Was it worth it? 10 days later. iGrowtek LED
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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2024
- This video is a follow up to my last video where I sowed the seeds and began testing out this new LED growlight. The process has been illuminating for me. I will be sharing the progress that my seedlings made since being sowed 10 days ago. In all fairness I recorded this video yesterday and so technically now its 11 days since sowing. I hope you enjoy.
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I am not sponsored by them, they did however send me the sensors and I've been using them for the last almost two years and absolutely love them.
MY NEW LIGHTS:
The new lights I just got are made by Barrina and came recommended by viewers. Again not sponsored, I bought these myself so if you wanna test them out along with me here is the link. Currently on sale for $40 which is low investment for a horticultural expirement.
barrina-led.com/collections/l...
HEAT MATS:
vivosun.com/
I'd like to hear more on the agave seedlings you are growing as they carry on. Thanks
I’ll be posting update here very soon.
Okay, process video, I'm completely onboard. At first you had my curiosity, now you have my attention.
If there is only one thing that I can recommend you to do before going any deeper into growlights, it would be to install reflective walls. You can even buy a small growbox. In a long run it not only will save you money, by saving light and heat, but also give you better control over the growing environment. Actually, depending on the setup, you would probably need to install PC fans to cool it down. I myself turned a small garage storage shelf into a 5-shelf growbox with mylar walls - each shelf has its individual growlight, fan and even a door.
you know I actually was using my light bouncer for photography hahah. I noticed a friend of mine has reflective walls in there. I have a few usb fans but haven't found it needed yet as they are still sealed up. im gonna look into it. def need to insulate the shelves under heat mats
Hunter, I've been growing cacti int he UK for 45 years. I concluded there was no reason or rhyme to keeping seed pots inside a bag or other similar covering - they are not tropical plants. I started just standing the pots in water in an acceptable level of light until most of the seeds germinated, when temperatures were about 20-25C daytime max. In this way I eliminated problems from humidity, and practically eliminated the need to harden seedlngs off, and also eliminated etialation.
nice seeing your plants. I've had my plants under cool white fluorescent bulbs for 20 years. The cheapest ones you can get and the most ideal light spectrum. No need for expensive grow light fluoros. But when I started there were no led grow lights. I remember when they started coming out with led grow lights and we were all debating about the light spectrum and all that. looks like the technology has matured. that makes it easier to trust what you buy. Btw: I'm zone 7a. my plants stay indoors year round. that way I don't have to acclimate them to the sun each season and I don't have to worry about fungal infections, slugs, birds, ants, etc. Years ago, I lost every single one of my ariocarpi from rust fungus. rust fungus is my main nemesis.
Greenhouse tour please!
it's coming eventually
excellent video dude - great work - love the music choices man and the prickly punk cameo
And now the greenhouse tour... where the envy sets in, and the amount of space available is as glorious as the plants. Also, inorganic growing for the win.
I mix alcohol with some dish soap, but I dont use on cacti with farina... like Pilosocereus or Melocatus azureus. I definitely need a magnifying glass! Great idea., especially since mealies are hard to distinguish around white wool. I often look closely, and if I see a mealy, I will remove them with tweezers and look at the whole plant closely. Tedious work, but a mudt to keep those mealies at bay. 👍🏼
Nice new greenhouse Hunter😌👍And it's really big and roomy. I enjoyed watching
Congrats on your greenhouse dude.
every time I watch an episode, I put on my Cactus Quest hat. thanks for the vid 100%
hell yeah! that is rad thank you
also, @pricklypunk has been very helpful with sowing cactus. When I reached out to him. He said, "In my X amount of years sowing, I have never used a topper soil. It's just another factor affecting germination." What are your thoughts? @@CactusQuest
The three euphorbias, one with etiolation, not a mistake. AN EXPERIMENT. A wonderful diorama of etiolation effect.
Love the last turbinicarpus you had at the end. Are you planning to use the seeds?
I hope that one day all the endangered cacti species will be recovered in the wild and that Hunter will finally make a greenhouse tour. I would love to know how you went from a tiny backyard greenhouse to the 30fts one.
I’m in the process of cleaning it up actually. About to film it here v soon.
@@CactusQuestoh great news! Thanks, Hunter, for sharing your projects.
Loved the video, thanks for sharing.
Maybe a follow up video on those seedlings? I am thinking about making a cabinet to grow my seeds and I have some questions,
Are regular leds good enough after germination? It is required to have a heat mat to obtain good temperatures with the led lights?
If you want to try another light, i like my Florawave lights 😊
LITHOPS!!! WOO HOOO!!! Love to see it, brotherman. I will sow some golden barrels in your honor.
hell yeah dude
I will say the "four-lightsaber" full spectrum cheapies are great for prop trays. The AGOLED cheap panels are amazing as well, the 25 dollar ones. I use the same heatmat for the mesembs.
I’m going all inorganic when I repot here in Houston it’s too humid.
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
Cheers from Australia
Thanks for watching! So many cactus heads in Australia I love it! appreciate you!
I don't bother to grow Lithops seeds under plastic , cactus yes but Mesembs nope. Nice greenhouse setup.
