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How long will plants be in shock after moving tents

ObserverInterest
ObserverIntereststarted grow question 2y ago
I moved my kids to a new larger tent. There is a larger distance from the light to to plants, different air flow and slightly cooler (more ideal temp range). The kids seem to not be growing super fast anymore. How long till they adjust? Week 7
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Sit_Ubu_Sit_Good_Dog
Sit_Ubu_Sit_Good_Doganswered grow question 2y ago
greater distance but new light.. missing some details to know if it is more or less light.. insufficient as is to draw a conclusion from this information. however, after transplant i find plants can slow down slightly at first and have nothing to do with shock or anything like that... the roots search out new confines of the new pot before growth above really kicks in. Bigger the difference in pot sizes at translplat the longer this process takes. still.. ensure intensity of light at canopy is the same... greater distance with more power can still be equal to what was given before (DLI is the metric here to use so that it accounts for differing hours of operation and differing size of garden covered by that light) 35-40 DLI "at diode" is a good starting point for ambient CO2 conditions and typical hanging distances for LED.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2y ago
Less light intensity = less plant growth..........lower your lights and growth rates should return to normal. Plants can't tell they are in a different tent, but will not like less light from a higher up, less intense lamp.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 2y ago
I can't see moving from one tent to another would really stress the plant out unless the 2 tents environments are completely different from each other.
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