So the shed is in the sun from 10am to 3pm. The lights will run 18/6 from 4pm to 10am for veg and probably 8pm to 8am for flower. These are my happy awake hours so that's perfect.
The uv is set for 15 min intervals at 8 pm, midnight and 4 am. There will be an additional 30 minutes at noon during veg to interrupt the dark cycle as a preventative measure against powdery mildew. Apparently, according to recent studies the spores are most vulnerable during the dark period and uv-b has been an effective countermeasure. I'm always willing to give new ideas a shot so why not.
I will incrementally add 5 minutes to each Uv exposure until they are getting 30 mins a pop, for a total of 90 min per day. The nighttime dose will go away in flower even though what I've been reading suggests it does not interrupt the photo period. Call it paranoia idk lol. Not gonna be left questioning my first run if it herms out but if I do get PM that shit will be flipped on for sure haha!
This first run will be F2 seeds from a sherbet/NYC diesel cross I made.
The F-Bombe
