The far red thread

It can be used for both applications, if running with your lights if you have the correct ratio of deep red to far red (I believe 2:1), it's supposed to give your plants the emerson effect. I cant explain it but a quick google search can help you with that. There is also the end of day treatment like you mentioned, this supposedly puts the plants to sleep faster. Currently I'm only using far red for end of day.
 
Axion42 said:
It can be used for both applications, if running with your lights if you have the correct ratio of deep red to far red (I believe 2:1), it's supposed to give your plants the emerson effect. I cant explain it but a quick google search can help you with that. There is also the end of day treatment like you mentioned, this supposedly puts the plants to sleep faster. Currently I'm only using far red for end of day.
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Since theses lights were made for each other and the control center is supposed to control all of them. I should theoreticaly be able to plug in the lights and in good? I don't get alot of feedback on their far red light from California Lightworks" costomer service. When I adked them about the light all i got was crickets. Thanks for the input. Its all good learnin
 
Yea in your case it is what it is, run them all. I'm sure the ratios are good if they incorporated it into the whole light.
 
Axion42 said:
Yea in your case it is what it is, run them all. I'm sure the ratios are good if they incorporated it into the whole light.
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Thanks alot man. Here are a couple pictures from today. My first grow and they just hit week 3 day 5 of flower. I want to go through and lighten them up but afraid of doing to much. Just seems like an aweful lot of vegetation to me. Oh yeah I have 2 Pineapple express and 2 Cherrie Pie. Really want to find some Strawberry cough.
 

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Feel free to leaf strip. You missed the 14 day window for a total strip, but you're still well within the time. Go ahead and remove whatever you feel you need. Won't be a problem.
 
ChiefRunningPhist said:
Attached is a digitized spectrum of the sun.

Industry FR/R ratio of the generic solar SPD is ~6/5, idk if this is optimal for indoor, just providing data.

Anyone tried to go under 12hr for lights on? 10hrs or even 8hrs?
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Hello crp,
I wonder how many hours out of an average day in a given locale one can expect that spectrum from the sun to be hitting the plants. I wish someone with these fancy meters could do readings outdoors through out the day and share the data.
I would think it would be maybe 7-8 hours. And the spectrum would shift towards more red and far red and less uv, and blue later in the day. And i imagine even during those 7-8 hours there may be some spectrum shifts due to cloud coverage, etc.
 
FR use for EOD has to be used differently according with the strain your are growing... 14/10 for long sativas is too much flowering time....10/14 for short indicas is too short time to have decent yields...Best for me is the reverse 14/10 in short flowering indicas and 10/14 or even 9/15 in long flowering sativas always maintaining DLI upping the PPFD accordingly in the last case.
 
nachooo said:
FR use for EOD has to be used differently according with the strain your are growing... 14/10 for long sativas is too much flowering time....10/14 for short indicas is too short time to have decent yields...Best for me is the reverse 14/10 in short flowering indicas and 10/14 or even 9/15 in long flowering sativas always maintaining DLI upping the PPFD accordingly in the last case.
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Thanks for the great info. I have 2 Cherri Pie and 2 Pineapple Express. So to be safe this time Ill probably stick to 13/11 this run. Dont wanna push it.
 
Curious about 8/8/8...

Using different amounts of FR to stimulate different lengths of night or dark period...

My 8hr flowering experiment

Well folks I think it’s time for me to move on and turn over a new leaf. Hopefully this journal has entertained and provided a different perspective then the normal grow log. It’s been a fun ride and I’m glad that I shared the experience with everyone, even tho I never hit my goal. I shall...
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