Yo bean.
-I think of the IR literally as a switch, which when activated produces the hormones that tell the plant its sexy time.
Very sexy time.
I actually run mine in the "sunrise, noon, and nightfall" on my 15 minute day cycle timer...
The 50 watt bulbs aren't bad; you can probably direct them right at the plants. I'd of course watch is the first time at least and note the affects.
- Oh,
Don't stop using the veg nutes until they are really showing,
or else they will run out of nitrogen later in the cycle,
which is the worst for development.
-Run those UVB all day.
no reason not to. Perhaps waiting until they actually start making resin makes sense, however they do it even out of flower when considering a good chunk of legit genetics.
It really can't hurt, they don't really put out crazy damaging amounts of uvb (actually, the damaging rays are uva), and they'll add to your total wattage. They do put out normal spectrums. When you get them, check it out on the packaging. I was ecstatic when I checked the last time, having ordered them before I really knew what the kind of distribution and wavelengths makes sense for plants. Long scentance.
The strong plants look really good!
And they are going to really start putting on vertical now that the lights have been cut down, as significant cell division only occurs in the dark cycle.
Peace
I liked that you wired that shit yourself. I'll probably need guidance in that department eventually.
