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Issue #470 - Sunday, April 18, 2021
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Some growers get the biggest and best stuff available when they first start growing cannabis. Some growers get the absolute bare minimum needed to grow when they get started. You can do far better than either of those groups by knowing what's actually the best for your situation. Making an informed decision is more efficient and will leave you happier in the long run!
- Check out the 4/20 seed specials going on right now!
- Get the latest update on the Mars Hydro vs Spider Farmer LED grow journal. Although the lights are getting different readings on my light meters, so far the clones appear neck and neck!
- We're going in a different direction for the trophy pics today! Almost all of the growers in today's trophy pictures wrote in because they were worried about plants that already look great! Check out these cool pictures and remember the lesson these growers needed: be more forgiving to yourself!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."
~Booker T. Washington
Cannabis Grow Lights:
What's the Best Size?
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by Nebula Haze
You’re cruising Amazon looking for the best grow light. The number of options is overwhelming. Do you want standard LEDs, a quantum board, an LED puck, or something else? An HLG 300 or Mars TS 2000? What size do you need to get the results you want? Today you’ll get the answers to…
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3 Most Common Grow Light Size Questions
- What’s the best size grow light for X number of plants?
- What size grow light for a 2×4, 3×3, or 4×4 grow tent? (and other sizes)
- What yields can I expect for each size grow light?
So many different sizes (and types)! Which is the best grow light for you?
1.) What’s the best size grow light for X number of plants?
Before I answer this question, let’s talk about plant numbers. It can be hard to decide the right number of plants to grow. Most home-grow laws limit growers to somewhere between 1-6 plants. While it’s easier to grow only a few plants at a time, more plants result in more strains and often
bigger yields at harvest.
This plant produced excellent yields but the harvest would have been bigger without empty space under the grow light. Adding more plants would have filled that space quickly. Growing just one plant at a time also creates a single point of failure. If something happens to the plant (like it herms or
gets sick), then you are completely out of plants.
For example, one plant could be trained over several weeks in the vegetative stage to grow into the following shape (and achieve about the same results at harvest), but 8 plants filled this canopy in just 30 days from germination. Multiple
plants can produce a quick harvest with big yields due to how fast they fill a grow space in the vegetative stage.
The result of those 8 plants was a big harvest only 3 months from germination. Who doesn’t love a quick bountiful harvest?
However, more plants take more work. It was kind of a pain to take care of 8 plants at once in such a small space.
I believe 2-4 plants per grow is a great compromise between effort and results for a small-scale home grower. But every grower is different!
Now that you’ve chosen the number of plants, let’s talk grow light size. You need to decide how much bud you want to yield per plant. That’s key to choosing the perfect size light for your goals.
I want to yield an average of…
- What size grow light for a 2x4, 3x3, or 4x4 grow tent? (and other sizes)
- What yields can I expect for each size grow light?
4/20 Seed Sales and Drops
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Seed banks often celebrate of 4/20 with specials. Check your favorite seed source to see if they're doing something. Here are some I know about:
Mephisto Monday
This drop happens tomorrow morning and includes a restock of Pink Panama. This isn't really a sale but several of you mentioned having difficulty obtaining Mephisto genetics so I thought I'd give you a heads up on their next seed drop.
- 20% off two autoflowering or photoperiod strains. Ends this week.
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Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro LED grow journal update
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Spider Farmer on top (white labels), Mars Hydro on bottom (with red labels to help remember that’s the “Mars” tent)
I did my best to pick two identical clones for each strain to try to make this trial as fair as possible. The above picture shows the clones immediately after being transplanted to 5-gallon pots and put into their respective tents. I tied some branches down to help spread them out, which is why some branches appear sideways. I anticipate these plants are going to explode with growth now that they’ve got big nice lights and plenty of room for their roots to
grow.
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More about the Spider Farmer SF-2000 setup
Lux meter shows bout 33,000 lux at 24″ away in center
Here are the results with an Apogee meter (measured in µmol m-2 s). There is quite a bit of variance between the middle and sides of the tent (between 478-567 µmol m-2 s), especially compared to the Mars Hydro, which you’re about to see
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More about the Mars Hydro TSL 2000W setup
Lux meter shows bout 40,000 lux at 24″ away in center
Here are the results with an Apogee meter (measured in µmol m-2 s). I’m pretty impressed as this light seems to put very similar amounts of light (between 564-594 µmol m-2 s) throughout the entire tent onto every plant
Or stay tuned for updates on this grow journal every Sunday in the weekly newsletter.
Love,
Nebula
P.S. Reply to this email and let us know if you have any questions about this grow journal, the light levels, or the LEDs!
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"Thanks for the info!"
~Thomas
You're quite welcome, my friend! ~Sirius
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"Hi, my name is Brendan. I recently got back into smoking weed as i was diagnosed with RCC (kidney cancer) last year. It's illegal here in ireland and only available medically for seizures atm . I wanted to grow my own weed so i didnt have to deal with the local dealers, plus i wanted good quality, tailored to my needs. your website has been invaluable. Im only at week 2 of vegetative growth but I'm really enjoying being a farmer😊. Thank you so
much."
~Brendan
Glad we could be of service. Keep up the good fight!
~Sirius Fourside
"Thanks, Sirius, not only for your response, but also for maintaining your site. You have been a “growers bible” for a novice like myself."
~Paul
That's good to hear. Once novices learn how to grow, they spread the info. Soon, we'll all have little gardens. 🌱 ~Sirius
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"My question has anyone seen a plant grow like this before it's a critical purple Autoflower?"
~Flanker
This happens every so often and it's nothing to worry about. Your plant topped itself which means the main stem split into two stems. It might throw off your plans, but it'll still produce good weed and may actually increase yields. ~Sirius
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"First hydro grow, that’s a 4x4 and it fills it up quite well."
~Knucks
It's filling up well...a little too well. These plants look like they're going to explode when they hit flowering! Fun stuff! ~Sirius
[Badass tattoo edited out for security purposes.]
"I never seen this type of bud before not sure what it is[...]"
~wow296
It's growing a little funky, but this plant is healthy. The growth pattern is likely due to the strain, or a cool mutation if not. 👍 ~Sirius
"First off thank you for your site, it has helped me grow and after just one grow I was hooked and bought enough equipment to have an autonomous system.
My first grow had quite a few bumps and only turned out to be an ounce of improperly flushed and dried buds, but you live and you learn and I still smoked that shit anyways lol.
~Logan
This grower is dealing with a little nutrient burn, but nothing to lose sleep over. I'd lower the nutrients just a bit to halt the burn. Besides that, keep it up. They still look great! ~Sirius
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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 update/add articles every week and have built a comprehensive growing resource. 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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