Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I have always approached this topic traditionally, meaning I lean towards blue and white MH bulbs for veg and of course yellow/red HPS to finish. However, I have been re-thinking this method due to my results under natural sunlight last year. For one, my indica dom began flowering when daylight dropped below 14 hours. This was in late July when natural sunlight still emits quite a bit of blue/white spectrum. Plants finished soon after the Fall solstice, when natural sunlight peaks at red /yellow spectrum. So in effect, outdoor plants are already receiving dual spectrum lighting throughout their flowering periods.
With this in mind, for starters I changed my approach to light cycles during flowering...opting for a gradual reduction as opposed to simply flipping switch from 18 to 12 hours. But I also am thinking perhaps I should add some daylight spectrum to the straight HPS I am using for flowering.
I am fortunate enough to have a TON of bulbs and fixtures, and I could easily add another 600 actual 6500K CFL watts to the existing 600 HPS. Or, I could run both a MH and HPS using 2 ballasts etc.
If anyone experienced in this would be so kind, I'd love to hear what you all have tried or are currently using.
TY in advance!
I have always approached this topic traditionally, meaning I lean towards blue and white MH bulbs for veg and of course yellow/red HPS to finish. However, I have been re-thinking this method due to my results under natural sunlight last year. For one, my indica dom began flowering when daylight dropped below 14 hours. This was in late July when natural sunlight still emits quite a bit of blue/white spectrum. Plants finished soon after the Fall solstice, when natural sunlight peaks at red /yellow spectrum. So in effect, outdoor plants are already receiving dual spectrum lighting throughout their flowering periods.
With this in mind, for starters I changed my approach to light cycles during flowering...opting for a gradual reduction as opposed to simply flipping switch from 18 to 12 hours. But I also am thinking perhaps I should add some daylight spectrum to the straight HPS I am using for flowering.
I am fortunate enough to have a TON of bulbs and fixtures, and I could easily add another 600 actual 6500K CFL watts to the existing 600 HPS. Or, I could run both a MH and HPS using 2 ballasts etc.
If anyone experienced in this would be so kind, I'd love to hear what you all have tried or are currently using.
TY in advance!