Minimum Flowering lumens?

[Porky101]

Hi Guys,

Wondering if anyone out there has the information I seek...

I have a light meter, and I have light metered each of my bud sights. The range is from 120,000 - 15,000 Lumens under my 600W HPS.

I have chopped off any bud sites recieving less than the 15k lumens mark.

My question is, what is the minimum amount of light required for a single flower bud site?


Thanks for the replies!

Peace out-

 

[RM3]

I have chopped off any bud sites recieving less than the 15k lumens mark.

My question is, what is the minimum amount of light required for a single flower bud site?

Tis not the buds that use light, so those you chopped are simply buds you'll never smoke

the minimum lumens for a plant response is 3000

Though lumens means nothing to plants

 

[ganga gurl420]

I read at least 20000 for flower

 

[astronautrob]

lumens mean nothing to plants

 

[RM3]

I read at least 20000 for flower

I flower with T5's, I cover a 5x5 (25 sq ft) with 90,000 lumens total, my lights are 2 feet off the canopy.

This bud is a bottom branch 4 feet from the nearest light and is bigger than a bic lighter

Light is but one adjustable element in the garden, understanding all of em and how they work together is the key !!!
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[ganga gurl420]

I flower with T5's, I cover a 5x5 (25 sq ft) with 90,000 lumens total, my lights are 2 feet off the canopy.

This bud is a bottom branch 4 feet from the nearest light and is bigger than a bic lighter

Light is but one adjustable element in the garden, understanding all of em and how they work together is the key !!!
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Haha I know more is better....but they asked minimum.

 

[RM3]

Haha I know more is better....but they asked minimum.

You missed my point completely, the bud I picture was lucky to get 5000 lumens

 

[ganga gurl420]

You missed my point completely, the bud I picture was lucky to get 5000 lumens

Yeah and they are pretty...but not that big.

 

[RM3]

Yeah and they are pretty...but not that big.

point was you don't need 20000 lumens to flower,

not tryin to argue

 

[Porky101]

I flower with T5's, I cover a 5x5 (25 sq ft) with 90,000 lumens total, my lights are 2 feet off the canopy.

This bud is a bottom branch 4 feet from the nearest light and is bigger than a bic lighter

Light is but one adjustable element in the garden, understanding all of em and how they work together is the key !!!
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This answers my question very well.

So with 5K lumens on a flower site, you still getting decent sized flowers? Great! thank you.

lumens mean nothing to plants

Your right, they mean nothing to plants. It is a measurement of how the human eye see's light, a measurement that is required for me to ask the question I am asking. Not that many people have PAR meters, so I asked for LUX instead.

Peace out peeps!