they call them light movers. like a garage door track with a light on t goes back and forth during the on cycle... hydro stores, nat garden supply etc...

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that is a missing component for sure.


since the UV wavelengths aren't related to energy production i didn't factor that in to my little hypothesis...

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i guess the only bad thing here is that you'll drop off some lumens by moving the lights. tilting the pots won't put any more distance between source and leaf surface.

if this was a real experiment moving lights would be the best way to test because there are also auxins that control growth in relation to gravity....tilting the pots will cause the plant to generate those auxins as well.

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I am also curious about this effect. I had two bagseeds that came off the same cola which I am growing now. I accidently broke one of the main stems (almost completely) and had to tie it to a support. Once the plant recovered it clearly doubled its stem size and growth compared to the other plant. I know this is considered a severe form of supercropping, but am curious if it would affect the taste as well.

you guys might be on to something here. especially with that bit about the tomato plants. hell, if that were true for weed, it could revolutionize growing!

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Honestly I attribute the greatness of outdoor planting to just a couple of simple things:

1.) The sun is the PERFECT light for your plants ( Obviously.) Perfect spectrum, perfect intensity - also the specific radiation.There is no way to duplicate it no matter how much money you spend.

2.) The ventillation is perfect outside. While it is easier to duplicate indoors than sunlight, it is still better than 99.9% of growrooms.

However - Many outdoor growers actually say that the energy the plant spends adjusting all it's leaves to the moving sun takes away from flower production. This would suggest that indoor plants actually have at least one edge over outdoor... hmmm.

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There are electric tracks that will move lighting ballasts back and forth...

Personally I'm a fan of saturating the plant in light from all angles indoors so I'm not sure if this would help much if any but I'm just speculating.

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i think one of the reasons plants produce THC is because it absorbs UVB really well, seeing as there is more UVB from sunlight than artificial light maybe the plants need to produce more resin to deflect the UV rays. everyonne knows that UV is bad for living things.

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hmm im wondering if you can buy auxin anywhere, that way you could just jack you babies up on some steroids and get some big buds.

Friend of mine, bout 10 years ago or better had an indoor grow with 2 1000w HID on a whiligig that i think rotated on a slow moving motor. Wouldnt that simulate the effect your talking about, with the light constantly moving. PS Hes grass was pretty good, hahah, thanks