Pro-Grow 400 L.E.D. grow light wrap-up!
Jack and Black!
We’ve come to the finish of “Round #2″ with Hydroponics Hut‘s Pro-Grow 400 LED grow light. I really wish I had done a “start to finish” rather than a “perpetual” style grow, as the finish looks so much more dramatic, harvesting all, or nearly all the plants at once, versus a plant or two every few weeks. Though thinking about it, if that’s my only issue, then things went pretty well! But let’s recap, shall we?
Beginning around Mid February, 2012 till Early May, we began blooming a total of 5 plants under the PG-400.
- Aurora Indica #4 – Seed, 3 gal soil
- Aurora Indica #3 – Seed, 3 gal soil
- Blue Mystic “D” (Yes, another “BMo-D”) – Clone, 3 gal soil, Height: 30 cm.
- Jock Horror #3 – Seed, Height: 36 cm. (LST’d)
- Blackberry #3 - Seed, 3 gal soil, Height: 38 cm (LST’d)
Aurora Indica #4
Aurora Indica #4 finished first at just under 9 weeks at 12/12. After the cure, 2.25 ounces of manicured prime medical grade cannabis was recorded. Her thick, resin coated buds were surprisingly dense and though they did shrink some, they remained very heavy, rock hard, sticky and quite aromatic. Even the uncounted lower buds & trimmings were amazing, though lacking “bag appeal”.
Both Aurora Indica plants stepped it up in terms of yield, while the quality and potency was right on par with our previous crop. Plant #4 is the stand out in terms of being the most potent, #3 had a flavor/aroma combination that was just amazing.
- Aurora Indica #3 at early week 6 of bloom.
Aurora Indica #3 had beautiful long, slender colas that are densely packed almost looking like missiles. She was harvested late into week 9 of bloom, although the plan was to let her run another week or two her plan was different, as she began to put out male stamen. Not wanting to risk further potential seeding, #3 was harvested. After curing, 2.0± ounces of thumb sized nuggets was the final call. There was a respectable amount of marble sized buds from the lower and inner branches, all every bit as good at their larger counterparts.
Blue Mystic “D”
Next to fall to the sticky scissors was our Blue Mystic offspring, Plant “D”. At mid-week 8 of budding, all signs pointed to harvest. This phenotype is nearly devoid of any pungent aroma, making it a great closet strain. What she lacks in scent, this plant makes up for in trichomes, as leaves stems and even branches are dotted with sparkling resin glands. Solid, dense buds though when dried were somewhat light to the feel, still managed to pull off just under 3 oz of primo, manicured meds.
Jock Horror (Jack Herer) Buds, grown under our Pro-Grow 400
Close-up, Jock Horror Buds
Close-up, Blackberry Buds
Nirvana Blackberry Buds, grown under our Pro-Grow 400
- Better space management – i.e. LST, super cropping, lollypopping, etc.: The art of bending tops and branches, removing lower growth, defoliating to allow more light in can produce larger overall buds and colas.
- Select “Production” strains: The better producers under LED are subject to opinion, but I find strains like Jock Horror, Northern Light, Durban Poison, Big Bud, PPP tend to excel in terms of production.
- A more aggressive nutrient schedule: We used Fox Farm’s and Earth Juice’s line of nutrients all at the bare minimum. While some of the plants did show mild deficiencies near the mid to end of bloom, the overall health was acceptable and the plants could have easily been pushed a little harder.
At, or near the one pound mark in under 4 months, I’m pretty content with that. With a little effort and some common sense, I think just about anyone could easily improve on these results.
Needless to say both plants were spectacular! See below…
- Jock Horror, Grown under a Pro-Grow 400 LED Grow Light
- Jock Horror, Grown under a 600+ watt HPS grow light
Jock Horror – 5 seeds (feminized)»
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