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Jaybodankly said:

Those 5 gals must be a solid root mass judging from the top growth.

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Jaybodankly said:

They must have merged into a single root by now.
I like your espalier method of growing trees. Have you tried a single container the length of the grow for more soil volume?

Espalier (/ᵻˈspælɪər/ or /ᵻˈspæli.eɪ/) is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame, frequently in formal patterns, flat against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants which have been shaped in this way.[

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Mrs. Michigan Med Grower said:

From my understanding it's not only what your growing in, it's also strain dependent. That's part of creating the perfect environment for your plant. Every environment is different you have to make adjustments for yours. What works amazing in one persons room may do damage to yours. Listening to your plant is the key. They don't have a mouth to say " hey, dude my feet are cold" instead they don't drink as fast and don't take up the nutes like they should. In our room we have different strains all needing different feeds and light. We do our best with creating that environment our girls need. Boy is the pay out amazing.

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a mongo frog said:

Root zone temps are one of the most important aspects of gardening. Temp gauge on top of pots lets the gardener know everything.

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ttystikk said:

Pics today! She's making progress. She isn't drinking a much as the others in the same run but it doesn't seem to be impacting her development.

I made a minor adjustment to one of the fixtures, tilting more towards the horizontal to spread more light to the bottom half of the plant. This plant likes to be yellow; always has, so don't read to much into its color.

Thoughts so far; these lenses need more room to work to their max potential, they really want to be a foot or so above the top edge of the surface to be lit. Other than that, the light is very evenly distributed. Keeping the plant carefully manicured/trained is important, else the buds sticking out will shade what's beneath.
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MMJ Dreaming 99 said:

Yoda bro. You are running some lenses on the QB boards? They look more muted then say the guy who was running one board at 110 watts. His light was as bright as the sun. Are you under driving them?

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ttystikk said:

For some reason your pics won't load.

They have wall washer lenses, discussion near the beginning of this thread. The light is being aimed at the trellis panel rather than at the camera. Each board is getting 80W. Total draw of both boards is 670W.

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MMJ Dreaming 99 said:

The picture was in the other thread early on and I cannot find. He was driving one board at 110 wattts and it was bright white and flaring like crazy. Whit hot bright. I see what you are doing now with wall washers. Looks great.

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MMJ Dreaming 99 said:

I would think no issues with cool QB boards.

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1000ppm said:

I wonder how these would do with some deep water culture. Thinking of firing my current culture buckets back up.

Interesting twist to vert.
I'm just thinking of how much more efficient I could be if I tried this style and have way more nugs. And easier access to trimming etc.

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bassman999 said:

Good lights will benefit any growing style

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Afgan King said:

I need to get over there looking great and wanna see these lights. Looks great buddy have doctor in morning fir shoulder hopefully fix something can barely drive my truck

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bassman999 said:

Good lights will benefit any growing style

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1000ppm said:

I guess that's my point. RDWC growth is already awesome , i am just itching to see what these lights can do mixed with some buckets and this light spectrum.

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ttystikk said:

I've been thinking about you all day. I sure hope they get you fixed up, brother. That sounds like a lot of pain. Anytime you, and your lady when her schedule allows, can stop by is a pleasure.

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Afgan King said:

Hell gotta setup getting you and the guys over here to see this round and check out what I've done with your Jilly lol she's been a pleasure to work with and loves to get massive

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