Jason
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- Mar 16, 2019
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Lesson learned and a tip for ya all. I had to turn off the red and back off the lights. Lots of light is great but to much of a good thing can have some severe negative effects. I moved my plants to the manufacturers recommended 15 inches for flower in an attempt to get all I can from my new light. Just raising plants 2 inches made a big difference and caused significant light stress. I thought I was dealing with nute lockout due to some yellowing leaves. Turns out it was light stress. I'm trying to look at the silver lining in this grey cloud of learning experience. On the bright side, (no pun intended), I understand some light stress / sunburn can cause an increase in trichome production to protect the plant. If you look at the photos, you'll see some taco leaves with yellowing and especially the NL xAK47 shows some fox tailing starting and the top hairs are bright white and bleaching out still growing wild when they should be turning and maturing instead. My 2x2 tent I also went overboard with my other new light. Going from a T5 seedling light to a full spectrum LED also gave my seedlings an overdose of light. Fortunately, I was able to figure out the issues before it was to late. Everything is recovering and the Chlorophyll is returning and greening up again. Whew! I was freaking out trying to figure out where I had gone wrong. Just a learning curve with the new lights. I also read up that too much Red can be bad also so I turned off the additional bloom booster lights.
I hope this is an experience we can all benefit from by sharing. I know I'll be a lot more conscientious and conservative on the light distances.
Now for the tip which many seasoned growers already know. I find this very useful when starting seedlings in solo cups. Use a clear solo cup inside a colored cup.. You can protect the roots from light and easily monitor the moisture content and root development by lifting the clear cup for viewing. This works great for keeping the optimal moisture conditions for your seedlings and monitoring. See photos:
Also, I'm throwing in a pic of the #1 Sour Diesel lower branches I pollinated with the #1 Thai. Looks like the seeds are coming along nicely and should be some good shit.
I hope this is an experience we can all benefit from by sharing. I know I'll be a lot more conscientious and conservative on the light distances.
Now for the tip which many seasoned growers already know. I find this very useful when starting seedlings in solo cups. Use a clear solo cup inside a colored cup.. You can protect the roots from light and easily monitor the moisture content and root development by lifting the clear cup for viewing. This works great for keeping the optimal moisture conditions for your seedlings and monitoring. See photos:
Also, I'm throwing in a pic of the #1 Sour Diesel lower branches I pollinated with the #1 Thai. Looks like the seeds are coming along nicely and should be some good shit.
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