Light at top or move all around?

sandiegojack2

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I have 4X4 grow space with 1000 watter mounted permanately at the top...I let the plant's fill the space...I yield great for small space avg 2-3lbs per grow of 6 plant's starting flower at 22" and finishing around 60" avg....I don't understand people telling newbee's to keep light at 12-14" away from plant's...WTF...I must be missing somthing? I know everyone grow's different but..62.5 watt's per square foot that I provide is more than enough for the space...Frosty bud's that blow me away! not huge but avg 14" cola's with avg 6-8 each plant......What I'd like to know is why people do this and what advantage do you feel you get! I am an old fart 62yo and have grown over 50 year's and still am amazed by this phemonana...Please tell me your thought's! My grow's are allway's trouble free as I am proactive..ie spray for mite's before they appear and use sns for mold pre-flower and never see and never see over nute-problem or burn's or...BUT due to using min amount's of nute's sometime's get cal-mg def... but late and doesn't effect yield! Thank's to all ahead of time!! Please post result's of you "style" so we can see!! jackView attachment 2238534View attachment 2238535View attachment 2238536LSD should have died!!Lost power 9 day's!.jpgsecound week 12-12 haze pheno 6.3.jpgflower room 4X4 2nd crop.jpgafter 12 hour's light still reaching for it!.jpgView attachment 2238546
 

sandiegojack2

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Depend's on size of plant when small 14-20" it's 5 feet from cooltube...at 50" it's20" away!! When it need's the extra lumen's....my thought..jack
 

bluntmassa1

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your better off moving your lights up as your plants grow so they get maximum lumens from the light or atleast rig somthing to get the plants closer to the light when their younger it should make them bush more and yield fatter denser buds
 

sandiegojack2

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Blunt...Well you know I'll try it on my next run I have ratchet's on it anyway...I just can't see getting any more than I am now!! and they are rock hard bud's so...but i'll make a real comparison and see! jack4th of july!! 010.jpg4th of july!! 011.jpg
 

sandiegojack2

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your better off moving your lights up as your plants grow so they get maximum lumens from the light or atleast rig somthing to get the plants closer to the light when their younger it should make them bush more and yield fatter denser buds
My hood is european and has a penatration of 46"...hence my outlook! yield for 4X4 foot sq was 2.3lb's of prime cola's....what would it have been if lower I don't know but as we speak I have rotation 4 in and light's at 19" from canopy and will see!!View attachment 2304413View attachment 2304414View attachment 2304415View attachment 2304416View attachment 2304417View attachment 2304418View attachment 2304421clone rotation LSD seed crop! 010.jpgView attachment 2304426View attachment 2304427View attachment 2304428
 

sandiegojack2

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your better off moving your lights up as your plants grow so they get maximum lumens from the light or atleast rig somthing to get the plants closer to the light when their younger it should make them bush more and yield fatter denser buds
ran one crop moving and did well no more weight..but no less!! This is the end now ready to harvest this week end..certainly let you know about weight's when alls said and done!! Thank's jack!!View attachment 2330305View attachment 2330306contest 001.jpg
 

sandiegojack2

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<watching in anticipation> :bigjoint:
Took three people 4 1/2 hours to harvest!! have one layer in drying rack per plant and some 6 can's..harvest size same as last run with little noticible difference either bud size or density! Maybe no more yield but certainly close! jack thanks for watching!!LSD#1.jpg4X4 Bud's Plant #2 bottom net!.jpgyieldsss 023.jpg
 
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