ColoradoLED wrote:Hello LED Grow Light Forum,
I am a new member and a first time grower. I am a little different that most of the first time growers here, primarily because I am doing this as research for my company. We are an Colorado based LED company supplying commercial and industrial lighting.
**Let me take a moment here to assure you all,especially SME, that I understand your forum policies and will not be doing anything here to directly promote my company. I just want to contribute and benefit like everyone else.**
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So, that is what brought me to post here first. I don't want to blow smoke up your skirt but this forum is, without doubt, the most civil of all that I have seen. It is the only forum that I have visited where I have yet to see one member start a reply by calling another member stupid(usually a little less PG than "stupid"). This is not really surprising as I have seen the "Pot Snob" phenomenon growing out here since we first legalized Medical. Personally, I would rather be more of a connoisseur than a snob but I digress.
I am not trying to replace commercial grow lights with all LEDs, I don't think that there is a commercially available and pragmatic LED solution right this moment. It is very close though. In the next few years, I anticipate that the LED grow light efficacy and costs will reach their respective sweet spots and HID lights will be a thing of the past. Instead, I am trying to develop a hobbyist horticulture system. Let's face it, growing cannabis is fun, much like brewing your own beer. Similar to home brewing, you can't expect to pull 3 lbs off a plant, regardless of lighting. I want an easy (relatively) way to grow a few plants in my house and not have to worry about burning the place down or have to install a supplemental AC system.
I do have a growing list of growing questions but feel as though I have rambled enough for now. I just wanted to introduce myself and set the stage a little. I welcome any questions or comments. I also appreciate you reading my post and promise to be much more brief in the future.
rkymtnman wrote:Hey,
I'm in CO too. Rocky Mtn High huh?
Why would you design/build a light that uses 3W diodes? Not to bust your stones, but if 5W are already on the market, why wouldn't you use them?
Good luck on the grow!
RKY
ColoradoLED wrote:SME,
I was just thinking that perhaps my post would be better suited in the Grow Journals section. Should it be moved to there?
Thanks,
SisterMaryElephant wrote:No, typically cannabis (Indica/Sativa) plants will double, triple or more before stopping the vertical growth after the 12/12 flip. What genetics did you say you were growing?
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