So I started two Bruce Banner and two Super Lemon Haze. I dropped the beans in May 1st and all four popped on the 4th. My intention was to put them outdoors on June 1st. I have been using my local sunrise / sunset time as lights on/off. I increase it each week to keep up with the increase in day light. I am now putting down 325 ppfd for 14 1/2 hours a day. I decided that I’m keeping them indoors but I plan to maintain the small weekly increases until the summer equinox on June 21st. I’ll also be bumping the ppfd up as I go. I plan to flip to 12/12 on June 22nd. I’m surprised how well they are vegetating and it’s why I’m not going to go to 18/6. I see no need with these plants. Bruce Banner is on left, and super lemon haze on the right.
Proof in the pudding so many ppl overlight their plants and it causes all sorts of issues. You see how healthy they look. Leaves flat and outstretched, no tacoing and spiked leaf edges, great color etc. this is where ppl need to start and work from.
You sir are going to learn alot from this grow. Its much like over watering if you do it consistently you never learn to water properly. When you under water you learn fast.
You slowly increase the light just until you see ever so slight stress but if you go past that you will see worse results, poor plant health and a host of issues so you would have been better off slightly under lighting and have had better results too.
Its the DLI that counts, basically the intensity x duration… many dont out the fact that peak sunlight intensity is only 4 hrs a day on a clear sunny day. Indoors are lights are a fixed intensity so they get that everyday all day…. No cloudy days inside.
Personally i feel you have no issue going to 18/6 if you resuce the light by the same % you increase the time you will see the same reaults…. Maybe even better.
Waaaaay to many are over lighting their plants with this new LED tech without having things dialed in to do so.
Perfect example of how reducing the light reduces the demands and at the first sign of trouble is the first thing you should do.
I think everyone should start out like this. Gotta walk before you run.
Like i say your going to learn a lot from this in the personal experience department… its hard to understand until you do it…. Good on you sir and thank you for posting this gem.
Your on your way to being an expert on the benefits and seeing first hand how to read the plants responses to light.
Im stoked to see how little issues your going to have because its going to blow your mind.
Sorry for the long winded rant but its really great to see someone get it