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Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by Farmkonnect: 1:58pm On Aug 16, 2017 |
Photosynthesis is a fairly complex process that all plants use in order to grow, flower, and spread their seeds to ensure the continuation of the species. In the process they provide a lot of other benefits to every other living creature on the planet and that’s why there’s no doubt that photosynthesis is the most important life-giving process on this planet. It is important to understand how important this process is before explaining how one can ensure that it works well for you and your plants. In this article we’ll go through the entire photosynthesis process and how you can use it to your advantage to grow the best indoor crops. Chloroplasts and Chlorophyll Inside every plant are cells known as chloroplasts. These chloroplasts are the engine that drives the photosynthesis process. It might be easier to think about these chloroplasts as the factory floor where a product first starts – in this case your product is plants. Inside these chloroplasts is something called chlorophyll and it’s this substance that gives plants their familiar green color. The chlorophyll enables the plants to absorb sunlight and turn it into useful energy that helps the plant to grow. Sunlight is used to create sugars which are used for food energy and plants. Essentially, the light from the sun kicks the manufacturing process into high gear. The chlorophyll absorbs that sunlight and uses it to combine CO2 and H2O (water), which produces sugar that it can use for energy as well as a waste product we like to call oxygen. The problem with an indoor grow operation is that direct sunlight isn’t available to kick the photosynthesis process into gear, and that’s why we need artificial light such as LED to act as a replacement. It’s important to have the right type of light from the spectrum of colors available to ensure the natural pattern of growth is copied as closely as possible. This will result in healthy plants and great crop yields. How a Plant Uses Glucose Your plants will use the sugar produced in this photosynthesis process for all aspects of their growth. It’s essential during the seeding stage and right on through to the flowering and fruit stages as well. Without this sugar your plants simply wouldn’t grow. The Importance of Respiration Another process that plants use for healthy growth is something called respiration. As your plants use the glucose (sugar) they produced during the photosynthesis process they also initiate another process called respiration, which is the result of a chemical reaction in combination with oxygen that produces both water and CO2. This process creates extra energy that also helps the plants to grow healthier and stronger. It’s this part of the process that helps plants to keep going even when they’re not receiving the light they need. The respiration process generally creates more sugar than the plants need and that extra sugar is stored to be used during those lean times; all of this process begins with making sure your plants have enough light to begin the photosynthesis process. plants to grow healthier and stronger. It’s this part of the process that helps plants to keep going even when they’re not receiving the light they need. The respiration process generally creates more sugar than the plants need and that extra sugar is stored to be used during those lean times; all of this process begins with making sure your plants have enough light to begin the photosynthesis process. plants to grow healthier and stronger. It’s this part of the process that helps plants to keep going even when they’re not receiving the light they need. The respiration process generally creates more sugar than the plants need and that extra sugar is stored to be used during those lean times; all of this process begins with making sure your plants have enough light to begin the photosynthesis process. Humidity While we all love a nice warm summer day we’re not always so happy if that includes too much humidity, but the same can’t be said for your plants. For a plant, a lot of humidity is a good thing and they need somewhere between 65% and 80% humidity for healthy growth. As you might suspect, that’s because it means there’s more moisture in the air; without water, photosynthesis can’t occur so it’s important that you provide your indoor plants lots of water in that closed environment to ensure the right mix of humidity as well. Finding the Right Temperature There are two places we don’t find an abundance of plant growth on this planet – in the far North and in desert regions. The reason for this is that plants don’t do well in extreme temperatures, either cold or hot. For optimal plant growth and to ensure that the photosynthesis process can function as it’s supposed to, it’s also important to maintain a temperature range that’s conducive to plant growth. Ideally you’ll want to keep your temperature somewhere between 70° and 80°. The Optimal Amount of CO2 Hopefully all of the information provided here should be pretty straightforward so far, but where it gets interesting is making sure that your plants have enough CO2 (carbon dioxide) for the photosynthesis process. CO2 makes up about 0.03 to 0.04% of our atmosphere, but the ideal percentage of CO2 you need for the healthiest plants is about 0.1% so the question is, how can you introduce more CO2 to your plants environment to help make them as prosperous as they can be? The way to do this is with the introduction of plant foods and supplements. A Little Understanding Goes a Long Way The main thing you should take away from this article is that providing your plants with enough light to kick start the photosynthesis process is essential to a successful indoor grow operation. Hopefully you now have a better idea of why that is. It all starts with the right mix of light, so make sure you look over the reviews carefully to make sure you choose an LED light system that will actually work for you. For more information, contact us on our social medias: www.farmkonnectng.com, support@farmkonnectng.com www.fb.com/Farmkonnect, 09059102364 09059102364 1 Share
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by Probityfarms: 2:45pm On Aug 17, 2017 |
Interesting Read. You can also get to share your work/ information on my farmers forum. Click on; www.probityfarms.com/forum and create your post i am sure you would be able to reach more farmers. keep up the good work |
Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by inyourserve: 7:03pm On Feb 20, 2018 |
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by gardenersyards: 12:37pm On Jul 18, 2018 |
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by lalalatifa007: 10:07am On Jul 19, 2018 |
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by dannyrose: 6:30pm On Feb 10, 2019 |
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by Octopus3000: 10:55am On Jul 20, 2020 |
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Re: Optimizing Photosynthesis For Indoor Growth by GucciCat(m): 9:02pm On Jul 21, 2020 |
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