Thinking about side lighting

So is it worth doing in a tent? I like to use the full space so I'm wondering if there's any point. Leaves close to the side would be right up on the LED strips, maybe getting too much light while blocking it from getting to the rest of the plant.

LED strips at ground level point up? Maybe no need to lollypop, or less lollypopping? Would it confuse the plants?
 

thetr33man

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if you are working edge to edge I would consider clearing some of the lower undergrowth and hitting the plants with some light from the bottom, couldnt hurt anything...
 

mcnasty_nug

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If it doesn't cost a lot to set up I think its a good idea. This last run I had my 4x8 tents about 2 feet apart and I left the doors open when lights on so that the lights would shine down the sides of the plants. The lower buds were NICE. There was almost no fluffy junk to toss.


Im not sure lights at the very bottom would be good though. I feel like light shining on the bottoms of the leaf isn't going to be as useful?
 
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