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
This is what it looks like at the moment mate.I thinks its better to have more even light spread.
consider a light meterfair share
Do you think light should be raised higher then?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.
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.Do you think light should be raised higher then?
It's not that mate leafs are fine.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.
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
It looks like you've got alot of shade in your growing space mate.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.
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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.It looks like you've got alot of shade in your growing space mate.
Or is your light off?
Interesting information thank you. Also one plant is not feeding do I just feed it water for now and hope it starts feeding?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.
What do you mean not feeding?.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?
Are you able to link the proof for this?. I don't mean to sound doubtful, I'd just like to see it.Lightmovers are cheap and can increase yield in most cases.