Greetings to All, MNS Aficionados!
It's been quite wet her recently, so this is a short break from it, before it's expected to resume for the rest of the evening. While the lighting of these photos is not the greatest, it's a slight improvement over the last ones. I'll take it.
That is a jungle to wade through, to work on the plants. ALL 3 are doing their best to breach the "max canopy height" threshold. It is a challenge, going forward, to keep them within the strict limit of the Light.
The light intensity of this 600w LED is less than that of a normal 600w Indoor LED Grow light. That plus the extra wide light beam angle on it, allows for the plants to get within 12" (in.) of it. If the plant directly beneath the light, currently, ends up out-stretching one next to it, a switch-a-roo will happen, with the shorter one.
If I'm looking at continued stretch for the next 2 weeks or more, then oh boy!! LMAO - It's going to be a super tight fit in there. Will cross that bridge when I get there, like they say. Necessity is the Mother of Invention, so I've heard.
When they stop stretching, I'll be in a better spot to figure out how to cover them from Old Man Frost.
A good pruning is warranted, and will happen soon, though I've been reluctant to remove many leaves yet, due to the lighting factor in that grow area/ spot. Probably a good thing to keep the extra solar panels a little longer, to help with optimal root sugar production.
Due to the amount of rain we've been getting, lately, humidity levels have been higher. Improved air flow will benefit the situation, I'm sure. A good pruning will likely occur at the end of the month, to help increase light penetration and air flow.
Will try, now to capture some bud shots.
Cheers! - FF