Why are some of my seedlings bent
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Definitely reaching for the light, honestly no experience with HPS or MH. Download the Photone app and check your light levels(you will have to buy a special setting on the app for your specific light). Also I know Photone is reasonably accurate on iPhone with LED based on reviews but not sure on more antiquated lights like HPS. 600w won’t be enough for that many plants I think
Shall I lower it
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Not nessasrily reaching, some strains start long, I've got 3 Sour Stompers did that. Prop them up with toothpicks facing away from the light, when they turn towards the light, turn em again. Eventually the stem will become strong enough to stand straight.
Once you got that problem handled then you got time to figure out if your lights are too high, if it's a strain trait, or some other thing....
Once you got that problem handled then you got time to figure out if your lights are too high, if it's a strain trait, or some other thing....
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Even a free ppfd app will be accurate enough to see if your light intensity is grossly off.
It would be useful to know your temperature and humidity, as well as soil.
You shouldn't be using nutrients at this point.
Also, I like to fill my containers almost to the top.
Nice big grow area though.
It would be useful to know your temperature and humidity, as well as soil.
You shouldn't be using nutrients at this point.
Also, I like to fill my containers almost to the top.
Nice big grow area though.
You shall try finding a way to quantify your light intensity
Edit: you are running a single 600w HPS 6ft Or more above the canopy correct? What is the dimensions of the grow area? Toothpicks are a corrective measure to a plant that didn’t receive enough light to start
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I believe I'm seeing at least 3 lights.
That's one heck of a go big or go home setup for a first grow. But stringy seedlings is normally due to lack of light.
They are leggy. You could lower the light a little, or raise the pots. I would probably add a little more soil/coco/whatever you are using to the pot to stabilize them a bit. But that is just me.
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