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Flowering Dilemma

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ductwizard

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hi ppl., here's a q. i'm getting different info on. Will an ordinary streetlight 40 ft. away from my plants cause a prob. come flower time? should i use a box or a bag to block them or even start early flower to avoid bud rot? thanks for any help
 
I think with the streetlight that close you will need to block it from your plants as much as possible. It's the spectrum that's the problem. I'm assuming you're not growing autos?
 
no this is my first attempt at reg.'s, i have some g2f autos going for backup. i have a pellet gun but think my 92 y.o. neighbors need that light or i'd get rid of it
 
Better to safe than sorry I reckon... Shoot that f*$#er down. :joy: Ive heard of ppl throwing a blanket over them at night but I imagine that wouldn't be as easy as it sounds and I'd be worried about snapping a head off.
 
40 feet? Are you basically underneath them?
I've had friends grow in their backyards with streetlights in the neighborhood. But not 40 feet close.
 
yeah, you know going out in the pouring rain and covering them is gonna suck. i could move them to the back of the house but there only a cpl. hours a day sun back there
 
Ya that sounds close to the plants, 2 hours of sun is not enough
you could build some sort of “frame” around your plants to support your light dep blanket. Even a few big stakes info the ground might make it easier on the plants at least.
getting out there all the time to cover them does sound like a chore.
 
I have street lights in front of my house and I haven't had a problem yet, but I grow behind the house,I think it would be different if you start the plants indoors and then put them out side
 
Can you put them behind the house at night and then put them back in the sun in the morning
 
I read somewhere if the light is not enuf to read by your good to grow, I had the street light turned off anyway.
 
no biggie, i'm pretty sure the pellet gun is gonna come into play. i mean how often do my 92 y.o. neighbors go out after dark?
 
Get yourself a queen bee. Attach the queen bee to the light cover. When other bees come to mama, they'll block the light.
You might have to do it a few times, depending on how proactive your community is about removing beehives from streetlights. If it's long enough, you might even be able to get some honey from it!
 
If you can make out colours then it's too bright

If not you'll likely get away with it.


What about vehicle headlights?
 
Stand by the plant at night with a book. If you can read the book, then it’s too much light.

Is the light the bright blue/white type, or the orange-ish halide type? The blue/white is supposedly hell on plants. The orange-ish light is not so bad, but still not great.

Night light limit is approx 0.1 foot-candles (0.1fc). Try an app on your phone to measure light, and if it reads anything higher than that, then it could be disruptive to the plant.
 
If that Street light is connect the city or county grid the moment it goes out a circuit closes and it sends a pulse signal to a operator that generates a work request to the Electrical civil engineer for that grid section. Work orders should be closed after 96 hours of generation. BB holes are easy to see and the direction of travel just takes common sense. Felony 2-5 if the lineman is a arse.
 
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