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nonick123
nonick123started grow question 3y ago
I have a 50W QB LED lamp at 30 cm height, but the seedlings on the sides of the grow are stretching towards the light. Should I bring the lamp closer? Are the water bottles reducing the PPFD? The manufacturer indicates 55 cm for this phase. I'm attaching an image of the setup.
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massivetids
massivetidsanswered grow question 3y ago
Because this lamp is not strong enough for this surface I would put the plants outside for now and use a fan with oscillating mode to cool them. For the next time I would use smaller cups for the first week. Then you can place them all under this lamp and place them all in the middle from the lamp with a closer distance from the lamp. But for now your only options are to use a stronger lamp that will cover the whole surface or place them outside.
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nonick123
nonick123answered grow question 3y ago
I'm thinking about doing what Creepy_Steve suggests Putting 4 plants in the center of the lamp and taking 2 plants outside to survive the heat A new lamp isn't an option (€) at the moment :-(
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nonick123
nonick123answered grow question 3y ago
Update with more stretching in the following question growdiaries.com/grow-questions/59030-plantulas-se-estiran-2 Thanks for the comments!
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 3y ago
could favor 4 and 2 get screwed, or keep it in the middle and let 4 get screwed. if stretch isn't so bad, it should fix itself outside once you send them out there.. the sun won't let it stretch, i promise. might not be optimal, but it'll thicken up in no time. 50w over 18 hours should be able to cover 2 sq ft area sufficiently. even if it's kinda shitty light. the size of teh frame would impact that. don't expect a huge distance from edge of light on either axis to be strong. Raising the light may help. anything more than 18-20" is probably going to impact the plants underneath the light. so, raise it until you see those exhibit tiny stretch, then lower back a bit and that's about as far as you can go.. did it help? that's the only way to know is to do it. if that can't do it, then i'd center it over 4 to minimize number that stretch to just 2.
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