UVB strategies and integrations into the garden to induce trichome production
I wanted to create this thread to help others and myself to understand what UVB equipment to use and how to use it. I have very little info on this myself other than i know UVB hurts your plants which causes their defense mechanism to kick in causing more trichome production and it is to be deployed during the last few weeks of flower. How to deploy it, how long to use it per day, intensity……is all a mystery to me and I can use and appreciate anyones knowledge on the subject thru their own experiences
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Shane from MIGRO recommends using UVB in the last 2-3 weeks of flower for 2hrs(@24″ hanging height for his migro310 lamp) mid light cycle. This simulates mid day when the UV is at it’s peak in nature. So if your 12/12 cycle is 9am-9pm you turn on UVB at 2pm and turn off at 4pm.
I run Shane’s MIGRO310 along with a California Lightworks UVB in a 5×5 much closer than 24″ so I only run my UVB for an hour.
Hope that helps! 🙏
Just listening to mr grow it. He said u will be on garden talk soon. Looking forward to listening. Do u mind discussing uvb in the podcast? U dnt hear anything about uvb from any of these guys on youtube. Do u use the uvb and regular lights at the same exact time or turn one off and the other on? How much will it affect the heat in a 4×4 tent when uvb is on in conjunction with led? I have a 400 watt. Mars Fc 4800
I use the SolarSystem UVB, 2 of them in my 6X10 room. I use them from 3 weeks to the end. Starting with 10 minutes 2X a day on mon, wed, and Friday. It will be an hour per day by end of flower, but the same schedule. Dr. Bruce Bugby (I think is his name) says shooting them in bursts every other day will help keep the heads from oxidizing or some science crap. I got to say, it WORKS.
