New Grower LEDs

[doobydoobydo]

Like a lot of other people i have been thinking of making the change, mainly due to electric costs and heat. I have searched around and i am still not sure what to get. I live in the UK. I have seen a brand called "budmaster" and they say the 675 model will cover 1.2 x 1.2, eqiuvilent to 600 watts. At present i am using two 600 watt lamps for 8 plants and i am happy with that size, although my area is slightly bigger, maybe 1.2 x 1.4

Has anybody here made a similar change? can give me any pointers? I don,t have a "couple of years" to perfect it and learn due to age. (am 64 and intend to retire to India in a years time) Ideally i will learn from the first grow and be up and running. I don't have the time or money to spend 3 or 4 grows getting it right.

Any help would be appreciated.
cheers

 

[Dr Who]

If you can withstand all of the associated flat cap wearing, whippet keeping, and pigeon fancying then there is a lot to be said for growing in a Northern way. Checkout their forum here (https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?forums/grownorthern-led.109/), it's not cheap, but seems to produce cracking results for not much electricity (so properly suitable for a tight fisted Northerner once you're running it, if less to to buy it in the first place). I'm not sure how many units would be required for an equivalent setup.

 

[Yozhik]

Going by the mention of Budmaster and 675W, I'm going to assume the pricetag of ~£750 isn't a barrier.

As mentioned above, for that kind of wonga, TaNg gives a very compelling case for 2 x Grow Northern HS1's, coming in at ~£700 in this thread

For something different, you could always consider a GroGlow 600W.
Another UK based manufacturer. No online grow journals to evidence results, but contact them direct; they're very approachable and friendly.

 

[doobydoobydo]

thank you all, i am off to India soon until january. I will see how things go, gonna check the GN HS1s out and keep my eyes open for any other tips
cheers

 

[thetreeman]

Gotta ask, why would you WANT to retire to India? I dont know if you could pay me enough to move there.... If you dont have time or money to learn LED, Id stick to HPS, since you already have them.

 

[doobydoobydo]

Have you been to India? if so i assume you didn;t like it, i do. I have enough money to try LEDs but not the time for 4 or 5 grows to perfect the skill.
namaste

 

[thetreeman]

I havent been there, but its high on the list of countries most likely to be destroyed by nukes, thanks to their unstable relationship with pakistan and theres a lot of poverty and medical care is subpar at best. I know many Indian immigrants to the US and not many are in a big hurry to return. If you really want to move to a 3rd world country, there might be better choices available. I hear some of the countries in south america are really nice....

 

[lilm00re14]

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