EarthBow
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I'm new to the forum, hi.
I searched (half-assed) for topics relating to this, but found nothing.
Has anyone tried using LED light tapes to add some light directly to the lowest parts of your plants? I mean, wrapping a light tape around a plant like decorating a Christmas tree. Crazy talk? Maybe, but consider...
Light intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. This means a light source at 1" is 400 times stronger than one at 20", so it doesn't matter that the LEDs in a light tape are low power.
The prevailing wisdom is to remove growth that's being shaded, such as in lollipopping. This works because the parts pruned off are using more plant energy than they are producing. Bringing light to these bits might reverse this dynamic. The end result might be more sugar production, which can be directed to the parts of the plant that are actually growing. Could this give higher yields and reduce larf? I dunno, do you?
Another example is self pruning. A plant drops its lower fan leaves because they aren't getting enough light so they can produce more sugars than they consume. Again, I am suggesting adding light MIGHT reverse this dynamic.
Supplemental side lighting has the same problem as top lighting... it's hard to penetrate the canopy. Would wrapping the plant in a light tape overcome this limitation? What about wrapping a strip of blue lights right around (or close to) a cola? Has anyone played with this?
Light tapes can be had for less than $10. It might be worth trying.
I searched (half-assed) for topics relating to this, but found nothing.
Has anyone tried using LED light tapes to add some light directly to the lowest parts of your plants? I mean, wrapping a light tape around a plant like decorating a Christmas tree. Crazy talk? Maybe, but consider...
Light intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. This means a light source at 1" is 400 times stronger than one at 20", so it doesn't matter that the LEDs in a light tape are low power.
The prevailing wisdom is to remove growth that's being shaded, such as in lollipopping. This works because the parts pruned off are using more plant energy than they are producing. Bringing light to these bits might reverse this dynamic. The end result might be more sugar production, which can be directed to the parts of the plant that are actually growing. Could this give higher yields and reduce larf? I dunno, do you?
Another example is self pruning. A plant drops its lower fan leaves because they aren't getting enough light so they can produce more sugars than they consume. Again, I am suggesting adding light MIGHT reverse this dynamic.
Supplemental side lighting has the same problem as top lighting... it's hard to penetrate the canopy. Would wrapping the plant in a light tape overcome this limitation? What about wrapping a strip of blue lights right around (or close to) a cola? Has anyone played with this?
Light tapes can be had for less than $10. It might be worth trying.
. Keep us posted.
cause that's not very nice lol. First off I consider myself to be an indoor newb and nope no throne here. But I honestly don't have leaves fall off due to low light and perhaps, just perhaps it may be something else, just saying. And I did say let us know, that meant try it!!! Jeesh 