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Deep Dive into Light. Octopot Education:
Light is the most important limiting factor when growing indoors, so what kind of supplemental light should you use? With so many options out there to choose from it can be difficult to know where to start. In our chapter on artificial lighting, we look at the three main types of lights used for indoor growing; Fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge (HID), and Light Emitting Diodes (LED). In Part one we look specifically look at Fluorescent and HID lighting.
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Deep Dive into Light. Octopot Education:
We know plants love growing under the sun as nature intended, but not all growers have this option. Greenhouses are a good solution but not perfect when it comes to adequate lighting. Consider artificial lights! Deep Dive into Light. Octopot Education:
What are the light cycle needs of our cannabis plants? Many growers understand how important the period of light (photoperiod) is relative to producing great flowers, but it's the amount of darkness (scotoperiod) that is most influential in optimizing plant flowering; except for day-neutral plants! Huh? Let's take a look. Deep Dive Into Light. Octopot Education:
We know plants absorb light via chlorophyll, but what other plant responses are influenced by light and specifically what kind of light? In this post we acknowledge light wavelength shifts, and evolutionary responses from plants. We also look at how plants use light even before they emerge from the soil! Plants don't use clocks or watches, so how do they know when it's day, night, or when to flower? We identify Photoperiodism and dive into the science of phytochrome and its relation to Red & Far-red spectrums of light. Deep Dive into Light. Octopot Education:
Most growers understand that more light equals bigger yields but what are the other limiting factors affecting growth that can change with variations in light intensity? Can plants get too much light, and what about supplementing carbon dioxide? We look at these topics and consider just how much light and supplementation your plants need to maximize growth! Deep Dive into Light. Octopot Education:
Now that we have identified what light is here's yet another one of our chapters (of many) on the very broad topic of light. Specifically light spectrum. With so many options for artificial lighting out there it's important to grasp the various characteristics of the light spectrum. Here we will take look at what each nanometer range (light "color") can do. Learn how all UV light is not created equal and why blue light is important to our plants. Isn't green light worthless to our plants? We bust some myths and discover why those blurple LED lights may not be the best for your grow. We find out which red light spectrums enhance our plant growth, and why those HPS lights may be wasting energy outside the photosynthetic range for your plants. There's a lot of information to absorb so feel free to pause and play the video at your own pace. Deep Dive Into Light. Octopot Education:
Before we dive deep into the domain of light and how it affects plant growth let's take a moment to briefly define what light is. Most people know that plants use light to photosynthesize but light can have much more influence on our plants than photosynthesis alone. Nevertheless, the term most used to describe light is the band of wavelength plants use to photosynthesize called PAR. |
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