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Emilya Green
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The lux hitting any point on the canopy is dependent on the distance from the light. To achieve 7000 lux at 12 inches is going to take a whole lot less wattage than at 22 inches where it is set right now.Hi @Emilya, ... I'm trying to do this right now.
I think you have your light set to 5, 000 LUX or 7, 000 LUX ... but is it also set at 16 inches above canopy?
Is it just the LUX value at canopy that is making them stretch so much?
I believe that with lux values at a higher than optimum value you can keep a plant short and the internodal lengths short but I also believe that these plants reach an optimum height at an optimum lux, and with my dial-a-watt light control, I can make sure that these plants will always see the optimal amount of light, all through the grow. I submit that my plants have not stretched too much... but that their now consistent 3" vertical height is also the exact distance from where the seed was planted, down to the bottom of the container. I have believed it for years, now I am seeing it in action... as above, so below.