❤ I have the same problem I’m in New Jersey and I water my plants a little bit. I’m so afraid that I’m gonna ruin them all and I’m getting the hang of it. I’m just trying different things.
I made the same mistake with Euphorbia seedlings and had them severely etiolated, but after some care (and repotting deeper) they seem to be doing well.
I love that own plants that grew in that greenhouse.
I recently got a box of zip lock bags that come in 4 different colors (red, green, yellow, blue) to sow some seeds just as a fun experiment. I want to see if the different color bags do anything at all to the growth of the seedlings. Do I think it will? Probably not but still love to try these things because you never know.
Speaking of Strombocactus disciformis, I was able to grow some adult plants from seeds and this year they gave me the first batch of my own seeds. There are two important things if you want to grow them successfully. First, you need to make sure that your soil hardly produces any algae on top - algae will simply suffocate Strombocactus seedlings. Second thing is to use huge amount of seeds - 100 is a bare minimum. Their initial death rate is quite high, but whatever you are able to keep alive for about half of a year (or until they reach 1/5 inch+ diameter), they are relatively easy to grow. One thing I need to mention is that S.pulcherrimus grows way much slower. As for S.corregidore, I will be able to tell more in a year or two.
yeah I have had issues with algae just choking them out. so hopefully I can get them to the 6 mo mark this time. I def used a lot of seeds. I mean prob 200 at least. thanks for sharing - I really want to get seeds for the other species of strombo too
@@CactusQuest A this point I'm using a mix of 60% dolomite, 20% zeolite (both 0,5-2 mm grains) and 20% vermicompost. It doesn't require using any fertilizer and in my case it rarely produces any algae, occasionally can grow small amount of moss, which is not an issue.
niiiiice
thank u!🤗
UR one of my fave channels.
i bought those same bariinas and was also sruprised to see that they stressed my yearlings 18 inches above, while seeds are etiolating under my T5HO's , 10 inches away
yeah when I looked and saw there were pink little seedlings in there I was pretty surprised - going to mess around with different distances and see what seems to work best. constant experimentation
Если столько выращивают кактусов,значит их покупают😅 А если покупают,то нас любителей колючек-'МНОГО ПО ВСЕМУ ЗЕМНОМУ ШАРИКУ😅❤ УРРА 😂
Georegus valdezianus, mine are ready to bloom in some weeks too!
As an outdoor grower, I never even considered the heat from a fluorescent adding to the equation. I've only used LEDs. The Barinas are supposed to be fantastic.
we will see I am planning to sow seeds over the weekend but its hard with the kids home. its wrestlemania around my place with 3 boys. gonna get stuff sown and see how they go - they seem solid.
Thanks for the great video with some really helpful info. You have a lovely collection. Will be interested to see the progress of your Astrophytum 'Buffalo' seedlings. Haven't seen that cultivar here in Australia but I remember seeing one in your previous videos. Very gnarly looking!
Another great video brother! I love the process info. Okay, I'm done with my live-comment stream lol. Eat that, algorithm!
Boom!
Nice! Loved the mini greenhouse tour and super jealous, I'm all indoor for 6 months a year and then get to move 1000ish plants in and out each season. I've gone through the rounds with all kinds of lights but have found most work decently as long as distance is considered. Just started some MYR-OR and Taiho amidst many others in this season's huge astro grow but gonna have to seek out some of those Buffalo now.
thank you. Yeah I would love to do a video with someone that does that - there's a lot of Chicago and New York collectors and growers who are growing primarily in-doors and some exclusively. so cool. moving 1000 plants is fun when its a super short distance - almost just like rearranging - which I do in the greenhouse almost for sport
@@CactusQuest Have to keep things super organized to stay sane and got real good at moving trays slowly. Always welcome here in 6A! I want to say Plant One On Me went to NY to a couple that were astro specialists that did it all from the middle floor of a huge apartment building. Floor to ceiling seedlings
I like that LED stand, but I'm a Lithops nerd with a slight cactus fascination.
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The seedlings under that 10W look like they've done great - do you know what temperature they are at? I use a heat mat which keeps the bottom of the pots warm, but with cold ambient temperatures this time of year in a cold house I don't know if I've got a warm enough surface.
house stays around 65- 70 this time of year. I don't have a soil therm taking temps yet. may end up setting up once they come out. where are you located?
@CactusQuest I'm in Spain. It's hard to get the house above 17C (63F) in winter and at night it often drops to 14C (57F). I'm going to wait for warmer weather before I start germinating, as I've got loads of seeds waiting to go.
Now I'm all worried about my strombocactus. Let's see how far I can take them 😅
Gratuitous Hammer shot acknowledged
i'm really digging your greenhouse is their a link to where i can buy one
How long you have the light on? Couldnt hear from the vid
You’re gonna need a bigger house my friend…ask me how I know!😊
Did you make those wire shelf units, or purchase pre-built?
pre built - u line - traded some plants for them
SensorPush eh? I'm using cheapie "Govee" units.
do u have cysas
Soooo jumpy