New Grower First time using led UFO

[agito]

that not massive so you should be ok vs most i would have trained them in a net until i sore the preflowers and let them go
every 6" closer plants get 50% more light so the shorter plants wont fill out as much but you will still harvest some decent bud

you do need some extra wattage in there rule of thumb is 50-70 w per sq ft for solid bud so 3x3 9sqft is 450w so 90w just will not cut it

this would work out around 225w in leds due to better effiency

but you only need half this for veg

 

[silent jay]

Thanks again so I'm definitely get a new light for the next ones. I was thinking that I would just grow one this time but let it go bigger than the 2 I've got going just now. I've decided that I'm going to chop them on Friday after work. I'm not quite sure what to do with the net.

 

[agito]

if you had a net at the start you just keep bending the plant over to keep the plant under the net if you get a bigger light this wont be an issue (you may need air cooled hood in a 1.5m high tent with hps but not with leds of t5's)

http://coltivazioneindoor.info/eng/techniques/scrog.php

 

[silent jay]

Cool after reading that it's kind of what I've been doing but without the net. I tied a piece of string round the pot and tied the main branches down to the string round the pot


I say kind of loosely ha

 

[agito]

cool thats called LST low stress training which is fine also

 

[silent jay]

Fantastic man I've learned a fair bit today the main thing I've learned is I need to do a lot more research. I've got a feeling that joining this forum is going to be the best thing I've done

 

[Red eyed c]

If you do get a new LED don't get the 1w version,go to the 3w chips and like agito says for yr space over 200 drawn watts is required.my LED only draws 100w but I can grow a couple of 2ft autos under it no problem.and with a bit more wattage you can grow up to 3 foot plants no problems.Heres some good uk LED companies mate http://igrowleduk.co.uk/products-page/
http://www.quantumledbloom.co.uk/servlet/StoreFront
http://grownorthern.com/

 

[silent jay]

Cheers redeye I'll get a look at them tonight when I'm at work