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Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue... - Indoor growers, this is important! It's easy to forget about safety precautions when you get into the habit of tending to your garden, but don't forget to protect your eyes.
- Check out our 21 day old plants growing under a 315W LEC grow light. We're pleased so far!
- This week's trophy pic features some enormous buds on a Sour Diesel auto-flowering plant that's less than 2 months old.
Nebula Haze &
Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "People protect what they love."
~Jacques Yves Cousteau
Indoor Growers: Consider Your Eyes!
by Nebula Haze |
Do you grow cannabis indoors? If so, chances are you’re using grow lights to give your plants the light they need to thrive. One of the best parts of indoor growing is you get to produce the highest quality cannabis possible, and in the privacy of your own home. However, there is something to consider that most indoor growers never think about, and it’s
really important… |
Protect your eyes when growing marijuana indoors! Indoor grow lights, especially high powered lamps like MH / HPS, LEC and LED grow lights, can be dangerous to the eyes of humans and pets if you are exposed to direct light.
Let’s go through a couple of simple steps you can follow to make sure you’re keeping your precious eyeballs safe while you’re under a high-powered grow light.
Tending to the garden exposes you to a lot of time under grow lights. It’s important to protect your eyes from high-powered lamps like MH, HPS, LEC and LED grow lights!
1.) Turn off grow light and hang a smaller light when working for extended periods
If you plan on spending more than a few minutes at a time with your plants (for
example when training or watering your plants), then it can be a good idea to turn off the grow light for a little while. Another reason might be to protect your pet’s eyes while allowing them to be in the room with you. I know I enjoy letting my cat watch me work in the grow room (though if I look away too long she’ll nibble on the leaves!).
This is the small, battery-powered light I use when tending the garden. It comes with a strong magnet at the base so you can attach it to anything that’s metal, like a hood (keep away from your ballast if you have one built in) or the bars of your grow tent. As you can see from the picture below, it does a pretty good job of spreading light over a relatively
large area. Turn off the grow light when you plan on spending time in the garden and use a smaller light that will let you still see your plants clearly without causing strain on your
eyes. Any light will do as long it won’t easily fall onto your plants 🙂
Unplugging your grow lights should be all it takes to turn them off. If growing photoperiod
plants, make sure not to accidentally alter your light schedule, and be careful not to unplug your timer if you’re using one! Note: It’s a good idea to wait at least 5 minutes between turning grow lights on and off to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on the bulbs and/or ballasts.
Have You Tried a 315 LEC Grow Light? |
We recently decided to try out a 315 LEC grow light to discover what yields we could expect in a 2'x4'x5' grow tent with 315W. So far we've been impressed. We'd love to hear your experiences, too! |
What exactly is an "LEC" grow
light? (and how is it different from LEDs or HPS grow lights?) The short answer is it's sort of a hybrid between a Metal Halide (MH) light and a High Pressure Sodium (HPS) light, and has some of the best features of both. We're growing 8 auto-flowering plants right now that first showed their leaves on July 1, and they are growing faster than any plants I've grown before. Just to show how much they've grown in such a short period of time, here they were at 14
days old. Here they are a week later, at just 21 days old from seed. The tent already STINKS from the plants that are already growing buds and we had to install a bigger carbon filter. We've been especially impressed with the Dinafem strains so
far. Every single Dinafem seed germinated and started growing fast. Three of the four Dinafem plants already have significant buds growing on them! Strains are: From left to right... Back row: UA #2, BJ #2, UA #1, SD #2 Front row: BC, CBD, SD #1, BJ #1 The two Dinafem Sour Diesel plants have the most developed buds, especially the plant in front that's second from the right. This picture shows the buds on that Sour Diesel #1 plant. I can't even
believe the buds are this far along when the plant showed its first round cotyledon leaves just 21 days ago! These plants are growing in coco coir in 2-gallon fabric pots under a single 315 LEC grow light, using General Hydroponics Flora trio nutrients plus CaliMagic at half the recommended strength (more about the nutrients here). Learn more about 315
LEC grow lights. I'll be sharing my results soon (plants should be ready to harvest in September), but I also want to hear about your experiences. If you're using an LEC grow light, we want to hear from you!
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Best article I've ever seen on Fimming! Author went to great lengths to completely explain, in full detail, the procedure. Fantastic job! When I get ready to grow, I'll be armed with the necessary knowledge. Many
thanks
~Rapp |
Trophy Picture of the Week! |
"Auto sour diesel 56 days" ~Cybin420
I'm growing two Auto Sour Diesels in my tent right now, too (pics above). I hope mine come out as good as yours! ~Nebula
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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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