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UnderCanopy: When to Add Light Below the Canopy

Top lights illuminate the canopy, but the lower areas of dense plants receive fewer photons.

HortiBloom UnderCanopy system below a crop canopy
UnderCanopy lighting installed to reinforce the middle and lower crop layers.

Why less light reaches the lower canopy

Top lights illuminate the whole canopy, but the lower areas of dense plants receive fewer photons. UnderCanopy systems reinforce stems and flowers in the mid-to-lower profile and improve uniformity without replacing the main light.

When supplemental lighting helps

They are especially useful with branching varieties, training methods that create multiple flowering sites or when you want to improve quality in layers that previously remained in shadow.

How to integrate UnderCanopy

Our UnderCanopy SUBFLUX 120W combines wavelengths aimed at the flowering phase. Contact us if you want to integrate it with your current Mega Optic installation.

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We have designed and assembled horticultural LED luminaires in Spain since 2015. These guides draw on factory measurements and real installations.

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