First Grow: Blue Sherbet Bagseed

4our8ighty0 said:
Yes I do agree with you, mirrors can be hazardous if unaware of a few basic principles, but they can also be very effective through the adherence to those simple principles I mentioned.
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I think you should try it before you knock it,there's to many people using mirrors in all kinds of beneficial and unique ways that produce results, for us to be broad brushing it as bad or detrimental is really not accurate.
 
4our8ighty0 said:
I think you should try it before you knock it,there's to many people using mirrors in all kinds of beneficial and unique ways that produce results, for us to be broad brushing it as bad or detrimental is really not accurate.
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i been growing since the early 80's. there's not much i haven't run into. mirrors are a known bad idea, you won't find any older or experienced grower using them.

not trying to run you down. i see the same thing over and over with new guys, they all get the same shit wrong. if you like it, fine, it doesn't mess up my grow, hope it keeps working out for you.
 
bluter said:
i been growing since the early 80's. there's not much i haven't run into. mirrors are a known bad idea, you won't find any older or experienced grower using them.

not trying to run you down. i see the same thing over and over with new guys, they all get the same shit wrong. if you like it, fine, it doesn't mess up my grow, hope it keeps working out for you.
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Yep 💯
 
Well I think you are running me down about this issue,it's np but I can't rephrase my position any more clearly. A quick Google search will show you how mirrors and refraction have revolutionized not just 420 crops but none 420 crops on a global scale.(mainly indoors) Your grow lights use refracted light in combination with magnification. The walls of the tent are a mirror,mottled or not. Refracted light is a foundational part of growing anywhere with any method. Have you actually googled this ? And looked into the things that do show up on Google? They disagree with you. There are entire communities of people that use mirrors to great success. I have always maintained it's not for new growers,only experienced growers. If you have never seen any one use mirrors that is on you and has no correlation with what I'm saying. It seems you have to discount and discredit alot of other things when you say mirrors are just bad and nothing else. I would agree that recommending to new growers is bad but that doesn't mean it can't be effective.
 
4our8ighty0 said:
Well I think you are running me down about this issue,it's np but I can't rephrase my position any more clearly. A quick Google search will show you how mirrors and refraction have revolutionized not just 420 crops but none 420 crops on a global scale.(mainly indoors) Your grow lights use refracted light in combination with magnification. The walls of the tent are a mirror,mottled or not. Refracted light is a foundational part of growing anywhere with any method. Have you actually googled this ? And looked into the things that do show up on Google? They disagree with you. There are entire communities of people that use mirrors to great success. I have always maintained it's not for new growers,only experienced growers. If you have never seen any one use mirrors that is on you and has no correlation with what I'm saying. It seems you have to discount and discredit alot of other things when you say mirrors are just bad and nothing else. I would agree that recommending to new growers is bad but that doesn't mean it can't be effective.
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I for one am certainly not running you down in any way friend - I am just saying that like @bluter, I have tried all sorts of ideas none of which were worth pursuing in my opinion, including mirrors
Have a chilled day Bro :ganjamon:
 
4our8ighty0 said:
Well I think you are running me down about this issue,it's np but I can't rephrase my position any more clearly. A quick Google search will show you how mirrors and refraction have revolutionized not just 420 crops but none 420 crops on a global scale.(mainly indoors) Your grow lights use refracted light in combination with magnification. The walls of the tent are a mirror,mottled or not. Refracted light is a foundational part of growing anywhere with any method. Have you actually googled this ? And looked into the things that do show up on Google? They disagree with you. There are entire communities of people that use mirrors to great success. I have always maintained it's not for new growers,only experienced growers. If you have never seen any one use mirrors that is on you and has no correlation with what I'm saying. It seems you have to discount and discredit alot of other things when you say mirrors are just bad and nothing else. I would agree that recommending to new growers is bad but that doesn't mean it can't be effective.
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there are zero commercial grows using them. they create hotspots on plants, localized damage, increased stress, and hermies.

the walls of the tent are not a mirror. they are mottled on purpose to refract light in multiple directions. go read up on it. mirrors cause issues because they pool light into concentrated spots.
 
There was quite a discussion on this topic in this thread:

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Thread 'Mirrors under plants to boost light exposure?'

I was considering adding multiple 12" X 12" mirrors on the floor (under my plants) and sides of my 3' X 3' X 6' grow tent to bounce the light from my ViparSpectra PAR 700 LED grow light in order to effectively multiply the effect of my grow light on areas of my plants that might not receive light directly.

While I can't think of a reason this wouldn't be a great idea, I'm also mindful of the concept that "if the answer to the problem is so obvious, others would have thought of it long ago".

But... I gotta ask.... will mirrors bouncing light help my plants? Seems it would, but if not...
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bluter said:
there are zero commercial grows using them. they create hotspots on plants, localized damage, increased stress, and hermies.

the walls of the tent are not a mirror. they are mottled on purpose to refract light in multiple directions. go read up on it. mirrors cause issues because they pool light into concentrated spots.
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I feel like your intentionally misunderstanding me here. So like I said a few times already,I agree that recommending them is not wise. I disagree with the idea they cannot be beneficial if used properly. You are incorrect about commercial grows not using mirrors. If you were to do a honest search instead of selectively using words or phrases that miss the point,You would find similar things. ty for the thread recommendation LC
 
4our8ighty0 said:
I feel like your intentionally misunderstanding me here. So like I said a few times already,I agree that recommending them is not wise. I disagree with the idea they cannot be beneficial if used properly. You are incorrect about commercial grows not using mirrors. If you were to do a honest search instead of selectively using words or phrases that miss the point,You would find similar things. ty for the thread recommendation LC
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Ok I get it, but it works for me so I'll continue to use them until I run into problems. And thanks for the info,And everyone for stopping by 👍🏼🙏🏼..if I was using big light in a little space then I can seforhe problem, but I have cheap small lights in a big space so it works. shit I'm smoking mirror grown bud now and am high as fuck right now. But no really I think it would have a lot to do with the size of the grow room the space you have how many mirrors you using how many wattages of light you have and and I would guess maybe if you're in a dryer area it would be different than being in a humid area. The problem is because something doesn't work for someone then they think it won't work for someone else and it might not but it just may work...
 
Few pics of today,did a little more lst took some big fans out and rearranged it a bit, the twins are still going good 👍🏼. Also the auto that was in my tent has been in the corner for over a week and well the proof is in the puddin more frosty and bigger buds it was at a stand still and now it's not 🤷🏽

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i kinda like the little plants but i'd fill the bags a little more though. i fill everything to an inch from the top by habit. more room = more roots and it's just easier to work with, a large part of it is planned laziness lol.
 
bluter said:
i kinda like the little plants but i'd fill the bags a little more though. i fill everything to an inch from the top by habit. more room = more roots and it's just easier to work with, a large part of it is planned laziness lol.
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Lolsame here,they look very happy n healthy so they loving it in there no matter how they look!!
 
4our8ighty0 said:
Lmao what happened to the lil fella on the purple tray? He looks like one of those mirrors fell n made him a cannacake 🤣 ...why he looking like that lmao!!!
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That's twins 1 seed 2 plants, this is the second time I've had it happen but the other died. So I am trying to wait for them to get a little bit bigger. I keep moving the dominant one over so the other can get light.
 
bluter said:
i kinda like the little plants but i'd fill the bags a little more though. i fill everything to an inch from the top by habit. more room = more roots and it's just easier to work with, a large part of it is planned laziness lol.
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Yes I have them in the bags just to sex them, these are regular seeds I x on the last grow ended up with more female than I was prepared for 🤣, have to go back into town for dirt and pots..
 
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