Jason0121do1
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Hi do you guys think each plant should have a fair share of being directly under the light?
Thanks for reading guys
Thanks for reading guys
Give plants fair share of direct light
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Jason0121do1
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This is what it looks like at the moment mate.
So do you think plants should be moved about or lights moved about so they get there fare share of being directly under light bulb or not?
Thanks mate
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MichiganMedGrower
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Nice plants!
I rotate my plants as they need watering in my multi stage perpetual.
With that reflector there are likely hot spots. For best results I would rotate them and turn them regularly.
I would also try to space them out a bit for airflow and better light coverage through the canopy.
I rotate my plants as they need watering in my multi stage perpetual.
With that reflector there are likely hot spots. For best results I would rotate them and turn them regularly.
I would also try to space them out a bit for airflow and better light coverage through the canopy.
chemphlegm
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consider a light meter
if its important to get the most out of your lights
from 12-1k for all budgets and even free phone apps maybe
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chemphlegm
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I'll add the when I got one it changed the way i managed all of my plants in flower with noticeable difference. Places I thought were
fine were actually killing my yields. Even a small relocation changed everything. I used to try to use up all lit areas, a stupid folly with cannabis I find. Those areas are for basil and rosemary silly me. there's a specific area under each light for several plants to fit in, its a sweet spot, outside of that and plant production suffers. its pretty cool and 50 bucks well spent here.
fine were actually killing my yields. Even a small relocation changed everything. I used to try to use up all lit areas, a stupid folly with cannabis I find. Those areas are for basil and rosemary silly me. there's a specific area under each light for several plants to fit in, its a sweet spot, outside of that and plant production suffers. its pretty cool and 50 bucks well spent here.
Jason0121do1
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Do you think light should be raised higher then?
MichiganMedGrower
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Maybe. I can't see clearly but the tips may be stressing on tip and curling up a little. That is a sign of heat stress.
You have to play with it and observe you plants until everything looks right to you.
I stay in the recommended 18" with my 600's but use a glass enclosed air cooled hood. And you lefty of fans blowing above the canopy under the lights to blow the radiant heat away.
Jason0121do1
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It's not that mate leafs are fine.
It's just that spreading plants out requires light being raised slightly to get even light spread on other plants especially the bigger plant
If you know what I mean?
Also biggest plant is around 18 inches away give or take. Smallest plant is around 25 inches away
MichiganMedGrower
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I couldn't really tell. It was your question that made me think that.
Everything sounds great. I use stands to lift up the smaller plants and keep the light fixed at max height.
Jason0121do1
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It looks like you've got alot of shade in your growing space mate.
Or is your light off?
MichiganMedGrower
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No. The cell phone just made it look like that. There is a metal Halide and hps next to each other it makes some pics look funny and using a flash doesn't always work.
There is 600w per side covering only 3.5' x 3.5' each.
Flowki
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The plants that are getting better light will yield more. If you rotate plants and move locations you will spread out the bud weight over all the plants but still get much the same yield, possibly less if the best genetic plant/s is not getting prime time. As long as the canopy is maintained to be relatively even I would just leave them be and let them adapt and optimize themselves to the consistent intensity/angle of light available.
Every time you move plants all the leaves have to adjust to the new direction and intensity. Shaded leaves may now be in direct light and versa, not entirely sure of the ins and outs of that in negative effect. IMO though, it is unnecessary labor for both you and the plants.
The tip I can give you for future is to use a stadium effect in your lay out (with even number plants). The smaller plants can go either side of the middle of the bulb @18" light height while the taller plants sit under the end sides of the bulb. As long as the height difference is not too much. You can then shape the canopy into a kind of bowl shape. The nodes on the very outside edges near the tent walls can be left to go a little larger so they receive side lighting (but you are only talking about a few to six inches). Well, again, it's like looking down into a stadium of green with the bulb in the middle.
This can be achieved with a 4 plant layout if you don't rotate and treat the canopy as a whole, rather than individuals. Point an oscillating fan slightly up toward the light and drop the filter down so it's almost along side the hood, or as close as you can get while not blocking light. The filter will be best placed at the opposite side to the osc fan.
Every time you move plants all the leaves have to adjust to the new direction and intensity. Shaded leaves may now be in direct light and versa, not entirely sure of the ins and outs of that in negative effect. IMO though, it is unnecessary labor for both you and the plants.
The tip I can give you for future is to use a stadium effect in your lay out (with even number plants). The smaller plants can go either side of the middle of the bulb @18" light height while the taller plants sit under the end sides of the bulb. As long as the height difference is not too much. You can then shape the canopy into a kind of bowl shape. The nodes on the very outside edges near the tent walls can be left to go a little larger so they receive side lighting (but you are only talking about a few to six inches). Well, again, it's like looking down into a stadium of green with the bulb in the middle.
This can be achieved with a 4 plant layout if you don't rotate and treat the canopy as a whole, rather than individuals. Point an oscillating fan slightly up toward the light and drop the filter down so it's almost along side the hood, or as close as you can get while not blocking light. The filter will be best placed at the opposite side to the osc fan.
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Jason0121do1
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Interesting information thank you. Also one plant is not feeding do I just feed it water for now and hope it starts feeding?
Or do I throw it out and have 4 plants instead ?
I'm 7 days into flowering.
What do you think about lolipoping?
Flowki
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What do you mean not feeding?.
Lolipoping is up to you, personally I would not bother. As the buds add weight and top branches begin to sway out a bit the mid/lower leaves get more light. Any useless leaves will drop off by themselves (I assume giving the plant nutrients before doing so). If you have humidity/airflow issues, that may call for you to loli.
Jason0121do1
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You assume giving plants nutrient before what? .
Yh funny enough you said that as that's how I'm doing it at the moment just removing dead leafs.
Yh funny enough you said that as that's how I'm doing it at the moment just removing dead leafs.
Jason0121do1
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Oh yh also when I said plants not feeding I mean one plant is not absorbing the feed.
Soils been wet for days
Soils been wet for days