I left them in for the day, was Just a bit in the cool side. as it turns out, the ends of all the branches I wrenched down this morning, which were running horizontal, have all made the 90 degree turn upwards.
I know I can’t match the intensity of the sun in my grow space, but the side lighting from 90 degrees in to the plant’s central stalks is something Mother Nature can’t manage.
as an experiment (time on my hands) I’m gonna replace the four T5 florescent bulbs (6,500k) in the fixture at the back of the tub with some 5,000k LED bulbs. Lower power consumption, less heat, and adds another spectrum of light; the other T5 fluorescent bulbs are 6,500k and the LED above is full spectrum. As soon as preflowers show, I’ll switch out all the 6,500k bulbs in the other fixture to a mix of 3,000k and 3,500k and leave the 5,000k ones in place. once I get heavy into flowering, the 5,000k bulbs will be replaced by 3,000k.
I’ve Decided to keep them moving between indoors and outdoors as long as I can. nice days outdoors, back inside at sundown for more lighting. Bad days they will just stay indoors for the day/night. In effect, they are on a 24/0 schedule, with as much of the 24 hr part from natural sunlight as possible. Size will probably determine when that has to be adjusted to full time outdoors, I can fit 3 ft tall plants in the grow space, so maybe another month.
