Mimosa

Optimizing Lighting for High Photoperiod Yields

How do you get the best out of the Mimosa strain? As a photoperiod strain, this strain requires lighting conditions that mirror the natural outdoor conditions. This helps the plants trigger flowering with the shortening of daylight hours.

Light Schedule

Typically, a flowering schedule of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness works best during the vegetative stage. The longer lighting hours help the plant grow rapidly, forming strong branches and lush foliage.

Changing to a 12/12 lighting schedule refocuses plant resources from growing bigger to entering the flowering stage. This strain responds well to this tweak, encouraging the plants to flower faster with more time to fatten the buds.

Choosing the Right Grow Lights for Mimosa

The right growing lights make the difference for this photoperiod-sensitive strain. Here are the top lighting options.

• Light-emitting diode (LED) lights are energy efficient and can provide a full spectrum of light that is suitable for the different growing stages. Even better, these lights emit less heat as compared to other options.
• High-pressure sodium (HPS) lights are also ideal, especially during the flowering stage. However, you may need to supplement them with blue light for a more successful vegetative stage.

Avoiding Light Stress

Mimosa plants are pretty resilient. However, prolonged exposure to poor lighting conditions stresses the plants, which results in lower yields. With the right lights in place, you can grow even healthier mimosa plants using the tips below.

1. Use a timer to keep up with consistency in your lighting schedule. Longer lighting periods encourage the plants to grow to hard-to-manage heights, especially indoors. 
2. To ensure total darkness during lights off, seal off the grow room to prevent any light leaks. This is important, as any leaks could lead to delayed flowering and poor yields.
3. When transitioning between 16/8 and 12/12, make it gradual. A sudden change may shock the plants, causing stress. Also, it may encourage hermaphroditism despite our mimosa plants being 100% feminized.
4. When purchasing your lighting setup, go for adjustable light fixtures. Since this strain grows vigorously, reaching a typical sativa height, you will need to adjust the distance between your plants and lights. This keeps off any excessive heat from the lights reaching the plants to prevent light burns.
5. For uniform light penetration, line your growing setup with reflective materials such as aluminum foil or Mylar. This ensures that buds in lower branches are getting sufficient lighting, just like those closer to the light source.

 

Origin and History

This marvelous cannabis hybrid strain was developed by Symbiotic Genetics. With its lineage rooted in the Tangie family, Mimosa’s incredible flavor paired with the sativa dominant high makes her a fan favorite.

This strain shares Clementine and Purple Punch genetics. While Clementine showers her with sativa goodies and a citrusy quality, purple punch adds a sweet fruit terpene profile with calming effects. The harmony hits so good that it was named after the mimosa cocktail.