gallon of CaliMagic.
You’re “charging” the coco with extra Calcium and Magnesium while making sure the coco is saturated all the way through (it can be hard to get it evenly wet if it starts out too dry).
Set up your containers with coco and water them thoroughly right before you germinate your seeds. That way the coco has some time to dry out a bit before you add
the seedlings. This coco has been saturated and charged with extra Cal-Mag. Perfect! Now it’s time for germination. You can put seeds straight into Rapid Rooters in a tray and they will sprout. Make sure to keep the rooters moist but not wet or shiny looking. Seeds sprout faster and get better germination rates when
it’s slightly warm (think springtime). Therefore, it can help to put your tray on a seedling heat mat (or some other slightly warm place like the top of an old refrigerator) while they’re germinating. 4.) Place sprouted seedlings into pots
Once
the seedling leaves have fully opened up, it’s time to move them. Typically they should only need a few days after germination.
Time to put the new seedlings into their final homes Make sure to water the plants immediately with seedling strength nutrients! In coco coir, you should be using nutrients from the very first watering, because coco is inert and doesn’t naturally contain any
nutrients. 5.) Water every 1-3 days
When it comes to watering, add nutrients to your water at half the recommended strength and give
nutrient water every time. Make sure to PH the water in the range of 5.5-6.5 pH. If you notice that the leaves have hooked tips or are getting dark green, or you see tip burn (nutrient burn) it means you should
either give them plain water during your next feeding, or lower the overall level of nutrients. At first plants won’t be drinking much, and you should only give a little water at a time. If they’re taking longer than 3 days to dry out, consider giving less water at a time until they are drinking more. Once they start getting bigger, give them enough water to get 10-20% extra runoff water out the bottom and remove the runoff immediately. Ultimately you’d like to be watering them every 1-2 days
for the fastest growth.
A battery-operated water transfer pump is a really easy way to water your cannabis plants, even the ones in the back! 6.) Switch to the Flowering Stage
If you’re growing with standard
(photoperiod) seeds, than you need to change your grow light to be on a 12/12 light schedule when your plants reach about half the final desired height. This will “tell” them to start flowering. Plants may double in size after the switch, so be careful not to wait too long! If growing with auto-flowering strains, you don’t need to worry about this part as your plants will automatically start flowering when they’re 3-4 weeks old. When considering plant height, don’t forget that you must keep your
315 LEC grow light 18″ above the tops of your plants.
Unless you’re growing autoflowering plants, you want to switch to a 12/12 light schedule when your plants have reached about half the final desired height. That’s because plants about double in height (on average) after the switch to the flowering stage. If you have a plant that’s been growing very “stretchy” and tall, it
may even triple in height! Learn more about the flowering stretch. 7.) Watch buds to determine when to harvest
Here are 8 autoflowering plants grown from seed under a 315 LEC Grow Light. There were 8 plants and it’s hard to get an idea of what they all look like when they’re stuffed in the tent. I pulled out the front row so you could see all eight plants. These were all grown under a single 315 LEC grow light in a 2’x4’x5′ grow tent. In this video, they are only 65 days old (from when they were first germinated) and about a week from harvest! 8.) Dry and cure your buds
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By this point, you have everything you need to yield over a pound!
Nebula and I were able to pull this off in a small tent (2x4) using a light that pulls less electricity than the computer I'm typing this on.
If you're the type of grower that's attentive and likes to dote on your plants, you can beat 1lb+ with this method, even on your first grow!
Are you up to the challenge?
Who knows? With a little care...
You could be beating our numbers in only 90 days!
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"Look forward to this every sunday✌"
~Sean D.
"Great Stuff Nebula Haze....!! Keep it
Up...!!"
~Keith G.
"Great email!"
~Dan
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Trophy Pictures of the Week! |
"Really enamored with this genetic testing of PurpleWizard by the_honeysticks approaching 4 weeks into flower. 2 of 5 regular seeds made the cut and I am looking forward to them bulking up.
Very dense, sticky & freshly fragrant.
Thanks to you both ...again for all that you do so well.
🎩🤓😎❤️" -Tika |
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I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my
mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We are updating and adding articles every single week and our goal is to eventually build a comprehensive growing resource so anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! If we all share the knowledge there's more buds in the world for everyone :) |
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Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water
doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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