IKEA Cultivation LEDs - Page 3

Hatgirl · February 28, 2017

2 months after sowing, the first flowers have appeared.
Left is a Peardrops, right is a Mohamed.
They're in 5inch pots at the moment. I'll move them to their final 8inch pots some time next week.

The Patio Orange is too tall for the lights, so has been banished to the windowsill (it still is a very compact dwarf, just not as compact as the others).

Yellow Canary, Yellow Tumbling Tom Jnr, Chibikko, Snow Fairy and Floragold Basket are doing well in their 1inch pots, and are all on their 3rd leaf. Once they have 4 leaves I'll move them onto the 3inch pots.

psa · March 1, 2017

Here's the full text of the paper referenced above.

svalli · March 1, 2017

Hatgirl, that is impressive and great looking plants!

Is the color of the light such pinkish purple like in many LED growlights? I would buy those lights from IKEA, if I did not have so many DIY LED lights already. We do not have IKEA close to us, but I have friends who think that it is a great travel destination, so I may ask one of them bring such light to me.

Sari

Hatgirl · March 1, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by svalli

Is the color of the light such pinkish purple like in many LED growlights?
Sari

The output from the lights looks like daylight (or "warm white") but the LEDs aren't all the same. If you look carefully you can see there are a few blue lights mixed in at either end. But the end result is " daylight", not the pinky-purple I see in other grow setups

Keen101 · March 4, 2017

not IKEA, but i'm having great success with two of these on a rolling shelf! I think my tomato seedlings will do great this spring!

http://www.banggood.com/100W-1131-Re...l?rmmds=search

Hatgirl · March 11, 2017

First fruits set, on the Mohamed. Popped in a Gro-Sure Tomato Easy Feed stick to keep it happy

Hatgirl · April 16, 2017

Lots of fruit set on the tomatoes, but none ripe yet. I should have some next month

I set up the proper IKEA kit back in February, and it's going pretty well

Jonnyhat · April 16, 2017

I want to switch to LED but right now I am using a dual arc hybrid 1000w MH/HPS bulb and it is amazing, hortiluz sells one for almost $200 a bulb but I fould one for about $50 and it is great, best luck I have had with germination and what a jump I get on the season.

March 1, 2017	#33
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	Hatgirl, that is impressive and great looking plants! Is the color of the light such pinkish purple like in many LED growlights? I would buy those lights from IKEA, if I did not have so many DIY LED lights already. We do not have IKEA close to us, but I have friends who think that it is a great travel destination, so I may ask one of them bring such light to me. Sari __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

March 4, 2017	#35
Keen101 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Colorado Posts: 134	not IKEA, but i'm having great success with two of these on a rolling shelf! I think my tomato seedlings will do great this spring! http://www.banggood.com/100W-1131-Re...l?rmmds=search

April 16, 2017	#38
Jonnyhat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 337	I want to switch to LED but right now I am using a dual arc hybrid 1000w MH/HPS bulb and it is amazing, hortiluz sells one for almost $200 a bulb but I fould one for about $50 and it is great, best luck I have had with germination and what a jump I get on the season.