Recent content by Delps8

That's absolutely great. I'll grow vicariously through you! I can't start a grow until mid to late September and my "marital situation" is such that I might be moving before then. :-( 850-900 is where I ended up for my grows. My plants were very happy with that but, looking around various...

You're welcome. There's a lot going on the hardware marketplace that's being driven by, no surprise, technology. LED's are getting better (some of the new Migro lights are excellent and the Spider G4500 is stellar) but we're seeing AI devices and dumb devices that are being connected together...

In late 2011, I had a lot of clothing that no longer fit me and I considered starting a web site to resell clothing of people who had lost a lot of weight. The name was "changeofclothing.com" but the numbers wouldn't work out. December 8, 2010-294.5 pounds, 6' 1" tall, 18" neck, 54" chest 44"...

Good stuff. And your grow is very stable, too, right? "Yeh, well, except for the occasional snow drift…"

Wow, 600's pretty low for a max value. Even I run up to 800/500. What VPD's are you using? I run 0.8, 1.0. and 1.2-1.5 but that's in ambient CO2. Do you run lower VPD in your grows? I agree with you about the "It kinda goes against the notion that autos need 50% less than a photo period ."...

Nutrients, to the plant, just aren't an issue. Growers spend a huge amount of time on it but, when all is said and done, it's all the same 18± chemicals and, as long as they're within well know ranges of concentrations and as long as they're in well known ratios, the plant has what it needs to...

My apologies, I just found your response. I completely understand using multiple lights! From my most recent grow. The main light is a Growcraft X3 with a pair of Vipar GlowR80's in between the light bars. There are a lot of lights in there but they're not running at 100%. The Mars...

By week 5, cannabis has matured its ability to process light. That's been my experience but chatGPT says week 4. Cannabis is a light whore loves light. Day 34. Light values for the two plants.

Understood. I can sorta see the point of leaf tucking but removing healthy plant tissue? Not so much. I haven't been keen on "removing leaves to expose bud sites" but after recent "conversations" with chatGPT, I'm more inclined to go in that direction. I see the value in removing leaves that...

No. Those are beautiful looking plants and you don't have so many leaves that they're causing any issues. One of the primary functions of the vegetative state is to maximize the size of the canopy so that it can capture more light. The more light a plant can capture, the more it can use...

PAR = "photosynthetically active radiation" = the colors of light that we understand plants to use for photosynthesis PPF= photosynthetic photon flux = how many photons a light can generate as measure right at the light surface PPFD = photosynthetic photon flux density = how many photons are...

That's good info. It's highly doubtful that two PAR meters will both be inaccurate. If thermal protection is kicking in, I'd get that checked out pronto. Assuming that you're operating your lights in a standard operating environment, you should be able to run your lights at 100% nonstop...

I understand some of the impacts that it has but I haven't read up enough to feel comfortable saying anything other than go with the manufacturer's recommendation for that. Got it. I've no knowledge of how to manipulate the environment for a grow in progress to make it finish faster. You're in...

"extremely difficult" - yeh, PPFD changes a lot with just a small change in where the sensor is located. A change of 1" (vertically) can be 50µmol. I take multiple light readings ("samples") once the plant is > about 3 weeks. I use a grid pattern, like I've shown below. I've had a few times when...

I grow in a 2' x 4' and use a variety of lights during a grow (Vipar XS 1500, Mars SP3000, Growcraft X3 veg light, Growcraft X3 flower light + Spider GlowR80's). Lots of lights, yes, but each light has a specific purpose. Your tent measure 32" x 32" so a light for a 3' x 3' is the place to...