Been lurking this thread as you know and seen some posts on QB during veg. I started a couple of plants originally using the QB panel ( Gorilla Glue and Bubble Bomb ) , they have grown much thicker stalks and branches ... No spindly shit.
This tech is spot on with its spectrum ... I personally dont need a veg only panel ( 6500 - 5000 K ) for my particular grow setup , but for those with a veg " room " or clone area ... I believe it would be exceptional. I have experimented using ( 2700k - 3000k ) bulbs and ( 5000k ) for seedlings and found the " warmer " spectrum to pull ahead on initial stage growth. That is why i put a potted seedling under the QB ( 18" as height ) with other plants. As far as i can see ... The QBs will veg nicely as is.
True leaves have formed and have not experienced stretch ( although it may be strain specific ). I expect sativas to grow " spear shaped " colas anyways but for my plants it has worked very well. I have multi stage plants under QB to see how each stage responds.
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GG and Bubble Bomb : Week 2 Veg ( back corner and forward corner )
Candy Dream in center ( 12 days old )
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For me ( using tents / reflective ) i have NO need to ADD royal blues or deep reds -
Into any build i may do. For deep red - i have all red deep red G8's that i could hang above in the corner if needed but so far those lights are hanging in my last LED ( vipar ) tent. Which is doing ok with those plants.
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