Is Lower Intensity on LED Lighting Able to Slow Growth Some?

Fladawg01 · Wednesday at 6:45 PM

I have to travel this week and have a couple ladies on the edge of transitioning from cloudy Trichomes to Amber. I really don't want couch lock and considered lowering the intensity of the light to slow them down by a day or two, will this work? Or am I just going to have to see what happens upon my return.

Southside112 · Wednesday at 8:30 PM

Fladawg01 said:
I have to travel this week and have a couple ladies on the edge of transitioning from cloudy Trichomes to Amber. I really don't want couch lock and considered lowering the intensity of the light to slow them down by a day or two, will this work? Or am I just going to have to see what happens upon my return.

I don't think light intesity has anything to do with it. If they are already mostly cloudy why don't you take them now and hang them to dry while you are away?

Hollatchaboy · Thursday at 4:57 AM

Fladawg01 said:
I have to travel this week and have a couple ladies on the edge of transitioning from cloudy Trichomes to Amber. I really don't want couch lock and considered lowering the intensity of the light to slow them down by a day or two, will this work? Or am I just going to have to see what happens upon my return.

Actually, iirc, i believe dimming the light will accelerate maturity, due to the plant sensing less light. I'm probably wrong though.

Jimski · Thursday at 7:59 AM

I doubt anything you do will stop or slow a degradation in tricomes as this is time dependant function and not related to nutrition or lights. At this point almost no energy is being converted and no growth is created. Plants should be shrinking and colas tightening at milky tricome appearance.

Fladawg01 · Thursday at 3:52 PM

Thanks to all. I took some close ups and see no real amber yet, so I figure I am at least another week out and should be perfect when I come back. I am keeping my light dimmed though, should accelerate as these are autos not photos.

Fladawg01 · 2025-03-14T04:43:57-0600

Meant to say should not accelerate the growth due to being autos. They are on their set schedule.

Hollatchaboy · 2025-03-14T04:48:04-0600

Trichomes only tell part of the story. Id be looking for majority pistils turned brown, and receded, before I start looking at trichomes.

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