Lighting/Indoor Growing Question

dante76

dante76

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Is there any real benefit to rotating you plants 1/4 turn or 1/2 everyday in an indoor grow? I use a tent with that reflective material but i've read that turning the pots every day will insure that more of the plant gets even exposure to light. Should i bother doing this in a tent?

does anyone here bother to do this?
 
purplebud27

purplebud27

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i do turn my pot or u could move them around to a new spot this is y. The natural sun moves through the sky so in trying to repilcate a natural enviorment the light exposure need to be even let ur plants stay in the same spote for a while and u will see the growth start to be uneven su unless ur using a 1000w or 600w the penitration will be weak on the but in some cases the shded side trys to compeat for more light so it will stretch to get it
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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noon, on a sunny day in San Diego........is good enough for mine. besides, as my name implies........its impossible to move mine:)
 
bossOC

bossOC

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IMO it makes a difference specially if they are not directly under the light they stretch towards the light.
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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under a simulated noontime sunny day....lol. i'm just sayin'........that's what an indoor grown is like. sun overhead, perfect temps, perfect humidity. i never saw the purpose in moving plants for light purposes.
 
dante76

dante76

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i suppose there is some sense to rotating. I'm using 1 - 1000w HPS in a 4x4 area and light penetration is good through the canopy but i think i should have pruned more because smaller flower sights inside these bushes are definitely not going to fill in...

well its my first indoor grow...not perfect but something to show for :)


 
purplebud27

purplebud27

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WOW 1000w in a 4x4 u must have a aircooled hood and vent fans if not what are ur temps? and also what week of flowering are those in they look outstanding
 
dante76

dante76

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right an air cooled hood; right now things are around 70F and about 50%RH. This is the end of week 5. I use one inline fan to push filtered air into my tent so this is my only source for fresh air while the light provides a little warmth. I keep of the bottom vents open for passive air exchange. my tent balloons a little but lets me know air is moving in their...my garage is on the cool side
 
phillipchristian

phillipchristian

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I always rotate my plants around the room. It helps when the plants receive light from different angles. I believe it gives a more even growth pattern and also if a plant is stationary then there may be certain bud sites that aren't getting the full amount of light. I wouldn't say you need to do it everyday though. Once every 2-3 days is fine.
 
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