Wednesday, November 24, 2010

WE HAVE CHERRY TOMATOES !

The day has finally come, we now have cherry tomatoes, and even a few Roma's, popping out all over the place.  We noticed the first starts early this week and new ones coming out every day.  We did a nutrient change yesterday in the PowerGrower where the cherry tomatoes are growing.  Significant difference - higher concentration of Canna Boost and addition of Canna PK 13/14.  This nutrient shift is required, per Canna instructions, when first fruits start to bloom.  We were low on water in the PowerGrower so the timing was perfect.



The Ebb and Gro system has performed very well since installation.  The Grow 3 seedlings we transplanted from the AeroFlo36 (they had been in there only a few days) are keeping pace with the "like" plants from Grow 3 that stayed in the AeroFlo36.  One difference noted was in the Basil.  The AeroFlo36 seedling growth is beating the Ebb and Gro seedling hands down.

We took lumen measurements under the SuperNova LED this week.  We noticed a significant difference in lumen (from the same distance) between the HID HPS and MH lights compared to the LED.  Given the LED is only 270 watts, per the manufacturer it is supposed to put off as much light as a 1000 watt HID.  Not in lumen - that is for sure.  Not sure what the manufacturer means by their statements but clearly the lumen readings are significantly different.  Regardless, the plants under the SuperNova are doing well, either because of a more beneficial light spectrum (more "usable" light) or some other magic we don't know of yet.

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