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How much light can she take???

GrannyGrowingWeed
GrannyGrowingWeedstarted grow question 1mo ago
My Mimosa Cake is telling me she may want more light - she’s been praying a bit. I worked her very, very slowly to 75% light. As she is my first Auto, she is a “new little monster.” 🤣 I’m on week 7 of a “12” week grow. How much light can she handle???
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Schnabeldino
Schnabeldinoanswered grow question 1mo ago
Your Mimosa Cake auto is talking to you — and it sounds like she’s got her hands in the air like she just don’t care (a.k.a. praying)! That’s a great sign — it usually means she’s loving life and reaching up to soak in all that glorious PAR. You're currently at 75% light intensity and in week 7 of a 12-week grow, which usually lands you somewhere in mid-to-late flower for many autoflowers. Autos can be a bit more sensitive than photoperiods, but Mimosa Cake tends to be a vigorous and hungry strain once she's settled. Most healthy autos can handle 100% light intensity if you've ramped up slowly and your environmental conditions are dialed in. Since you’ve already worked her slowly up to 75% over 7 weeks, you’re in a perfect position to test the waters. Week 7-8: Increase to 85% and observe for 2–3 days. If all looks great (no signs of stress): Go to 100% by week 9. If you have a PAR meter (or a light meter app + calibration), aim for 600–900 PPFD at canopy height in mid-to-late flower. good luck 🦖
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 1mo ago
You can use growth pattern to fine-tune light intensity -- too tight or too lanky. And of course, if you see some light damage, then you know to back off. watch for pistil burn if vege growth has mostly stopped. all suggestions are just that... at best a good starting point. from there you need to observe and adjust becuase there's more than 1 variable involve and every garden is not exactly alike. the percentage of you rlight matters, but assuming it's the 'right' DLI at 100% is wrong. DLI is what matters. With ambient co2 there's no reason to give more than 35-40 DLI, give or take. Plants can adapt to handling more without damage but if co2 isn't also increase, it's just mitigating rate of photosynthesis to avoid damage. Law of conservation of mass.. can't manifest carbon out of nothing. if there's not enough to build the sugar and whatever else in the plant, then it ain't happening. observe growth and dial back from damage and you know you are giving as much as your local variables allow.
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John_Kramer
John_Krameranswered grow question 1mo ago
up to 120k lux (preferably with CO2) or keep it 80k all that's above is waist of electricity in my opinion all the autos have to grow on 24h bs they are F machines
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