Ich habe dadurch schätzungsweise keinen höheren Ertrag, kann ich eh nicht beurteilen da ich den Strain das erste mal growe.
Ich denke aber das ich den selben Ertrag in kürzerer Zeit als ohne Far Red erreiche und Zeit spare.
Wenn ich aber bedenke das ich jeden Tag eine Sonnenstunde gewinne sind das bei 60 Tagen Blüte 60 Stunden mehr Licht in denen die Pflanze wachsen und sich entwickeln kann ohne den Verlust der Nachtruhe. Da sollte eigentlich schon was gehen.
Ich stütze mich dabei auf folgende Aussagen:
„Diese Wellenlängen führen jedoch nachweislich zu schnellerem Wachstum, erhöhter Biomasse und besseren sensorischen Merkmalen (z.B. Geruch, Geschmack, Textur, Farbe).“
"So I wanted to add some data to the Far Red, used as a flower trigger 15 minutes after lights out.
I used my ogiesel strain, which I have had for 4 years to compare harvest times. I have run the ogiesel 6 other times, in the same grow tent, very similar soil and nutrient recipes, and using a combination of lights from HID to LED.
Here are the harvest times and lights used for my Ogiesel strain:
Current Grow: BudMaster HPS LED: 500w, Harvested day 55 (WITH FAR RED)
Advanced LED XTE 300s 2x:, 500w, harvest at day 72 ,
I-gro (LED): 360w, harvested at day 66
400w CMH + 600w HPS 1000w harvest at day 67,
Advanced LED XTE (3x) 750w, harvest at day 65,
Mars Hydro 400 (x3), 540w, harvest at day 67
Budmaster God 340w, Harvest at day 67
Average OGiesel Harvest date (without Far Red flower induction) = 67 days (and 1/3) lol
So based on this data, even though not an accurate side by side, it does show that over the last 4 years, 67 days was common for my Ogiesel under normal lighting (without far red flower triggering) as all my harvests were right around that data.
Using the Far Red light this grow, I harvested on day 55 flowering, with swollen calyxes, brown shriveled pistils, and cloudy trichomes. (as I normally harvest).
Now even though it’s only 1 grow with far red light so far, it is very impressive that it knocked 12 days off the cycle for flowering without any visual loss of weight. (still drying it before I confirm weight).
So even though not a lab controlled study by any means, the data does show quite a difference and I hope to replicate it again in future grows with a shorter flowering time so that I helps enforce the savings in time I saw…"