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joeschmoe80

light intensity for "full-sun" plants

joeschmoe80
11 years ago

Measured in footcandles, is there a good rule of thumb (using, say, metal halide) as to how intense light should be?

I realize they say full sun is "10,000 foot-candles" but that most plants max out at a lower number as far as what they can use.

So is it maybe 3000 or so FC that I would shoot for if I were growing "full sun" plants?

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