Why give HPS lighting to plants with no bud sites during the first 2-3 weeks of blooming 12/12?
-The plant still goes through transitional vegetative growth for the first 2-3 weeks of blooming.
-HPS gives off only a limited spectrum of the light that is mainly beneficial for flower growth.
-There are not even any bud sites during the first 2-3 weeks and when you give 12/12 HPS lighting you get unnecessary stretching.
-Whether you use comparable lumens of CFL, MH, or HPS lighting, the buds still take the same amount of time to initially show, which is about 2-3 weeks.
So why not start 12/12ing the first couple of weeks with 28,000 lumens of CFLs as opposed to 28,000 lumens of HPS other than the fact that it might be inconvenient?
Is there any upside to using HPS over other lights during the initial blooming at all? I feel like it just makes the plant stretch unnecessarily and cost more electricity.
Comments, corrections, thoughts appreciated.
-The plant still goes through transitional vegetative growth for the first 2-3 weeks of blooming.
-HPS gives off only a limited spectrum of the light that is mainly beneficial for flower growth.
-There are not even any bud sites during the first 2-3 weeks and when you give 12/12 HPS lighting you get unnecessary stretching.
-Whether you use comparable lumens of CFL, MH, or HPS lighting, the buds still take the same amount of time to initially show, which is about 2-3 weeks.
So why not start 12/12ing the first couple of weeks with 28,000 lumens of CFLs as opposed to 28,000 lumens of HPS other than the fact that it might be inconvenient?
Is there any upside to using HPS over other lights during the initial blooming at all? I feel like it just makes the plant stretch unnecessarily and cost more electricity.
Comments, corrections, thoughts appreciated.