Direction of Light

[tybeet]

Hey, so I'm working on upping the amount of light I'm putting on my plants, but I'm sort of stripping apart old lamps from the second-hand store and some of them are kind of awkward to position (any advice on that front?).

I was wondering if the direction the light hits the plants has any influence on their growth?

i.e. I realize if you consistently change the direction the plant is growing in this can cause stress, but what if you have light coming from 3 directions on a plant -- which will it grow towards, and will it have any impact?

thanks.

tybeet Reviewed by tybeet on 01-26-2007. Direction of Light Hey, so I'm working on upping the amount of light I'm putting on my plants, but I'm sort of stripping apart old lamps from the second-hand store and some of them are kind of awkward to position (any advice on that front?). I was wondering if the direction the light hits the plants has any influence on their growth? i.e. I realize if you consistently change the direction the plant is growing in this can cause stress, but what if you have light coming from 3 directions on a plant -- which Rating: 5

[BlueBear]

It helps to alter the direction of the light IE moving plants around to get more light to naglectid areas.
Adieu

[harris7]

Light hitting a leaf at 90 degrees will be absorbed best.

Plants will turn their leafs to whatever orientation maximizes light absorption.

I wouldn’t’ worry about it light hits the leafs from thousands of directions as it is reflected off the siding of your grow room.

[deftdrummer]

the more light the better, as long as they are not under the plant's leaves you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

[rev]

been messin around w/ side lighting myself & noticed it increased lateral growth alot!!