Well I went ahead and chopped everything on Sunday night! They were all as ready as they were gonna get and I needed the pots so I could treat my soil for whatever stupid bugs are lingering or just replace my soil if it comes to it! Wasn’t trying to get another 5 gallons of soil since can’t get the cheapo promix anywhere nearby and shipping is nuts so would leave me buying soil from local organic shop for $28 a bag but whatever I do it’ll be soon cuz already time to transplant next round!
Grow Photoperiod clones with Medic Grow Fold 8 LED Grow Light
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Shortly after the last posting, I raised the light and kicked up the power level to 60%. Heat is still no problem; my exhaust fan runs periodically (on demand from the Inkbird temp controller) and keeps the tent in the low 70s. Here's a view just a few days into flower.
The light has been running at 60% for a couple of weeks now, and it is raised up as high as I can go in the tent. My temps are still fine - low to mid 70ies with moderate use of the extraction/vent fan. The tallest of the plants is about 12" below the light and is reading about 1250 ppfd. The shortest plants sits 36" from the light and gets 450 ppfd. So far I'm very pleased with the efficiency and performance. Here's a view at day 35 into flower development.
As the stretch continues slightly, my proximity between canopy tops and bottom of light is narrowing. I'm now growing at 9" distance for the tallest and 24" for the shortest. And at these positions I'm getting 1460 to 950 ppfd respectively. Since we're getting pretty far along in the flower development, I'm going to raise the power level to 80%. But here's pics taken before that adjustment. Its day 43.
Ok, 80% is no problem. My temperatures are still in low-to-mid seventies -- again the ambient temperature and low RH outside the tent is a key factor in this, I'm sure. At this power level I'm getting max-min ppfd readings of 1800 for tallest plants and 1350 for shortest. A couple of weeks have passed and I'm now ready to begin selective harvesting. Here's a view at day 56.