Mephisto Genetics Sour Stomper

[BISCUITS]

That is a lot of light.Do you happen to have a ppfd reading?

 

[BISCUITS]

Do you think the different light spectrums are necessary or could you just use one Vero at 3500k and run it at around 100 watts per plant and be successful?

 

[water farm]

Hey there @BISCUITS I do not have ppfd readings, I would love to take some but I do not have the sensors.

I do not think it is required to have the different light spectrums that I have employed here -- These are just the spectrums that I have ended up with over the years to this point... I started out in a 2' x 4' x 5' with 1 waterfarm and a Blackstar 240 LED (chinese blurple) and then added a second Blackstar 240.... and then a second waterfarm... and then a new tent... and more waterfarms... and more lights... lol

I started with the COBs when the Vero29 (version 2) came out (I think they are on version 3 now), and found a company that sold me the 4 that I have now (2 @ 3000K and 2 @ 4000K). Right now it seems that 3500K is pretty much the desired / best selling 'all around' growth cycle spectrum with COBs, and that is the spectrum I ordered when I added more COBs (the CREE 3590s and the CitizenCLU048s)

 

[BISCUITS]

I think the redder spectrums actually work better with autos.Creating a little bit more stretch and gaining more overall height.

 

[water farm]

most schools of thought promote more 'blue' light during veg and more 'red' light during flower

but I hear you, ultimately a grower has to find what works best for their circumstances and rock it! Nothing like your own real world experience!
I use my 'bluest' 4000K light for veg (wish I had a 5000K... and I do find that my old Blackstar 'blurples' veg like AMAZING -- but I am trying to retire them so I no longer use them) and then add in the others in order of increasing amounts of 'red' light as I go (more 4000K then 3500K and lastly 3000K)

 

[BISCUITS]

I switched over to hps full cycle after growing autos for a few years.I did a few grows with different spectrums running the same Mephisto strains and the all hps grows were always the biggest and highest yielding plants.Then to top it off I spoke with Mitch and learned that's how they do it as well.But like you said @water farm you have to find what works best for you cuz really you could use any spectrum from 2000k to 6500k and still get good results.

 

[Padawan1972]

@water farm ..WOW! ...just WOW!...I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on getting a GH waterfarm....this helps