I have a question, but I may be beating a dead horse

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I am asking questions sort of out of my realm but it is something have been curious of since learning about par, ppfd, etc. not that I know a lot but I have noticed drop off of light density near the edges of these readings.

My veg setup needs reflectors after about a foot maybe 1/2 feet from the center of the light, corners and blah blah. I have no issues with it actually I just like to speculate thinking and learning is fun for me.

Is there any merit to letting outer corners of single plant SOG to get a little higher so it can get more of the light. I don't know how the plant knows that one branch is higher then the other so if that is determined by anything other then light I think my entire logic here falls apart but that is fine. I have read that apical dominance can be determined by the main top of whatever branch you are dealing with by producing hormones to inhibit lateral bud growth, still each top will try to be the apical dominant to get more light.

Say your tops on the outer edge are 2 inches higher then the tops in the center but it still is not getting as much light as the tops in the center. Will the plant know which parts are the apical dominant by height or light received, in other words. Will the plant divert needed resources from the center thinking the outer ends are getting more light even if that may not be the case impacting center growth quality.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

I am asking questions sort of out of my realm but it is something have been curious of since learning about par, ppfd, etc. not that I know a lot but I have noticed drop off of light density near the edges of these readings.

My veg setup needs reflectors after about a foot maybe 1/2 feet from the center of the light, corners and blah blah. I have no issues with it actually I just like to speculate thinking and learning is fun for me.

Is there any merit to letting outer corners of single plant SOG to get a little higher so it can get more of the light. I don't know how the plant knows that one branch is higher then the other so if that is determined by anything other then light I think my entire logic here falls apart but that is fine. I have read that apical dominance can be determined by the main top of whatever branch you are dealing with by producing hormones to inhibit lateral bud growth, still each top will try to be the apical dominant to get more light.

Say your tops on the outer edge are 2 inches higher then the tops in the center but it still is not getting as much light as the tops in the center. Will the plant know which parts are the apical dominant by height or light received, in other words. Will the plant divert needed resources from the center thinking the outer ends are getting more light even if that may not be the case impacting center growth quality.

What do you mean by 'single plant SOG'?

Are you asking if having an uneven canopy will allow even growth despite some parts not receiving equal amounts of light?

 

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What do you mean by 'single plant SOG'?

In a SoG or scrog growing out one plant under a light. Lack of better term on my part

Are you asking if having an uneven canopy will allow even growth despite some parts not receiving equal amounts of light?

I mean if you were to slope the canopy inward to get the whole canopy into a more consistent umol rating. If I could get a nice LED with a good umol average I would, that may be a little later down the road for me.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

In a SoG or scrog growing out one plant under a light. Lack of better term on my part



I mean if you were to slope the canopy inward to get the whole canopy into a more consistent umol rating. If I could get a nice LED with a good umol average I would, that may be a little later down the road for me.

It would be neither.

Grow an even canopy, prune away what doesn't reach the canopy, top your plants. Plants with even canopies have better hormone distribution so if you manage your canopy correctly then what you are attempting becomes a moot point.

 

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How does the plant tell it has a even canopy. Is it not based on the amount of light that particular area receives? Could you explain a little further, I am just trying to learn this stuff eh.

 

[Death The Cultivator]

How does the plant tell it has a even canopy. Is it not based on the amount of light that particular area receives? Could you explain a little further, I am just trying to learn this stuff eh.

It is not based on the amount of light a particular area has. When you top a plant, it redistributes auxins due to breaking apical dominance. Instead of a Christmas tree you get a more uniform structure.

 

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Personally I implement good of bending for light penetration and pinch steams to slow things down I want my auxiliaries to be in good numbers, I try to get a table with a good amount of horizontal growth. I want to aim for uniform buds. It is a beginners alternative to basting the plant with way to much light.

I think the best way to describe the shape of canopy I am talking about for this style would be to take a sheet, pull it all all corners, fix the corners all at the same level vertically. then throw a ball in the center. trying to maintain the sites as you would a flat canopy.... The shape I am describing is concave I just realized that

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Personally I implement good of bending for light penetration and pinch steams to slow things down I want my auxiliaries to be in good numbers, I try to get a table with a good amount of horizontal growth. I want to aim for uniform buds. It is a beginners alternative to basting the plant with way to much light.

I think the best way to describe the shape of canopy I am talking about for this style would be to take a sheet, pull it all all corners, fix the corners all at the same level vertically. then throw a ball in the center. trying to maintain the sites as you would a flat canopy.... The shape I am describing is concave I just realized that

However you go about it, getting an even canopy will produce better yields. Ideally, a carpet of canopy is what you want to maximize light footprint.