Idk if I have enough lighting

Potterman said:

Why does the plant look like it wilting thought do u think it’s the way the lights are positioned the light was off for 30 mins before this does it need support should I go ahead and pot up with 15 gal I wanna bonsai this mf for another month and a half

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Do you really soak the root mass, water when the top 2-3" is bone dry(lift the pot and feel it's getting light?

VincenzioVonHook said:

I managed to fill a 2x4 with a single plant at 11w/ft². Ended up with 4.5oz. I've plenty of mates with 40w/ft² that yielded less so I'd say a big part of it is environment, genetics and care as well.

It's actually crazy what cheap LEDs can do these days.

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You're right I use led bulbs and use about 20-25w per ft2 anymore and it's too much light.
I think 11w ft2 is a little low but that depends on the LED and the plant you are growing, some plants need less light than others.

Markshomegrown said:

You're right I use led bulbs and use about 20-25w per ft2 anymore and it's too much light.
I think 11w ft2 is a little low but that depends on the LED and the plant you are growing, some plants need less light than others.

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11w/ft² Definitely not optimum at all. Was extremely surprised tbh. Kinda changed my tone a bit after that.

I get all out of joint now when people claim a mars fc-4800 is the reason they aren't yielding enough in a 4x4....meanwhile my plants grown under half the light yield better.

VincenzioVonHook said:

11w/ft² Definitely not optimum at all. Was extremely surprised tbh. Kinda changed my tone a bit after that.

I get all out of joint now when people claim a mars fc-4800 is the reason they aren't yielding enough in a 4x4....meanwhile my plants grown under half the light yield better.

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you're on the same page as me, in general, I think most LEDS on the market are not very practical, the light spreads is not even, and their too powerful, so most growers end up turning them down, wouldn't be great to buy an led for a 4ft x 4ft flower room(800par) light spread covering the whole room very even 12" above the canopy, full power. should be able to do this with 320w, (20w ft2) (high quality led)
That's why I am building my own, results speak for themselves.