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Top and train, although I'm used to t5 lights and I can keep the lamps right on top of the plants within an inch or 2 when they're small a few inches as they grow more and faster. I'm not sure how it'll work with this light as I've heard I can't keep them as close. We'll see.how do you keep the plants "short and wide" i topped my ones but they still grew so friggn big
Top your plants and the tie the 2 new tops down along with the other side branches. Leave the ties in place for few weeks and you will have bushes just like these 2 OG Kush. Leaving the ties in place as the plant grew only helped straighten out the branches even more and when I finally took the ties off my branches look like the ones in the pic below and they keep their shape.how do you keep the plants "short and wide" i topped my ones but they still grew so friggn big
Top your plants and the tie the 2 new tops down along with the other side branches. Leave the ties in place for few weeks and you will have bushes just like these 2 OG Kush. Leaving the ties in place as the plant grew only helped straighten out the branches even more and when I finally took the ties off my branches look like the ones in the pic below and they keep their shape.View attachment 1169615View attachment 1169616ahh
ahh i get you , so its kind of like doing a manifoldTop your plants and the tie the 2 new tops down along with the other side branches. Leave the ties in place for few weeks and you will have bushes just like these 2 OG Kush. Leaving the ties in place as the plant grew only helped straighten out the branches even more and when I finally took the ties off my branches look like the ones in the pic below and they keep their shape.View attachment 1169615View attachment 1169616View attachment 1169617
Top and train, although I'm used to t5 lights and I can keep the lamps right on top of the plants within an inch or 2 when they're small a few inches as they grow more and faster. I'm not sure how it'll work with this light as I've heard I can't keep them as close. We'll see!
Sept 19 I lowered the light again to 13" above and now the lux is around 20,000 on top leaves. I topped 3 of the 4. One of the segments was too short to cut, I like to leave a small stump below my cuts. I'll get it tonight / tomorrow.After 1 day at 24" above sitting at 9,000 lux I dropped the light to 18" & put the driver at 90% for 13,000 lux I'll see how it takes that tomorrow and maybe increase the lux again.
Lookin good over there in Novia Scotia ! 10”-12” or so is where I end up - I’ve found you get to close I start to light bleach the plants /fry trichs in late flowerSept 19 I lowered the light again to 13" above and now the lux is around 20,000 on top leaves. I topped 3 of the 4. One of the segments was too short to cut, I like to leave a small stump below my cuts. I'll get it tonight / tomorrow.
I have to apologize to Spider Farmer for sponsoring me with this new light and I can't even get their name right. Dyslexia or just old?Sept 19 I lowered the light again to 13" above and now the lux is around 20,000 on top leaves. I topped 3 of the 4. One of the segments was too short to cut, I like to leave a small stump below my cuts. I'll get it tonight / tomorrow.
does your lux meter do LED lights?under it now at 100% 24" away from the top leaves giving me a lux of 9,000. That seems a bit low... My first time with led lights I don't want to fry them but I can keep my plants under t5 lights up to 20,000 within a few inches of the lamps without harm, in fact they grow great that close.
lol I don't know I'll have to read up on it I guess, it gives me numbers that look consistent with my t5's #s . I didn't know that some meters do and some don't.......edit yes it doesRoll over image to zoom in
AS803 Digital Illuminance Light Meter,Measure Lights 1~200.000lux with 180?Rotated for Plants LED Lights Indoor Outdoor Light Tester
does your lux meter do LED lights?
mine specifically says it does not
Sept 25 update, I'm getting good growth this week after I topped her. I fed 3ml Si/ 3ml Micro/3mlGrow/3mlBloom + 1 ml up. I have the light 13" away and I got Lux readings around 28,000. now at 80%. I've noticed her turning purple, I'll lift the light So I get below 25,000. Somewhere in my grey brain I read vegging plants don't need more than 25,000 lux to grow well. I topped her last week as well so the combination of transplanting,topping & having the light a bit to low added too much stress to this girl making her unhappy so she's turning purple as a complaint......Sorry Baby I'll be gentle this weeklol I don't know I'll have to read up on it I guess, it gives me numbers that look consistent with my t5's #s . I didn't know that some meters do and some don't.......edit yes it does
This light is recommended in a 2' x 2 ' tent...I built a space for it at 3' x 4' because of build convenience. being a bit too large I didn't get the reflection off the sides very well. So I built two - 2' x 2' x 3' hinged panda plastic panels to tighten the space.up.Sept 25 update, I'm getting good growth this week after I topped her. I fed 3ml Si/ 3ml Micro/3mlGrow/3mlBloom + 1 ml up. I have the light 13" away and I got Lux readings around 28,000. now at 80%. I've noticed her turning purple, I'll lift the light So I get below 25,000. Somewhere in my grey brain I read vegging plants don't need more than 25,000 lux to grow well. I topped her last week as well so the combination of transplanting,topping & having the light a bit to low added too much stress to this girl making her unhappy so she's turning purple as a complaint......Sorry Baby I'll be gentle this week
Turned out to be a nice little space!This light is recommended in a 2' x 2 ' tent...I built a space for it at 3' x 4' because of build convenience. being a bit too large I didn't get the reflection off the sides very well. So I built two - 2' x 2' x 3' hinged panda plastic panels to tighten the space.up.
Ya thanks it fits in well with my other rooms / spacesTurned out to be a nice little space!
Sept 29 updateYa thanks it fits in well with my other rooms / spaces
take it with a grain of salt bro, there's also ones you can get on your cellphone out there. If you got a good phone with a decent sensor, it might be useful also. Light has a lot to do with spectrums, so the meters need to be programmed for the spectral wavelengths. Most meters are geared toward whiter/blue lights, not reds, so keep that in mind. Blue/green/yellow is only part of wavelength on those LED's, they are far more dialed in.lol I don't know I'll have to read up on it I guess, it gives me numbers that look consistent with my t5's #s . I didn't know that some meters do and some don't.......edit yes it does
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