Alistair
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Hey, all,
This is going to be by my first Mandala grow. I was reading the recommended germination technique per Mandala advice, "Provide sufficient light. Seedlings require sufficient light (this applies to the strength and length of daylight or artificial light) and fresh air to grow. Switch on your lamp(s) as soon as the first seedlings appear at the latest. Seedlings should be moved directly under a HPS lamp if you have one. The more light your provide the better your plants can grow. Not all Mandala strains are suited for low light such as CFL lamps and fluorescents. Make sure you choose the right strain for your lights." Notice the advice to use an HPS to start the seedlings with. What do you think? Why, do you think, they recommend using an HPS? Also, I wonder if they do the whole grow with HPS? We've covered this ground before, regarding using HPS versus metal halide; I know what the prevailing opinion is on that, and pretty much follow it. I'm just wondering why Mandala recommends HPS. Normally, I use fluorescent lights for seedlings, then switch over to metal halide.
What do you all think?
Thanks,
Alistair
This is going to be by my first Mandala grow. I was reading the recommended germination technique per Mandala advice, "Provide sufficient light. Seedlings require sufficient light (this applies to the strength and length of daylight or artificial light) and fresh air to grow. Switch on your lamp(s) as soon as the first seedlings appear at the latest. Seedlings should be moved directly under a HPS lamp if you have one. The more light your provide the better your plants can grow. Not all Mandala strains are suited for low light such as CFL lamps and fluorescents. Make sure you choose the right strain for your lights." Notice the advice to use an HPS to start the seedlings with. What do you think? Why, do you think, they recommend using an HPS? Also, I wonder if they do the whole grow with HPS? We've covered this ground before, regarding using HPS versus metal halide; I know what the prevailing opinion is on that, and pretty much follow it. I'm just wondering why Mandala recommends HPS. Normally, I use fluorescent lights for seedlings, then switch over to metal halide.
What do you all think?
Thanks,
Alistair