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girls getting fat

That last pic looks fantstic, shes getting massive!
Is there a reason why the plant directly under the light is shorter than around the sides.... I've seen this before with LEDs, and I know there's a good explanation. or is it just the way the pic was taken?
Are the buds in the centre more densely packed? Are they heavier than the peripheral buds even though they are slightly shorter?
Not long now mate!

teetee wrote:Is there a reason why the plant directly under the light is shorter than around the sides.... I've seen this before with LEDs, and I know there's a good explanation. or is it just the way the pic was taken?

When you're directly under the light, you have a higher photon flux density (more photons) versus the sides. You can test this out with a light meter. In fact, this happens with pretty much every light. Since there's greater photon availability, the leaves and such don't need to grow as large to get an equivalent amount of energy. The outer sections of the plant are not getting as much light, so to compensate they produce larger leaves to harvest more energy. Think of it like solar panels.

jessus christ its looking good in there!! amazing buds and plant structure , they look awesome

Cheers for that bit of theory LEDDWCrigger. How does it affect the buds though, I'd imagine they are denser in the middle, as less space beteween nodes? So am I right thinking heavier, shorter (ie denser) buds in the middle and fluffier as you get to the edges? Or nothing noticeable?

Only one way to find out....

new youtube up date by Quantum led.

Fuck mate, those girls are getting ENORMOUS!
You are just gonna have ounces and ounces and ounces.......
Well done and plenty of good karma for the final weeks now.

teetee wrote:Cheers for that bit of theory LEDDWCrigger. How does it affect the buds though, I'd imagine they are denser in the middle, as less space beteween nodes? So am I right thinking heavier, shorter (ie denser) buds in the middle and fluffier as you get to the edges? Or nothing noticeable?

Only one way to find out....

Yep. The more light in an area, the more dense the nugs will be as they grow. As long as light levels don't get below 3/4 that of natural sunlight, most buds should grow in nice and tight and heavy.

day 91 update.

That big cola's like a Donkey Dick!!! (A fabled strain from days gone by)
Now officially out of smoke, this makes me wanna score!

keep it up maate