Is 35watt led enough to keep mother plants alive

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wbake90

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need to purchase another led for mother plants i had a 100watt blurple but one of the growth stage transitions has shot to hell and and is down to 35watt. been using it for herbs instead

i will be running 480watt led qb in main tent and will be taking clones for mothers from that cycle

i dont intend on getting huge mothers growing the idea is keep them small in a small propagation tent and then i will move them into a bigger tent when needed to veg out and take clones

say i have 4 small mothers in a prop tent .is 35 watts enough to keep them ticking if very slowly
 
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weedstoner420

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wbake90 said:
need to purchase another led for mother plants i had a 100watt blurple but one of the growth stage transitions has shot to hell and and is down to 35watt. been using it for herbs instead

i will be running 480watt led qb in main tent and will be taking clones for mothers from that cycle

i dont intend on getting huge mothers growing the idea is keep them small in a small propagation tent and then i will move them into a bigger tent when needed to veg out and take clones

say i have 4 small mothers in a prop tent .is 35 watts enough to keep them ticking if very slowly
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I keep mine on an Ikea shelf under one of these: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-4-ft-Light-LED-Strip-Shop-Light/5000858987

One half has two or three moms/vegging clones, the other half has a little propagation dome.

And here's a good guide for keeping small moms, in case you haven't seen it before: https://overgrow.com/t/bonsai-mums-by-oldtimer1/1433
 
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R.Blazy

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conor c

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It could work the general rule if thumb is 60 watts a plant minimum but if your keeping em tiny in a small space less might work
 
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