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  1. alkhall

    lighting LightSpectrum Pro app

    I was looking for a way to check on the spectrum of my lighting, having installed the Photone app on my iPhone to check PPFD and etc., I ran across this app. Although it appears to be made more for checking lighting for photography, only $2 on the App Store, I decided to give it a try. It...
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    off-topic Good Mornin' Thread - For those that get up really early and post

    25°, heading for 46°. Plants are doing good, 8 or 9 weeks to go.
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    Beginner w/ First pepper garden - 2x2 tent grow - 150 watt - Coco Coir and GH Flora Nutrients

    @Tdub, Plants have really blown up, looking great! Do keep us updated.
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    chinense Fatalii gourmet jigsaw worth giving greenhouse space ?

    Have not grown the Jigsaw since 2016, but it was the largest plant I ever grew. It topped out at 80 inches, and was about 6 feet wide. I probably got 300 plus pods from that plant. As I recall, they were very hot (around the level of some Bhuts) and had a slightly fruity taste.
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    indoor Hi, recently started growing hot peppers indoors. Would like to ask about some tips and help.

    I use T5HO fluorescent, but a lot of people prefer LED. Either way, the quality of the light (in terms of wavelengths that the plants can use) and intensity of light can vary, as well as efficiency (how much usable light per watt of power drawn from your electric service) among various...
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    indoor Hi, recently started growing hot peppers indoors. Would like to ask about some tips and help.

    Lights will definitely help those young plants get a good start before going outside. I start mine indoors in early February, and plant out in late May. I usually begin harvesting pods for the superhots in early September thru late October. Annuums, such as Jalapenos, Bells, Cayennes start...
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    indoor Hi, recently started growing hot peppers indoors. Would like to ask about some tips and help.

    Are you just starting them indoors, and will put them outside for the summer?
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    Funny pic of the day. Anyone?

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    lighting Light distance from seedlings?

    I am definitely going to try this next year. Let us know how it goes.
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    off-topic Good Mornin' Thread - For those that get up really early and post

    38° heading for 48°. Snow showers tomorrow. I am so ready for spring...
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    alkhall 2024

    Been about five weeks since first hooks, time for and update; Pics: Third pic is of stragglers and restarts.
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    lighting New fixture

    OK, took reading with Photone app. Using Fluorescent Daylight setting. 12 inches down, centered. The app is NOT calibrated for the higher frequency wavelengths (UV, 420nm, 460nm) lamps. A lamps: PPFD = 247 DLI = 14.3 @ 16 HOURS LUMINOSITY = 16000 LUX CCT = 5150 A + B lamps: PPFD = 390 DLI =...
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    lighting New fixture

    Well, an old fixture reconfigured. I had an old 6 lamp T5HO highbay I scavenged from a warehouse retrofit job back in 2019. It has been lounging in my basement since and I finally got around to converting it to a 12 lamp fixture. Found some twin T5HO tombstones on Amazon, bought three 4 lamp...
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    Funny pic of the day. Anyone?

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    Tomato question for the Yanks........?

    I have heard of placing unripe fruit (not just tomatoes) in a bag with ripe apples to speed up the ripening. Search for Ethylene gas and ripening. When I have unripened tomatoes, given they are full size and not still growing, I will place them in a north facing window where they can receive...
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    shopping Best for stuffing

    Anaheim for chile rellenos.
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    Funny pic of the day. Anyone?

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    lighting Light distance from seedlings?

    I am using Photone on my iPhone, which appears to be most accurate. (Thanks to @Tdub for bringing it to my attention) There is a video of it being tested against a $500+ Apogee PAR meter, but I do not have the link. It can display PPFD, DLI, Luminance (Lux), and CCT. The basic free version is...
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    lighting Light distance from seedlings?

    Which app are you using?
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    off-topic Good Mornin' Thread - For those that get up really early and post

    Happy Daylight Savings Time day! 32°, heading for 40°, 28° tonight. About 12 weeks until plant-out.
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