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How Far Do LED Lights Penetrate the Canopy?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 08:45

By Kelly Hansen, Illumitex

We are often asked how far into the canopy our LED grow lights deliver light. Cannabis growers, in particular, are concerned with delivering light to the flowers under a dense canopy, because cannabis flowers best under direct light. Oftentimes, growers see nicely developed, dense buds at the top of the canopy, while buds from the underside of the canopy are less dense and not as well developed.

Many factors are at play when determining how much light penetrates the canopy.  Plant species, leaf thickness, leaf size and the number of leaves within a given area all play a part in light penetration, and so it’s impossible to make a blanket statement.

What we can say, however, is this: the quality of light Illumitex LED grow lights deliver to the plant encourages increased leaf accumulation to intercept more light and increase production further. The leaves of...

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