How long would you veg?

bigunyun

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Looks hot in there. Not liking the way the leaves look. The curl
Tent's been 65-75, leaf temps usually 68-71, RH is 45-50. This girl's in soil and it was probably too rich for a seedling, but at this size she's doing better, and not planning on adding any nutes thru flower unless she looks peaked...
 

dbz

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Is that too cool?
With LED lights, you don't have much infrared, so your ambient really can be in the low 80's. Lights off mid 70's.

(Not that you can't grow fine in lower temps, just more ideal)

It can be very confusing for growers because most temperature information is directly correlated to the idea of using HID lighting in which HPS has a lot more IR and heats up the canopy a lot more. So Ambient temps with HPS of 77 or so create an 82-83 canopy temp. LED's barely heat up the canopy any more than ambient.
 
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Wizzlebiz

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With LED lights, you don't have much infrared, so your ambient really can be in the low 80's. Lights off mid 70's.

(Not that you can't grow fine in lower temps, just more ideal)

It can be very confusing for growers because most temperature information is directly correlated to the idea of using HID lighting in which HPS has a lot more IR and heats up the canopy a lot more. So Ambient temps with HPS of 77 or so create an 82-83 canopy temp. LED's barely heat up the canopy any more than ambient.
To add to this with White LEDs your plants won't be able to transpire in veg without those higher temps. It all circles around the lack of IR/UV light. It slows down everything due to it.
 

.Smoke

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To add to this with White LEDs your plants won't be able to transpire in veg without those higher temps. It all circles around the lack of IR/UV light. It slows down everything due to it.
But....but they're newer technology and cost more than HID.
That means they're better!!!
:bigjoint:
 

Wizzlebiz

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But....but they're newer technology and cost more than HID.
That means they're better!!!
:bigjoint:
There is benefit for those who struggle to keep heat down though. Not only do they not throw off nearly as much heat but the plants function at a higher temp as well.

Everything has its place....

Except blurples. Fuck blurples.
 

bigunyun

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I’d rather grow killer weed than try for yield but does the length of veg affect the potency at harvest? My outdoor plants this year were way stronger than anything I’ve grown indoors so far. And they were in the ground from April to October, and only started flowering in August. Those plants were huge tho. So is there any link between size of the plants, or veg time and potency?
 
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