Part 2
Pics of the burn....
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I don't take the best pictures but they were hurt bad. This was the next morning when they had healed a little.
Pics of the plants in pairs early morning Day 15
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AAH 1&2
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PE 1&2
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The stunted WW2 and her healthy sister
I watered the stunted one till runoff as a desperate attempt to kickstart her back to life. Looks like gonna damp off anyways. I knew my lights would reach me later in the day so its a good chance to see if the new lights can work any miracles on her?
Came back home, got the lights unboxed and plugged in. Modified the rack to the way i imagined. And got everything done within an hour. Was happy with what I did. Some pics of the girls under their new lights! Wow...the lights are so bright its gonna damage my eyes for sure. Anyone knows what kinda glasses help?
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This setup protects from too strong winds, hopefully makes it cooler in the day and looks amazing on my balcony. For security purposes, not gonna reveal what i did except for its beautiful! Walked around my neighborhood twice to make sure all is cool. All good and perfect.
6 cobs drawing 380W from the meter. All 3500K. I know might be overkill but they are so affordable. If this light can last just half the lifespan of other lights, I'll keep buying them! Or just the chips cos apparently you don't need to solder anything to change them. Not very sure how it works and i hope i don't find out.
My soil spike light intensity meter drops from highest reading to the subsequent lower level at around 100cm. So i decided to start them at around this height so they can slowly grow into higher intensity. Most people recommend 36 inches which is around 90cm. So 100cm to start seems good. If they stretch badly, will consider lowering a wee bit more. We'll just have to see!
I was worried about too much light loss but the optical lens (I was told its the same quality as car headlights glass but higher angle) focuses the light very well. Much lesser light loss than i expected. I did not expect it to help this much. I only wanted them to protect from dust and the likes cos its the outdoors after all. After already seeing dust on the glass after a few hours, I'm glad i made the right call. Will definitely help with lifespan and performance of the lights.
Other than that, its very basic. No on off switch even but power supply is waterproof which i asked for. I did not want any complicated functions cos i believe that just makes it more prone to issues. So less functions, less problems. Don't want no dimming or veg/bloom switches or mixing lots of different LEDs together. Just want the wattage at a good efficiency cos that is all i can understand. If my soil spike rates the lights intensity 1-100cm the same as direct sunlight, I'm not complaining and just pray that they last. So far, running 7 hours cool and quiet.
Looks like i got to buy some PH Up?
I'll closely monitor soil dampness cos they are on new lights. But im not sure what or how to feed them next? If no advice, I'll just get ph up soonest and just mix nutes lightly to feed. Will go with the fish/seaweed and vermicompost tea.
@Dabber Do i need to use Cal Mag or only if deficiency shows?
