I appreciate your honesty. I think people want to make it look very easy but it isn’t really. The light and heat levels that the sun provides in 12h during summer are impossible to replicate indoors. I think a lot of what is grown indoors is selectively breed to those conditions
Cannabis grower here. You can replace all 50 of those lights with one high quality light from HLG or if you wanna save your money look at medic grow. Your gonna want atleast a 500w or 600w light and you can grow and fruit and flower whatever you want without the abnormal growth
Correct me if I'm wrong but those look like SEEDLING lights strips probs max ppfd @ 150 right up to it, Plants past the seedling stage need a higher ppfd output , very minimum @ 250ppfd max upto and past 900ppfd. The lights you have will just keep them alive and they might change their dna to accept lower light because plants don't want to die, however they might never thrive because they are only getting the kiddy meal version of light/energy. Hope this helps, everything else looks good might have to copy your planter pot, happy growing 🤗
Yes reflective walls will make a slight difference up to 17-20% higher PPFD(150 to 180ish) , however it will still be insufficient output for the full life cycle of the plants, even if you had 100 of those lights you'd get more coverage , but still not high enough PPFD. Seedlings need a 100-300 PPFD so you can do a tonne of seedlings successfully long term, but you need, 300-600 PPFD for Vegetave, and 600-900+ PPFD for Flowering/Fruiting stages. In short-ish you need a higher wattage light I'd recommend 400w and over for that blue tub of plants but anything over 150w will still make a difference in higher PPFD , there's a saying in the growing game that goes "Buy once, cry once." Its often a better investment long-term to even just get 1 good quality light that can take you through all the stages, it's easier to supplement lighting in the earlier stages with any random light (kitchen/garage/porch/christmas/floodlight /flashlight/ candle not recommended) than it is to try raise the PPFD to the optimal level for Flowers/Fruiting stages for the duration the plant needs (it's easier to keep it alive, than it is to thrive) and the higher wattage you get the higher PPFD and coverage you get for your set up 1 or 2 lights made for 4x4 spaces and the mylar could work a treat for ya! Other than that you defs have a green thumb on getting all the plants this far great work! Happy gardening 🤗
On a second look, the kale in the window looks better from natural light than the one in the blue tub, if you wanted to increase your PPFD today you could move things around, put the blue tub by the window + all the lights and you would instantly raise your PPFD to give the plants more light 🤗
@@GeneBillythat's a great idea but moving those barrels is no joke lol I'm surprised cuz the window never gets direct light from the sun it's crazy even ambient sunlight is so strong I guess it's hash tag God did it best lol
@@edengardenlabs7773 check out 4x4 AC infinity(S44) or vivosun or spider farmer led lights they generally give you a par map, PPFD chart the lights can access on the websites.
I dont know what thrips are maybe it could be that I used diatomaceous earth on the barrel thats why the white powder so it should be bug free..my experience says not enuff light
Diatomaceous earth is great for insect control and adding silica(strength)to the plants inner cells, it works best when brushed on with a paint brush or a women's make up brush is a little hack, so it's on thinly, if it's on too thick it can block the plants "solar panels" and stomatas "nostrils" reducing the amount of light the plant can access and it's ability to transpire(sweat and rehydrate) brush it on lightly on the leaves and slightly heavier on the stems to cover the "insect ladder" and leave the balconies clearer for the light rays 😎
I appreciate your honesty. I think people want to make it look very easy but it isn’t really. The light and heat levels that the sun provides in 12h during summer are impossible to replicate indoors. I think a lot of what is grown indoors is selectively breed to those conditions
Cannabis grower here. You can replace all 50 of those lights with one high quality light from HLG or if you wanna save your money look at medic grow. Your gonna want atleast a 500w or 600w light and you can grow and fruit and flower whatever you want without the abnormal growth
Thanks brother
There are free PPFD phone apps that can help give you an indicator of the PPFD your plants might be receiving 😊
Correct me if I'm wrong but those look like SEEDLING lights strips probs max ppfd @ 150 right up to it,
Plants past the seedling stage need a higher ppfd output , very minimum @ 250ppfd max upto and past 900ppfd.
The lights you have will just keep them alive and they might change their dna to accept lower light because plants don't want to die, however they might never thrive because they are only getting the kiddy meal version of light/energy. Hope this helps, everything else looks good might have to copy your planter pot, happy growing 🤗
Do you think reflective walls would make a significant difference I'm thinking of hanging mylar ?
Yes reflective walls will make a slight difference up to 17-20% higher PPFD(150 to 180ish) , however it will still be insufficient output for the full life cycle of the plants, even if you had 100 of those lights you'd get more coverage , but still not high enough PPFD. Seedlings need a 100-300 PPFD so you can do a tonne of seedlings successfully long term, but you need, 300-600 PPFD for Vegetave, and 600-900+ PPFD for Flowering/Fruiting stages. In short-ish you need a higher wattage light I'd recommend 400w and over for that blue tub of plants but anything over 150w will still make a difference in higher PPFD , there's a saying in the growing game that goes "Buy once, cry once."
Its often a better investment long-term to even just get 1 good quality light that can take you through all the stages, it's easier to supplement lighting in the earlier stages with any random light (kitchen/garage/porch/christmas/floodlight /flashlight/ candle not recommended) than it is to try raise the PPFD to the optimal level for Flowers/Fruiting stages for the duration the plant needs (it's easier to keep it alive, than it is to thrive) and the higher wattage you get the higher PPFD and coverage you get for your set up 1 or 2 lights made for 4x4 spaces and the mylar could work a treat for ya! Other than that you defs have a green thumb on getting all the plants this far great work! Happy gardening 🤗
On a second look, the kale in the window looks better from natural light than the one in the blue tub, if you wanted to increase your PPFD today you could move things around, put the blue tub by the window + all the lights and you would instantly raise your PPFD to give the plants more light 🤗
@@GeneBillythat's a great idea but moving those barrels is no joke lol I'm surprised cuz the window never gets direct light from the sun it's crazy even ambient sunlight is so strong I guess it's hash tag God did it best lol
ive never had issues with grow lights in the 20 years i have been doin it. but then again i use strong enough lights and on specific light cycles
What are you growing what lights do you use ?
@@edengardenlabs7773 check out 4x4 AC infinity(S44) or vivosun or spider farmer led lights they generally give you a par map, PPFD chart the lights can access on the websites.
looks like maybe an insect issue thrips?
I dont know what thrips are maybe it could be that I used diatomaceous earth on the barrel thats why the white powder so it should be bug free..my experience says not enuff light
Diatomaceous earth is great for insect control and adding silica(strength)to the plants inner cells, it works best when brushed on with a paint brush or a women's make up brush is a little hack, so it's on thinly, if it's on too thick it can block the plants "solar panels" and stomatas "nostrils" reducing the amount of light the plant can access and it's ability to transpire(sweat and rehydrate) brush it on lightly on the leaves and slightly heavier on the stems to cover the "insect ladder" and leave the balconies clearer for the light rays 😎