Good morning! First, the girls look good and the gnomes are the perfect touch!
I’m only going to speak to the Photone app here. Basic questions - first, are you set for sunlight? That’s the setting that is most accurate as tested by some of the growers right here on ILGM.
Next, make sure you are on the DLI setting and for the correct number of hours.
Right now, my girls in flower are getting DLI around 60 over 18 hours. The little vegging plants are slowly getting raised to DLI 50, they were in the 40s. (I check pretty much daily, especially when they are growing fast.)
Hope this helps - have you seen Nicky’s thread on using DLI? Let me know, if you need the link I’ll dig it out.
Perfect thanks so much!! Yes I did check it with both sun direct and led full… they are both free on android… but they are completely different than the cfl on the iPhone… I know they are supposed to be different but my numbers seem way low no? My DLI said 3.8 for 18 hours that I’m on?? Maybe why the two are smaller?? And yes I’ve read Nicky’s thread and keep trying to go back to it to understand… my data collection seems off or I definitely need to crank up the light?? Thanks for stopping by and the good questions!!
Well, if you are showing DLI of less than 4 yeah, they absolutely need more light. Can you screenshot a measurement using the app and post it?
When my plants are newly sprouted, I use DLI 10 -15. As they start growing some leaves, I go up to 20 and gradually increase up to 60 by the time they are really flowering.
You will work slightly differently because you are growing photos, so YOU drive the schedule. My plants are autos, so THEY drive the schedule. But the DLI values hold true for both types.
Ok so todays update… again I think lol… my sleep is so off lately… the light is about 22-23” from the top of the plants… I bumped up the light to 50% and was able to get readings around 12-13 DLI I think 180ish ppfd… I rearranged the plants so they are more even under the light and took any non Mary plants out of the tent… I didn’t want to bump it up to much at once correct? Maybe see how it goes and try again tom? Also if anyone has any input on my watering numbers it would be greatly appreciated!
In other news… snapdragons. Celosia (brain coral) and 2 different marigolds (flowers keep my baby happy and an excuse for what dad is growing ) in a planter and peas and potatoes are in some pots… @Deez look what you inspired!!
Now I need to learn WHEN to start things lol apparently my cucumbers that started so beautiful are not going to do well til it’s warmer… sooo… getting good at propagation I guess
Nice start and good on you for getting the kiddo involved! Our kids mostly like to help unless it’s weeding. It’s taken a long time to teach them what not to pick and with 4 of them it’s like we’ve spent the last 10 years stopping someone or another from pulling carrots before they’re ready or weeding the beets and leaving the weeds…
Those cukes do hate cold, so do zucchini. We typically direct sow those
I have like 3 week old autos going under a 260xl right now and 2 blurples on sides and I have the 260 on half power and both the blurples roughly 75w each on three quarters power. Crank it up a notch per day or so til ur at full peak. If the plant don’t mind the light feed it to her. U’ll know leaves will look wrinkly if too much or they will start to look sun burnt my lights are fixed at the top of the tent no up and down I use the dimmer knob to control the stretch
They were all dry when I fed… I fed til runoff the same as I could on all… this is so odd… doesn’t have anything to do with my water numbers being all over the place? Maybe I’m screwing up some?? I was feeling confident in wet and dry cycle but the run off was confusing and felt like they were drowning lol Plus I bumped the light so I’m nervous as always lol
@Newbiegrower heres my space if you like to stop in… maybe you can help point me to those that understand my ppm and watering numbers I feel like I’m doing something wrong…
Anyone got suggestions on humidifiers?? Ugh apparently I lost mine just before I left for work… I threw as many wet towels as I can and sprayed it down but… I’m barely scraping 50%… always something!! Also anyone might point me in the right direction for watering… my numbers are all over… and those are just my intake I’m stressed as usual lol… just when I feel like I get comfortable haha @kaptain3d@Mark0427@Graysin@Highwayman420@OGIncognito@JiggaMan1987 … anyone?? Lol sorry figured I would throw some tags so I’m not continuing my ramble to myself
Are you going full dry and then watering to runoff? I bought one of these and this has helped me a lot dial in that fine line. I just transplanted mine tonight and watered to runoff.
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I use a few cheapies similar to @JiggaMan1987 . How low is your RH? I know several cultivators from the desert regions that have nice runs with RH from around 30%.
and an excuse for what dad is growing 
) in a planter and peas and potatoes are in some pots… 
I’m stressed as usual lol… just when I feel like I get comfortable haha 
