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rredbbeard

LED newbie, need advice on wattage, setup for plants, etc.

rredbbeard
9 years ago

I'm setting up a basement area where many of my plants will go this winter, and these plants require approximately 80-90% natural sunlight, similar to the intensity at 30�S latitude in autumn. I purchased a large screw-in LED directional bulb/fixture, 21 watts with output of 1150 lumens.

My questions are: how far from the top of the plants should this bulb be, and what square footage of plants can I put under the light? Most of the plants that will go here will be succulents--aloe, albuca, oxalis obtusa, stapeliads, etc., basically south african species.

I have several smaller LED red/blue 2.2w bulbs that will also be used.

Is there a 'rule of thumb' to calculate LED wattage per square foot required at a given height, to produce a desired % of natural sunlight?

If you're using LED's exclusively for plants with high light requirements, I'd really like to hear about your setup...in excruciating detail, 'natch!

Thanks,

--Rick in CT

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