MImedpatient
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its a combination of things. I as have mentioned many a time, in many a thread I grow g13 hashplant hybrids very often. and share clones with IRL friends, I have gotten some awesome yield and quality. most of them struggle t do the same. I like to use a 3:1 ratio of hps to MH or a 5:1 ratio of HPS to blurple led for fuller spectrum light. I normally grow big pot organic(15 gallon + pot size)I have only grown under CMH but one thing I noticed is the meatiness of the buds compared to my buddies grows and shops. The buds aren’t wispy. They don’t crumble into nothing as much as the LED grown dainty ones of my buddies. Even if it is a fluffier strain. The stems are sturdy. I also only use organic dirt no chem. It might be why. I’m not sure what they use. Could be the dirt. Could be the ferts. I think it is the lights contributing greatly in my very limited experience.
the full spectrum light, and the larger mineral variety your plant is exposed to(16 main elements have like 500 mineral combinations plants can uptake from what I understand, and some elements can be used instead of others. for example cesium 137 is used the exact same same way as calcium in plants and animal bones. its why it is bad), its the full spectrum light, it is also your environment being more stable from your plants having better root biology to keep them warmer or cooler. also, ytour roots exist in an enzyme soup, thiers likely exist in fertilizer soup.
my only friend to do consistently large yeilding, potent flower of any variety w/ synthetics has a botany degree, and keeps up on all his horticulture certifications. He is a "Master Gardener" meaning he pays the county so he can take a class to prove he can grow and kill anything every couple years. I love that that's a certificate anyone can get. he refuses to do organics as he likes tedious micro management.
if your friends are not using the new fancy white w/ far red leds then they likely aren't using as wonderful of a spectrum as you. CMH and w/fr led has lots of green and IR which penetrates THROUGH leaves into the canopy better than the other light spectrums. the full spectrum also activates the other phytochrome cycles, and increases the depth of photosynthetic activity in the leaves cells, not just the top layers.. The small amount, and good amount(CMH) of UV that the 2 lights put out makes the plants build up a stronger outer layer of cells, and make the plant make "sunscreen" trichomes on the leaves and more trichomes on the buds.