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  • #4391
    growerwithquestions
    Participant

    Hello,

    I am a brand new grower, just wondering if there is a recommended time frame to wait between topping and flipping to flower or does it not matter? Thanks for any insight, I appreciate all the videos on youtube and your channel(I subscribed) they have helped a lot.

    #4414
    mrgrowit
    Keymaster

    Some people flip right away while others will wait a few days and then flip. If you flip right away, one concern is that the new branches might not be thick enough to grow/support big buds.

    #4623
    growerwithquestions
    Participant

    Thanks for your response and insight. I also had a question about lighting. The lights I am using in my tent are only 600 watt, I bought an LUX light meter and checked them at 100% brightness. If the meter was within 6 inches of the light it could get up to 55k LUX, which is 915 PPFD which should be enough for flowering. But if the probe is the recommended 12 – 16 inches away from the light like the canopy. It barley makes 33k LuX, 550 PPFD, not enough for flowering. So my question is do you think I can get away with keeping the lights on full blast that close to the canopy during flower? Or is it a wash and I have to buy a more powerful light? I have done 2 grows now, unsuccessfully unfortunately so I am trying to address every angle. Thanks for your response and any help. Happy growing.

    #4637
    mrgrowit
    Keymaster

    Good question! Although its generally said that the ideal PPFD for flowering is 600-900 PPFD, plants will still flower and grow decent buds at a lower PPFD. So you getting 550 PPFD should be sufficient. It’s hard for me to say yes or no for “keeping the lights on full blast that close to the canopy during flower”. You may just want to try it and then increase the light distance if you are seeing problems.

    #4652
    growerwithquestions
    Participant

    Great! Glad the lights can wait on an upgrade since they are expensive.  Thanks for all your help and all the info you post on youtube. Been very helpful and informative.

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