2025-04-22

How to increase cannabis yields through precise light control

Increasing cannabis yields through precise light control requires staged regulation of light spectrum, light intensity, and photoperiod, combined with environmental synergy management. Here are eight proven core strategies and practical details:


1. Increase light intensity

Install high-quality LED grow lights: Using efficient LED grow lights can provide stronger light, ensuring that cannabis plants get enough light during both the vegetative and flowering stages.

Keep the distance of lamps: Place LED grow lights as close to cannabis plants as possible, but avoid overloading the plants. This maximizes light intensity and prevents plants from overstretching.


2. Control the spectrum

Use full-spectrum LED lights: Full-spectrum LED lights can provide multiple wavelengths of light, such as red, blue, and green, to meet the needs of cannabis plants at different growth stages. Red light helps flowering and increases the concentration of cannabinoids, while blue light helps the compactness and density of plants.


Increase green light and ultraviolet light: Green light can penetrate the leaf layer and improve the photosynthesis efficiency of the lower leaves. Ultraviolet light (UVA) can increase the concentration of cannabinoids and increase the content of THC and CBD.


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3. Optimize the photoperiod

Vegetative stage: During the vegetative stage, maintain a photoperiod of no less than 18 hours to promote rapid plant growth.


Flowering stage: During the flowering stage, use a cycle of 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness to promote the differentiation of flower buds and the accumulation of cannabinoids.


4. Increase CO2 concentration

Increasing CO2 levels: Increasing CO2 concentrations in the growth chamber during the flowering stage of cannabis allows plants to utilize more light and further increase bud yields.


5. Use reflective materials

Reflective curtains: Using reflective curtains in greenhouses can reflect light from fill lights onto crops, increase light intensity, and improve crop growth and yield.


6. Control ambient temperature

Maintain a suitable temperature: Cannabis plants grow best in a temperature range of 68-77°F (20-25°C). Too high or too low temperatures will affect photosynthesis and growth rate.


7. Use intelligent control systems

Automated control systems: Combined with intelligent control systems, it is possible to achieve automated management of environmental factors such as light, temperature, and humidity to ensure that cannabis plants grow under optimal conditions.


8. Increase subcanopy lighting

Subcanopy lighting: Using subcanopy lighting can increase the light intensity of the lower leaves, promote overall photosynthesis, and increase yield.


Through the above methods, precise light control can be achieved, thereby significantly improving the yield and quality of cannabis.

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