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So Gavita is selling these new lights to increase resin production, not stem elongation......... I must be smoking too much.
Cancel the UV's.......... who can recommend some nice Far Red Supplemental Strips? LOL
What's the coverage area with one of those?
Gavita UV’s r retailed at $120 but sold out really fastGrowingFather received two of the new Gavita UV fixtures and it was his grow area you are looking at, not mine.....LOL
I'm so friggin confused by it all now, I may not do anything in the short term. I'm seeing some nice UVB fixtures for $250-$300 each, but I need to do more research.
The point remains though........, I can produce high quality product with superb weight, as proven by the last crop so I'm not overly concerned with adding them at this point. If I was growing for my own stash I'd be more apt to do it, but for the masses, they probably won't even know the difference.
It is tough to find easy supplemental far red!Uh, I don't think so..........Can you imagine trying to hang 24 of those..........LOL
The tropics, where pot grows very well, just happen to have a lower ratio for more of the day as well.Quick note on that article.
The authors concluded that a low R:FR ratio during a long photoperiod (18 h light, 6 h dark/vegetative stage) is beneficial to the development of mature cuttings, contradicting popular belief in the cannabis industry.
So yes FR is a good addition
So sounds like a good addition for veg and drop the FR supplement in flower. Then add UV for flower may be the ideal circumstance.The tropics, where pot grows very well, just happen to have a lower ratio for more of the day as well.
I'm adding uv in flower but not dropping far red, purely on the principle of trying to stay closer to tropical sun and knowing I have no idea the full extents of far red (and neither does anyone else).So sounds like a good addition for veg and drop the FR supplement in flower. Then add UV for flower may be the ideal circumstance.
Great pointI'm adding uv in flower but not dropping far red, purely on the principle of trying to stay closer to tropical sun and knowing I have no idea the full extents of far red (and neither does anyone else).
Btw, de facto the ratio goes up because I increase intensity but keep FR constant.
are you going to be using the 2 on just 1 side of the room or 1 for each side?A few things tonight.........
I keep noticing when I lower the LED's or they grow a bit closer to the light, the plants react poorly. Closer is not necessary better, that's for sure. Then when I raise the lights 6 inches, 12 hours later the plants seem to look better to me. I need to try and stop "pushing" the envelope, just need to be patient and let things develop on their own.
I decided I'm going to buy 2 of the HLG 60 LED supplement lights...... there's really no rush, since I won't use them until veg in the next crop so I'll buy them as Xmas presents for myself. I like the spread of light these offer, they are waterproof and only 3 ft long- most I'm seeing that are similar are 4 ft.
HLG 60 SUPPLEMENT
High efficiency waterproof 60 watts LED BAR. Passive cooled and 3ft length provides a great spread with minimal shadows.
8 Blue (B) 470nm
8 Red (R) 630nm
16 Deep Red (DR) 660nm
4 Far Red (FR) 730nm
If anyone thinks they've found something better than these, please let me know.
And Contest entries close Sunday night at midnight. If you want in, get a move on it.
I’ve noticed that as well, the gavitas r strong lights my plants start to show symptoms of light stress when I move the lights closer than 12 inchesA few things tonight.........
I keep noticing when I lower the LED's or they grow a bit closer to the light, the plants react poorly. Closer is not necessary better, that's for sure. Then when I raise the lights 6 inches, 12 hours later the plants seem to look better to me. I need to try and stop "pushing" the envelope, just need to be patient and let things develop on their own.
I decided I'm going to buy 2 of the HLG 60 LED supplement lights...... there's really no rush, since I won't use them until veg in the next crop so I'll buy them as Xmas presents for myself. I like the spread of light these offer, they are waterproof and only 3 ft long- most I'm seeing that are similar are 4 ft.
HLG 60 SUPPLEMENT
High efficiency waterproof 60 watts LED BAR. Passive cooled and 3ft length provides a great spread with minimal shadows.
8 Blue (B) 470nm
8 Red (R) 630nm
16 Deep Red (DR) 660nm
4 Far Red (FR) 730nm
If anyone thinks they've found something better than these, please let me know.
And Contest entries close Sunday night at midnight. If you want in, get a move on it.
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