Hey guys, sorry to be a downer- I tried vertical bare bulb 1000w hps, but wasnt overly impressed! I wrapped 4 ladies around with a fan blowing underneath to dissipate heat and that worked out well, had leaves touching the bulb and not burning. (Obviously I moved them away when I saw that) Trained and shredded into a stadium seating style with the outside taller than the middle, but I never really got as good bud formation as I do with an air cooled reflector. I tried it as a budget to avoid buying a reflector for two runs and both times I was less than impressed. The lack of concentrated heat is nice, but I feel you get less concentrated light as well. Maybe with a reflector built for vertical orientation it would be better. Just my two cents.
Vertical- not overly impressed
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JAMO_Grow
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Yeah reflectors help immensely in focusing the light and help with light penetration through the canopy of the plants.I am sure with a reflector a difference will be evidently distinguishable than without.Where you using top shelf genetics?, if not that can be the cause of not having a satisfactory bud formation due to just poor genetics.I have an irritating time around controlling heat with my 600w HPS during summer when I use a reflector, so I will try using a bare bulb.How did the yield fair with the bare bulb in comparison to your previous grows?
Happy Toking.
Happy Toking.
Hello good morning! I was using Vanilla Kush the first run and Quantum Kush the second run. Where as I can usually yield 7-800g from a grando with the vanilla, I pulled about 500 with the vanilla with smaller buds and lots more to trim.Yeah reflectors help immensely in focusing the light and help with light penetration through the canopy of the plants.I am sure with a reflector a difference will be evidently distinguishable than without.Where you using top shelf genetics?, if not that can be the cause of not having a satisfactory bud formation due to just poor genetics.I have an irritating time around controlling heat with my 600w HPS during summer when I use a reflector, so I will try using a bare bulb.How did the yield fair with the bare bulb in comparison to your previous grows?
Happy Toking.
I wouldn't doubt if my inexperience in training that style played a role as well- been growing under a reflector super cropping and beating them down into submission all my career
gr865
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Vertical is a learned experience, it takes a bit to get it down but my vert's are running around 182 grams per plant. 5 plants on screens, 2 stacked 315W CMH's DIY drip system, straight Canna coco and Canna nutes. Had two plants, one from each grow that did not produce, so only harvested 4.
I played around for a couple of grows before I got serious about it and now on my last few runs, 26.5 zips and 24.5 zips.
I played around for a couple of grows before I got serious about it and now on my last few runs, 26.5 zips and 24.5 zips.
Pulling 1.5 off 630 CMH? Not bad at all! Like I said, I just did it to give it a shot with no reflector. Maybe I'll give it another shot with winter time coming, seems like a good solution to lack of overhead space. I'm assuming you wrap the plants around the light, not just underneath it, right?
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Looking at that, I think I never had my bulb low enough. The room I had that setup in was much smaller, but I generally had the light about 50% inside the canopy. I also didn't have a screen like that to hold everything back. Maybe I'll give it another go after this run is finished with the reflector I'm using. Lemme see if I can find a picture