Maximum light/ppfd a young plant can take

[2cent]

If i grow under 200w i get a plant
If i grow 400w i get a bigger plant faster
If i get a 600 they get monster fast..
And if i use 1000w i get a tree...

But what is the maximum my plants can take 3 week from seed and on the 7th node 20cm wide and around 10 sets of leaves...

Till they get bigger they take up no room..
So my question is if i put both my 600w and my 200w led over the 3x3 area the plants are in (rooms big enoigh for lights its 4x8.)
1400watt

Is this toomuch light? Or will they veg up faster than i can smoke a spliff? Im sure there is a point at which there is a maximum is this anywhere near?


My hope is i can get more cutting sites avalible and enter flower sooner if i can up my wattage over them whike they veg before spreading them out

 

[nurrgle]

I use 1000w over every 4x4 footprint. So I have 2000 watts in that space. You should be fine.

There are three main inputs.

Light
Air
Water/nuts.

If all three are on point, you’ll see fast growth.

 

[2cent]

Nice man i shal hook em up tomorow on that case

 

[fragileassassin]

My advice. Grab yourself a cheap lux meter and play with varying light heights and lux readings. It wont be super accurate readings for the led but itll give you something to use as comparison to how your plants respond. They can survive you experimenting a bit in veg.
Its almost difficult to give a plant too much light unless youre using something with high UV like MH/HPS. What it more so comes down to is being efficient because at a certain point you just dont get much benefit from running more.

An example. 1 foot under a 96w T5 was a bit much for my babies. They didnt burn, but their nodes stacked super super close and it made it difficult to train them how I wanted. I didnt have room to go up so I got a weaker T8 at around 1 foot and its perfect for the babies.

 

[purpaterp]

If i grow under 200w i get a plant
If i grow 400w i get a bigger plant faster
If i get a 600 they get monster fast..
And if i use 1000w i get a tree...

But what is the maximum my plants can take 3 week from seed and on the 7th node 20cm wide and around 10 sets of leaves...

Till they get bigger they take up no room..
So my question is if i put both my 600w and my 200w led over the 3x3 area the plants are in (rooms big enoigh for lights its 4x8.)
1400watt

Is this toomuch light? Or will they veg up faster than i can smoke a spliff? Im sure there is a point at which there is a maximum is this anywhere near?


My hope is i can get more cutting sites avalible and enter flower sooner if i can up my wattage over them whike they veg before spreading them out

I go for about 67k at that stage so I have a little extra room. 70k is full saturation.

 

[cannabineer]

My advice. Grab yourself a cheap lux meter and play with varying light heights and lux readings. It wont be super accurate readings for the led but itll give you something to use as comparison to how your plants respond. They can survive you experimenting a bit in veg.
Its almost difficult to give a plant too much light unless youre using something with high UV like HPS. What it more so comes down to is being efficient because at a certain point you just dont get much benefit from running more.

An example. 1 foot under a 96w T5 was a bit much for my babies. They didnt burn, but their nodes stacked super super close and it made it difficult to train them how I wanted. I didnt have room to go up so I got a weaker T8 at around 1 foot and its perfect for the babies.

I think MH is the better UV source than HPS

 

[2cent]

I go for about 67k at that stage so I have a little extra room. 70k is full saturation.

Whcha mean bro?

 

[2cent]

My advice. Grab yourself a cheap lux meter and play with varying light heights and lux readings. It wont be super accurate readings for the led but itll give you something to use as comparison to how your plants respond. They can survive you experimenting a bit in veg.
Its almost difficult to give a plant too much light unless youre using something with high UV like HPS. What it more so comes down to is being efficient because at a certain point you just dont get much benefit from running more.

An example. 1 foot under a 96w T5 was a bit much for my babies. They didnt burn, but their nodes stacked super super close and it made it difficult to train them how I wanted. I didnt have room to go up so I got a weaker T8 at around 1 foot and its perfect for the babies.

U mean like the $15 on ebay lux meter upto 200.000?

 

[purpaterp]

Whcha mean bro?

Sorry 67k lux. Just buy a cheap lux meter on amazon for 25$ and then you’ll know your lights are perfectly spaced.

 

[fragileassassin]

U mean like the $15 on ebay lux meter upto 200.000?

Yeah pretty much.
I use a little bit more expensive version, but ive seen a bunch of people with this one.

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I think MH is the better UV source than HPS

yeah i figured someone would add in. idk many specifics of the big lights because im all florescent and LED.
Basement gets too hot in the summer to run any thing that generates much heat.

 

[Chip Green]

Dr. Meter, has been the single most beneficial purchase, in my entire cultivation toolkit.
Finite accuracy, is relative to light source. The good Doctor, cares not, for his only concern is the well being of those who employ his service.