Spacedude22
New Member
Quick summary to give y'all info:
This is my first grow ever, and I seem to be getting decent results with this auto-flower. It is now in the 6 week of flowering. I planted on May 16th.... it is running a little behind because the light I had for it was way to strong. So, it bleached a few leaves and made the plant hold off on its flowering growth and continue its veg growth. Now I have the perfect light for it and it has continued with flowering.
So, my plant is receiving good light for all the top growth. However, since it is in a bucket the lower half of the plant gets zero light... like it is completely dark 24/7. With that being said my humidity stays at 48-55% and temp around 70-73 degrees Fahrenheit. I recently added two 6w Led strips to the bottom half of the bucket and now the under side of the plant gets light, but that means the strips are pretty close to the plant. The light strips are only making direct contact with maybe two leaves and the rest are around 1-2 inches away from the strips.... is this bad for the plant? Or can this help the bottom growth that has been in the dark 24/7 for the past 3 weeks?
FYI: the temperature has raised to 74-76 degrees Fahrenheit with the added strip lights.
Here are some photos of my buckets intake fan with the strip lights on and off while the main top light is on.
Exhaust fan that is closest to the light where the main cola is
Inside of bucket with strip lights on and off
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This is my first grow ever, and I seem to be getting decent results with this auto-flower. It is now in the 6 week of flowering. I planted on May 16th.... it is running a little behind because the light I had for it was way to strong. So, it bleached a few leaves and made the plant hold off on its flowering growth and continue its veg growth. Now I have the perfect light for it and it has continued with flowering.
So, my plant is receiving good light for all the top growth. However, since it is in a bucket the lower half of the plant gets zero light... like it is completely dark 24/7. With that being said my humidity stays at 48-55% and temp around 70-73 degrees Fahrenheit. I recently added two 6w Led strips to the bottom half of the bucket and now the under side of the plant gets light, but that means the strips are pretty close to the plant. The light strips are only making direct contact with maybe two leaves and the rest are around 1-2 inches away from the strips.... is this bad for the plant? Or can this help the bottom growth that has been in the dark 24/7 for the past 3 weeks?
FYI: the temperature has raised to 74-76 degrees Fahrenheit with the added strip lights.
Here are some photos of my buckets intake fan with the strip lights on and off while the main top light is on.
Exhaust fan that is closest to the light where the main cola is
Inside of bucket with strip lights on and off