E-mail LED and Vegetative Growth
I've just
purchased this LED from HTG Supply. It's a 90w with 3 color wavelengths
(red 630-660), (blue 450-460) and (orange 610-615). I'm using it with 4
plants (clones) for 12 hours a day with the light 1.5 meters above the
plants. After 2 weeks using this light, I'm seeing minor amounts of
flower initiation. I've increased the light to 16 hours a day now but
have a lingering question....is there a problem with using this 3 color LED
light during the plant growth phase? It seems to be a great light for my application.
Thanks-
If you got the LED from HTGSupply.com, then you are fine for all
growth phases. Plants need red and blue and some secondary colors to
grow. Blue light is associated with vegetative growth, and red
with flowering, and your LED has both. I have found that the LED's keep
the plants growing short and stocky during vegetative growth phase just
like when I used fluorescents and plants flower as good as with an
HPS.
So, you are fine. Let me know how things turn out with your
LED.
Good Growing,
Dr. E.R. Myers
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