The light from below will compensate for the upper branches blocking light to the lower branches, so I think it is a good thing , BUT, you need to be sure that the Kelvin output of the bulb is close to 2700k. otherwise you are just wasting electricity. Bright does not = correct color spectrum, and the plant wants it's light in a certain spectrum of the color range,,,,,,just like a woman.:jointsmile::jointsmile:
LLLou2 Reviewed by LLLou2 on . Lighting Grow From Underneath? i went by a buddies place this morning to check out his grow for him and see how things were going. hes growing in a space about the same size as mine. hes got 8 plants (4ft tall) on flower right now with 1 1000w MH above them (he never uses HPS and always grows nice tight crystallized potent firebud) , but he has a 500w output florescent on the ground shining up into his plants. in the middle of his grow. ive been growing for years and never saw such a thing (side lighting?...yea, Rating: 5