watering, lights on or off?

[New_2_Chronic]

what is the most beneficial time to water in flower? when the lights come on, or when they are off?

 

[massproducer]

IMO it is best to water when the lights come on because that is the only time they are really going to uptake nutes... at night or lights off, the plants rely on the energy they generated during the day, but they do not create any new energy because they need light for that, so they really do not even eat at night

 

[groworganic]

:yeahthat: As soon as the lights go on

 

[massproducer]

I almost forgot, but feeding at night is also a very easy way to attract fungus gnats to your medium because the surface will not really dry out until the lights come back on, or it will take significantly longer anyways to dry out

 

[New_2_Chronic]

Thanks, I water when the lights come on but i wanted to check....

 

[cadlakmike1]

I water when the lights come on as well. I have a question though. Did I once read that you have to be careful misting the leaves while under MH or HPS, I thought that i had read that the water acts as a magnifying glass and can burn the leaves. Is there truth to this or did i misread someone's opinion?

 

[Mutt]

I water when the lights come on as well. I have a question though. Did I once read that you have to be careful misting the leaves while under MH or HPS, I thought that i had read that the water acts as a magnifying glass and can burn the leaves. Is there truth to this or did i misread someone's opinion?

I know peeps that foliar spray. know peeps that said they had trouble. i don't see a need to foliar srpay unless correcting a def. but if it works for ya go with it if not...don't.
I myself never had a prob unless there was something in the water that made it spot. mineral depostis and chlorine, floride, and other things will make leaves spot. IME I only foiliar spray with distilled water when i have to. it is a weed and used to moderate-hot outdoor temps in open fields not a swamp. at least way i look at it. rain never hurt it much unless its bad and causes mold.

 

[yimmy capone]

cadlak mike, i don't know about it magnifying but if any of the mist hits the bulbs they can pop real bad.

 

[cadlakmike1]

I've never done a spray, never seen the need to. Just thought i would throw that out there.

 

[New_2_Chronic]

yes thats correct you shouldnt foliar spray with the lights on, will burn em,,,, I think foliar is the exception to the rule and if you are foliar feeding it should be done with the lights off. I wouldnt do it in flower though. because of mold...jmo

 

[andy52]

when my lights are off,nothing short of a fre is going to make me open my flower tent.jmo

 

[Disco94]

Best time to water is right when the daylight kicks back in, just like most people said

 

[leafminer]

I tried watering when the lights were off but I couldn't see where the plants were so it went on me instead.

 

[Thorn]

I tried watering when the lights were off but I couldn't see where the plants were so it went on me instead.

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