Interesting and thanks. Is my best option to always play the less is more with intensity or is it wise to make sure I'm using the most light they can handle by pushing till at least a few leaves say "ouch"? I have the free apps Photone and PPFD Meter but they are both so far off from eachother that they are pretty much worthless. 1 app read in the 300s and the other 500-700
Ahh yes very similar light and exactly what I needed to hear. Phew so I'm not crazy and they just don't need/want it just yet. Love your drip system. If you don't mind me asking, what do you think you spent on all the auto-irrigation? Hand watering in coco kinda sucks. I'm just giving them 1L a day and I know they'd love more frequency. Next geow I want something like yours
I don’t have the blackbird but I do have an hlg scorpion. Same thing. My light is against the ceiling and running at less than 50%.
On another forum, another grower with an HLG Scorpion said he gradually increases the light intensity and doesn't reach full power until early flower. I think I had mine on full by the time I flipped, but regardless, it's a gradual thing.
I am also running UVA. I am 3 weeks in flower now and the plants have stretched to about 24” from my scorpion. I turn it up any more and they’ll fry. I have 40K lux and 620 PAR at the top of my canopy. DLI is 30.
awesome and thanks much brotha
Perfect. I am going to do just that. Much appreciated
You gonna run co2? That schedule beyond the mid flower numbers would fry my grow.
Probably not. Keep thinking my t6 will just suck it into the attic and that I will faint when working on the plants
and also scared something like an eXhale bag will be an attraction for gnats and other pests. But that's just because I don't know better but am indoors in an office trying to be very careful. I am just happy to hear many others also weren't past 50% when were where I'm at. Right now I'm at about 50% and 32" and they seem to be ok with it. Going to leave it and maybe try 1 click higher every couple weeks
You want the plants to respond with a flat presentation of the leaves on the plant. Not praying up for more or curling down to escape. Just a nice horizontal flat leaf.Probably not. Keep thinking my t6 will just suck it into the attic and that I will faint when working on the plants
Hey Trader, I dont see any leaf stress/tip burning at all in your Photos?, Your Vegging Plants show Healthy Happy Green Hybrid Vigor. When your leaves are Taco'd that'll be your 1st sign of heat stress. If your talking about the new growth looking lighter that is what healthy new growth looks like until they photosynthisize(from sunlight), then they will turn dark green(chlorophyll).
appreciate it much bud. This community fkin rocks and yall are pretty much only reason made it this far hah Yeah this is from today and I haven't had any real burning but was just referring to the intensity of the light when I try to turn it higher than 50% or drop the light lower than 32"ish. Within 12hr I can spot yellowing of just the very edges of usually new or mid growth leaves.
