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mrpinkgoo
mrpinkgoostarted grow question 6 months ago
I've noticed the first pair of leafs started to curl up abit and i was always curious of what this means? does anyone know? im using sf4000 (650w)at 30 inches distance at 40% . had to put the percentage up a notch cause they stretched abit the strain is layer cake x runtz by barn
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Angus_MacGrower
Angus_MacGroweranswered grow question 6 months ago
Leafs curl like that when charged in nutrients and grow fast. Change nothing. ^^ Get "PPFD Meter" for your computerphone, some measurements for your lamp made by someone serious, and follow the instructions for adjusting the offset in the application. With it, you can learn to adjust the lighting yourself for each harvest cycle (bear in mind that it's not a very precise tool without a real external sensor).
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A_Stoned_Llama
A_Stoned_Llamaanswered grow question 6 months ago
They are green, don't look bleached, are still holding themselves up, and don't look to be sitting short. Either they just started to react to too high of light intensity (turn down power level), or it's too much heat (raise lights or cool better) or the pH is off (correct pH). I don't ever mess with pH on my end, but I have seen similar twisting from just heat and from way too strong light intensity (680w LED in a 4x4). Uni-T A quick infrared laser thermometer reading of the tallest leaf will give let you know if it's heat or not though. To measure PPFD, buy The UNI-T Light Meter UT383BT () and use "PPFD METER" app in app store. Connect to Bluetooth.Choose closest light setting to your lights. Calibrate. Ready to measure. It works nice and I check and use it daily basically. Totally worth the money and the most used tool I own for growing.
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