um, it's newton meters I think....Tahoes caution point is well made...I have a tent full of plants developing at different rates and a bunch of uniform clones waiting for space. I propose to lovingly harvest the dirtiest girls, and subect the smallest skank to stress pressure- something like 24/24 for a few days and ripening nutrients, it wouldn't hurt to add UV or perhaps better only to use the UV so as to better monitor any changes. I will post results in my grow journal day by day and see what occurs.
"selah"
light intensity from both ranges could still be the plants total goal in life... and UV have little to do with the plants flowering development. There is less UV around when the plant is flowering, which will likewise be magnified into the plant (unless the trich' actually reflects UV)... and we're assuming that this is where the potency is made, from a reaction in either of the cells in the head of the trich.
What if the light is magnified through the head and in between the cells, and down the narrow tube of the trich stem and into the plant itself? The plant then processes all this energy and this governs how many trich's it will produce the next night. The cells in the trichs are merely there to pump out the necessary chemicals to attract nitrogen-giving animal life. Doubtless, the broader the spectrum we have will add flavour and potency to the bud. Therefore it is merely light intensity we are after, and not particularly UV.
Another point on the sticky trich's... if they're so sticky that a fly will stick to them, get drugged up and die on the leaf. Is it possible for cannabis to foliar feed from the rotting corpse?
This thread is roaring along! I have had a nicely toasted sleep thinking on it, and I would like, if I can to test a plant to destruction under the light I mentioned earlier, both to see what effect if any is noticeable in the production of trichomes, and to nail down (with pics if I can learn how to upload them, tutorial welcome!) the visual signs of 366nm(long wave) UV overdose/damage. I will work out an exposure schedule and put it in my grow journal along with observations. The plant I am thinking of is currently in LST, crawling around the bottom of the tent and it should be easy enough to mount the light in a box, place it over a specific area at a set height and compare with non-exposed areas of the same plant. Not very scientific, I know, but this thread is making me very intrigued-wonder if short doses of intense UV can assist with mould/pest control? any thoughts?
What bulb are you going to buy skunky?I can't wait to get started... I've just ordered the seeds. Northern Lights (sensi seeds)... and I have my credit card in hand ready to order the lamp. I just need to be positive it is a lamp, and not just a bulb.
I think we've all come away with our own ideas on what we're going to do with this information... and what a beautiful and rewarding plant to study.