That's one of the smaller haze-type plants I've seen, but it's very pretty.
By full-spectrum, I assume you mean more spectral "points" instead of a continuous all-inclusive one? I would guess that there is still a lot of work to be done in coming up with the best spectral-profile. I have it in mind that a good all-around compromise will not be the best profile for flowering - that is, will not have the highest yield. It would be good to one day see a vegetating, a flowering, and a "best compromise" choice.
Your comment about this particular LED design not needing to be placed quite as close to the plants has me again wondering how well - how far - it would penetrate into a "full" canopy. Some people like to fill their garden spaces with greenery; for example, in a good scrog there is not enough light at the bottom of the plant (on the surface of the medium) to read a newspaper. But obviously the canopy (of buds) is not two-dimensional. A 1000-watt HPS doesn't only have a larger footprint than a 400-watt one - it is also capable of penetrating farther into a dense canopy (and therefore, it is capable of supporting larger ("taller") buds that are not likely to be much more potent on the top than they are on their lower parts). I have hopes that in future grows you will experiment with much fuller canopies so that we can get some idea of their effective "depth." I have no personal experience with LEDs (yours or anyone else's), although I wish that I had the opportunity to help you with your R&D as you seem to be genuine in your desire to both create good products and to improve upon them as circumstances permit instead of trying to wring every dollar possible out of the first "reasonably usable" model that you could come up with. I finally have the space, the time, and the discipline needed for controlled testing; perhaps one day I will have the funds to match, lol. As in many things in this life, hope must suffice to bridge the gaps to better days.
Continued thanks for your efforts in design, your willingness to share your ongoing results, and your participation at 420Magazine.
By full-spectrum, I assume you mean more spectral "points" instead of a continuous all-inclusive one? I would guess that there is still a lot of work to be done in coming up with the best spectral-profile. I have it in mind that a good all-around compromise will not be the best profile for flowering - that is, will not have the highest yield. It would be good to one day see a vegetating, a flowering, and a "best compromise" choice.
Your comment about this particular LED design not needing to be placed quite as close to the plants has me again wondering how well - how far - it would penetrate into a "full" canopy. Some people like to fill their garden spaces with greenery; for example, in a good scrog there is not enough light at the bottom of the plant (on the surface of the medium) to read a newspaper. But obviously the canopy (of buds) is not two-dimensional. A 1000-watt HPS doesn't only have a larger footprint than a 400-watt one - it is also capable of penetrating farther into a dense canopy (and therefore, it is capable of supporting larger ("taller") buds that are not likely to be much more potent on the top than they are on their lower parts). I have hopes that in future grows you will experiment with much fuller canopies so that we can get some idea of their effective "depth." I have no personal experience with LEDs (yours or anyone else's), although I wish that I had the opportunity to help you with your R&D as you seem to be genuine in your desire to both create good products and to improve upon them as circumstances permit instead of trying to wring every dollar possible out of the first "reasonably usable" model that you could come up with. I finally have the space, the time, and the discipline needed for controlled testing; perhaps one day I will have the funds to match, lol. As in many things in this life, hope must suffice to bridge the gaps to better days.
Continued thanks for your efforts in design, your willingness to share your ongoing results, and your participation at 420Magazine.
