Most growers agree that for young plants through the veg stage of growth you will want to have a light source with a good amount of blue light or even white (full spectrum) lighting. The main reason for this is to reduce internode stretching to produce a stockier, healthier plant.7 Dec 2018
What Colour light is best for growing weed?
Red Light
Do you need a specific light to grow weed?
One of the crucial elements a cannabis plant needs is light. During photosynthesis, a plant converts light energy into chemical energy, allowing it to grow strong and healthy, and with cannabis in particular, light also fuels bud production.
How long can weed plants go without light?
It is possible to keep it in the dark for up to 24 hours. It may not die, but it will be stressed out. Your once beautiful female marijuana plant can hermaphrodite and develop seeds.
Is 300 watts enough to grow weed?
So 300W can coverage about 2*3ft area, in general, each cannabis plant you grow requires at least 1sq ft of space. So under 300W, you can grow about 1-6 plants.
What kind of lightbulb Do I need to grow weed?
For growing weed, they are usually called “T5s”—the “T” stands for “tubular” and the “5” refers to its diameter, “⅝”. There are daylight bulbs and warm white bulbs; the former better for vegetative growth, and the latter for flowering. These fluorescent lights are cheap and efficient and great for vegetative growth.