How Many Watts Per Square Foot For LED Grow Lights of Grow Room
Understanding PAR Output You’ve probably heard about PAR. In simple terms, It’s the part of the light spectrum that your plants use for photosynthesis. So It’s a pretty big deal. The higher the PAR output of your light, the more edible light your plants receive. Take a look at the table below for the optimal ranges of PAR for each stage of your plans life: Ideally, you want to pick a grow light that outputs PAR in the ranges above. This pretty much rules out any LED grow light below 300w, as they simply don’t have enough power to generate the required levels of PAR. That said, keep in mind that these are optimal levels of PAR. Using a grow light that has less PAR output than these ranges will not be a disaster, you just won’t max out the potential of your plant. Consider The Number Of Plants You Are Growing Sea of Green (SOG) - 1 sq/ft per plant Sea of Green forces plants into the flowering stage at a very early age. In fact, after abo...