oldskoolkoolcommentedweek 12 months ago
If its an option then you'd be better off with a different light for the first month or more..I have a number of CFL strips and bulbs and a cool white led strip.Spectrum has a huge effect on plant porphology,blue keeps them short and stocky and reds encourage stretching leading to spacing between the internodes,the braches which is where the buds sites are.The closer together they are the more bud sites you have.Theres a free phone app to measure your light intensity.PPFD Metre.You can measure what umols your light is putting out so you're able to fine tune it and give them just what they want when they want it.I think seedlings is around 300umol,veg 500,flower1000 with more inbetween.You'll have to google it.You can do without it,I did for 30yrs.
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