Aqua Man
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Gram per kilowatt hr.
Gram per kilowatt hr.Side side topic that this kind of concerns, I saw on a thread you went one further and started that even GPW is a poor metric. What do you use as your metric to determine success of grows, is it more quality of fruit such as density etc?
Of course derr. Seems to be a lot of iffy stuff accepted as gospel. Reminds me of the wine game. Makes so much sense to do it that way.Gram per kilowatt hr.
You speak like a scientist which is exactly what I need. Appreciate all your help mate. To further dive down that rabbit hole, I'm noticing a lot of the info I've seen for true Coco grows, and been given with my nutes, suggests flipping a lot earlier than a lot of guys I've seen online. Most of them are doing organic soil grows. Is it just the case that everything is going to happen significantly faster than in soil? Or are the two comparable?Basically it does not take the total electricity used in the grow. So ppl are like I get 3 grams per watt... but they veg for 3 months.
Where as someone else may veg for 1 month and get 1 gram per watt.
Could be the same light. So GPW is just terrible imo
Absolutely man.... eg hydro even faster. 2 weeks vegetative growth.You speak like a scientist which is exactly what I need. Appreciate all your help mate. To further dive down that rabbit hole, I'm noticing a lot of the info I've seen for true Coco grows, and been given with my nutes, suggests flipping a lot earlier than a lot of guys I've seen online. Most of them are doing organic soil grows. Is it just the case that everything is going to happen significantly faster than in soil? Or are the two comparable?
Is there an issue with it? Or just couldn't bf with the lollipopping and thinning to get it ready?Absolutely man.... eg hydro even faster. 2 weeks vegetative growth.
Needless to say this grow went in the trash as I didn't wanna put the work in to get it reasonable to flipnto flower
I'm told that I should LST as a beginner and look for 80% canopy cover before flipping to allow for stretch. Thoughts? Beware in mind I will probably message you photos every second day to check anywayAbsolutely man.... eg hydro even faster. 2 weeks vegetative growth.
Needless to say this grow went in the trash as I didn't wanna put the work in to get it reasonable to flipnto flower
Is the first photo when you flipped to flower???Needless to say this grow went in the trash as I didn't wanna put the work in to get it reasonable to flipnto flower
How do you work the lux meter ? The app on the phone . I point it at the plants get a reading and then twist up to the light and it goes off it’s head ? Where do you read it aimed at ?30w per sq ft is for flowering you won't need to run that in veg.
More importantly is the intensity and coverage. About 600 ppfd max in veg for 18/6 and aboit 900ppfd in flower 12/12. You need to take into account the number of hours the lights are on when considering intensify.
Notice 900ppfd in flower (without co2) then 600 in veg. Then look at the hours... in flower you are running 1/3 less hours so you increase the light intensity by 1/3 to keep the DLI similar.
So if you have an android download light meter by my mobile tools dev and for veg 15k-45k lux and flower 45-65k lux. Always start at the low end and work up. Adjust height and intensity to get the most even coverage at the ideal intensity.
With 30w per sq ft you should have no trouble hitting those numbers.
No when I left the province for a family emergency. Gave the daughter a 10 min crash course on mixing the nutrients. She never grown a dam thing and I believe even killed a cactus once. A few short phone calls with questions but....Absolutely man.... eg hydro even faster. 2 weeks vegetative growth.
Is the first photo when you flipped to flower???
Yeah those still needed to flip to flower and stretch... my back was extremely bad then and I couldn't do the work.... well wouldn't do it in that box I built. So hard to get to the plants. That's why I upgraded to a room. That was just a proof of concept thing to me so I didn't spend tons and not have it work.Is there an issue with it? Or just couldn't bf with the lollipopping and thinning to get it ready?
At the top of the plants screen facing the light.How do you work the lux meter ? The app on the phone . I point it at the plants get a reading and then twist up to the light and it goes off it’s head ? Where do you read it aimed at ?
So yes and no.... the important part is getting and even canopy.... so Scrogging or topping and LST are common. It really depends on the number of plants and space.I'm told that I should LST as a beginner and look for 80% canopy cover before flipping to allow for stretch. Thoughts? Beware in mind I will probably message you photos every second day to check anyway
Does that app you've referenced instruct to use a diffuser over the camera? Just wondering if the OP is doing this. Will go weird and very low if not.At the top of the plants screen facing the light.
I'm not sure i dont use one and it works for me.Does that app you've referenced instruct to use a diffuser over the camera? Just wondering if the OP is doing this. Will go weird and very low if not.
No worries must be because I use iPhone, or just the app is different.I'm not sure i dont use one and it works for me.
I just tried my app , reads anywhere from around 15,000 Lux to around the 35,000 luxI'm not sure i dont use one and it works for me.
Definitely IPhone is the problem... not that I think about it that could be why they weren't happy lol.No worries must be because I use iPhone, or just the app is different.
Have pics so I can gaige plant health and size 35,000 is a pretty good amount for 18/6 even for established plants in early mid veg. About the highest you want to go is 45,000 but that's really pushing it.I just tried my app , reads anywhere from around 15,000 Lux to around the 35,000 lux
spider farmer 2000 light at about %70 intensity . Sitting roughly 18-20 inch from canopy . In a 4x4 tent
Have pics so I can gaige plant health and size 35,000 is a pretty good amount for 18/6 even for established plants in early mid veg. About the highest you want to go is 45,000 but that's really pushing it.
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