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iSunlight 100W VS 90W UFO

ProZachJ — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:10:06 +0000

I’ve been very excited about full spectrum LED lighting for a long while. I know, I know the theory behind R:B is that by using more targeted spectra we can drive photosynthesis more efficiently in terms of micro-mole per watt, but I have also grown with LED lighting for quite a while now and have [...]

Closet Bhuts

ProZachJ — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:28:51 +0000

I’ve got to admit. I’ve been growing bhuts in my closet for a while now. While I was away in California they suffered a bit of nutrient distress, but after a nice pruning, nutrient change, and a foliar feed, I’ve been able to nurse the plants back into good shape. Over the past week I’ve [...]

Grow-room Tetris

ProZachJ — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:20:20 +0000

In an attempt to boost my basil production, I decided to reorganize my grow room. This way I can fit another 36 site system and double my production. The problem was I needed to move my tent over about four feet and I am currently growing a basil crop in it that I am not [...]

Basil Cropping

ProZachJ — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:24:13 +0000

One of the things that we have started doing locally is selling our basil to a local bar. Wanted to drop you guys a few pictures of what a 4×4 tent full of 36 basil plants looks like a few days after harvesting. I have found that there is so much demand for basil locally [...]

Roses anyone?

ProZachJ — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:38:21 +0000

I know ornamental plants aren’t really in the mission statement of UHGU, but I have a closet that really isn’t usable space for anything but young plants or small vegatables. So I’ve been keeping a little side project growing this Rose bush under HydroGrow’s 126W Penetrator X. I am using nutrients from a local Texas [...]

Strawberries starting to boost

ProZachJ — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:45:10 +0000

Well It seems that I waited a bit too long to plant my strawberries this time because out of the 15 that I planted only seven rooted, but I just figure that means those are the strongest. I’ll just use runners to propagate them to fill my entire Super Cropper 15. Since I changed the [...]

LED Strawberries: Season 2

ProZachJ — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:09:22 +0000

After last years moderate success with strawberries under LED I’ve decided to stick with the principles that I’ve been stressing to all UHGU members, “Pick a crop and grow it over and over until you are an expert”. I’ve received 25 Albion strawberry runners. I chose albion because the seascapes where a bit too soft. [...]

Glow Panel Grow Off ends…

ProZachJ — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:14:52 +0000

Between growing, trying to promote Super Croppers, and spending a large amount of time wakeboarding I neglected to post my Glow Panel Grow Off update videos. So I am going post the last two update that I did. I decided that I wanted a bit more production from these plants than small panels could provide [...]

Lettuce Sprouts

ProZachJ — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:34:24 +0000

Learning is what this experiment is all about. First thing I’ve learned: The importance of a dibble hole. You see the first four seeds that i germinated didn’t fare so well. I pushed them into the little piece of Sure to Grow Hail and then top watered twice per day. 2/4 sprouted and only one [...]

Glow Panel Grow off Day 14

ProZachJ — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:58:50 +0000

Check out day 14 pictures and video of my glow panel grow off. Its 50W Penetrator (no you can’t buy this panel its a prototype) VS Glow Panel 45. I was very surprised to see these little buds so early. On day 10 I changed the nutrient, flushed the system and set the new solution [...]

Panel Grow Off Day 7 & 8

ProZachJ — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:02:01 +0000

So I took this video on day 7 and the pics on day 8. It also turns out, now that the plants are large enough for me to identify that the ones I was calling jalapeno are actually habenero and vice versa …oh well.

50W Penetrator vs Glow Panel 45 Start

ProZachJ — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:41:16 +0000

Here we go! Our LED Panel grow off has begun. Two Hydro Grow LED 50W Penetrators VS Two Sunshine Systems Glow Panel 45s. Each panel is going to be growing one pepper plant. Each side of the tent has one Jalapeno (Jalapeno Gigante) and one Habenero (Caribbean Red). I have divided the tent with mylar [...]

New UHGU season starts now!

ProZachJ — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:43:04 +0000

Its mid January and that means its time for us to start what will be a month of constant germination. First up in the new UHGU season I will be doing a LED Panel grow off between 2 of Hydro Grow LED’s 50W Penetrators and 2 Sunshine Systems Glow Panel 45s. Each panel will be [...]

Mini Cropper Constant Production of Lettuce

ProZachJ — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:41:28 +0000

An introduction to the continuing pursuit of easy constant indoor lettuce production. We retro fitted the AeroRail system into what I am now calling the Mini Cropper. Enjoy

Rooting Strawberry Runners

ProZachJ — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:18:08 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dlPndeTXD4

Sunday Video Blitz

ProZachJ — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:37:54 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygPVvddOz9c

Veg room Update

ProZachJ — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:11:10 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWy7Vu3354

Hydroponic Romain Under Constant Light

ZachJ — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:15 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4gcdKHE1nU

The Veggie Room

ProZachJ — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:07:01 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq8CA2HHg7Y

Romaine Lettuce – Constant Light

ProZachJ — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:20:33 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GZv693wd0

Romaine Lettuce Experiment Part 2

ProZachJ — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:13:55 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1RntK3wqhU

AeroRail NFT Romaine Lettuce Constant Production Experiment

ProZachJ — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:16:30 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfpJlSMEFLQ

What should we grow?

ProZachJ — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:52:00 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKGAvuSqMyU

Inside a UFO

ProZachJ — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:08:29 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp09RulITcg

Strawberries get Tri-meter

ProZachJ — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:02:39 +0000

Added a Tri-meter to the setup to help with nutrient maintenance. I highly recommend these things as they save a lot of effort when watching your nutrient concentration and pH I also decided to crawl under the rails and take some pictures. This is pretty much what I have to do every day to find [...]