Just a quick update over here, as the rest of the year’s excitement will probably go down in my flowering fiesta thread…
My babies are growing a lot 
I’m very pleased with the solstrip fixtures so far, and can’t imagine that opinion is going to change. Internodal distance with 5000K is great, and everything is lush and happy. Praise be to the weed gods.
I’ve also set up a shade garden below the canopy – not to say it’s entirely shady, the light penetration is great. Just not quite the intensity of the top.
Apologies for the condition of my Escargot Begonia – it did not respond well to the arrival of New England winter, but is quickly recovering.
As you can see, the tent is full, so this thread will probably hibernate until I have room to veg something new. Next in the queue: Bingo Pajama (Queen Kudra Kush x Appalachia) from Bodhi, General’s Daughter (G13 x Cinderella99) from fleurdumal, and Black Lights (Black Domina x NL#1) from Coastal Seed Company. So many great strains, so little space