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Do I keep dimming my light to try to get proper DLI?
Gazeye
started grow question 3y ago
Currently at 22" above soil at 50% intensity and still getting ~50DLI at Germ/Seedling stage (too high?). It's a 240W LED. Do I keep dimming the light or do I change light schedule (24h currently) to get proper DLI?
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Green_Man_420
answered grow question 3y ago
I start mine on 30% they seem to love it. After a week you can turn it up.
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