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Lighting hps and mh question
    #652755 - 12/25/12 07:40 PM (12 years, 20 days ago)

ok I know from reading that using a mh light during vegging is supost to be used cause it gives it more blue light and a hps for flowering for the more red/orange lights.

now by using mh for vegging does it make a big diffence in growth/yield/thc content of the plant? or am I just fine with using a hps for vegging?

the reason im asking this is cause im going to be using two grow tents one for vegging and one for flower so I wanted to get peoples input before I buy my lights so I can set up accordingly to what would be the best option to go with

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Stoneth]
    #652773 - 12/25/12 08:22 PM (12 years, 20 days ago)

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Stoneth said:
Mh is best for veg in my opinion.
It helps keep the plants shorter, tighter, little bushes.





now by using a Mh light that keeps the plant shorter would I be assuming correct that would cut down on over all yield sense the plant wont grow as tall and have less branches and buds to flower in the end?

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Stoneth]
    #652776 - 12/25/12 08:42 PM (12 years, 20 days ago)

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Stoneth said:
Hmmm no.
But I guess shorter is the wrong word/term.
by shorter we mean less space between limb sets.
MH gives more limb sets per inch than hps.



ahh ok gotch yah. so it will be more condensed

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Mrshroom]
    #652780 - 12/25/12 08:48 PM (12 years, 20 days ago)

hey another quick question i have read that some people mix hps and mh during flowering? does that making any improvement's  in growing?

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Hawksresurrection]
    #652844 - 12/26/12 02:26 PM (12 years, 19 days ago)

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hawksapprentice said:
While MH will give you shorter node lengths during veg, it's pretty inconsequential.  Once you flip over to 12/12 your plants are going to stretch anyways.  Because of this I have just gone with HPS the whole through.  I made this switch and will never go back.



but do u think that using a mh with hps while flowering would improve the end results?

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: phychotron]
    #652894 - 12/26/12 07:52 PM (12 years, 19 days ago)

well I think what im going to do is try to use a mix of both in the grow tent for flowering cause if the mh helps the plant produce more resin. then I will just throw in a small mh light with the hps or maybe a couple small led lights.

cause what I figured what im goig to do is for grow lights is two 600 watt hps for my flowring tent. the tent will be 4x8x7 and there  will be 3-4 plants per a light

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: juke adro]
    #652997 - 12/27/12 05:26 PM (12 years, 18 days ago)

hmm lol both doing different lights and both getting great results.. think im going to try to find a balance of both

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Kief]
    #653025 - 12/27/12 10:07 PM (12 years, 18 days ago)

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Re: Lighting hps and mh question [Re: Kief]
    #653033 - 12/28/12 12:36 AM (12 years, 18 days ago)

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Mrshroom said:
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Kief said:
I have heard that HPS puts out more lumens per watt (if that means anything to your school of thought) but has less penetrance.  There is obviously a difference, and I suspect that a mix of light sources would probably hedge the most bets in terms of overall plant growth, but that statement is made in total ignorance of any scientific data.





so please don't come on my post and state that im being ignorant because I was asking a question to see that if having both types of lights would improve a better flowering crop and willing to give it a try.




Chill and read slower man.  I was referencing the prior clause of my own sentence and I agree with what you are saying.





Sorry about that, drank too many home made beers and was a tad buzzed and misread what you posted

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