LED Christmas lights attached to flowering branches?

I have been wondering this for awhile now. What with all the talk about penetration and multiple point light sources....

Those white LED Christmas lights are pretty bright and hardly use any electricity...They could be clipped wrapped around branches (especially lower/"larf" branches) and possibly help light get into the interior of the plant. Since they would be literally right next to the buds, it would stand to reason that the close proximity would emit some usable photons and some minor warmth, as well. They come in a variety of colors -like royal blue and red and orange. The cost is minimal.

Could this work?

What would the drawbacks of trying it be?

What say you?

tstick said:

I have been wondering this for awhile now. What with all the talk about penetration and multiple point light sources....

Those white LED Christmas lights are pretty bright and hardly use any electricity...They could be clipped wrapped around branches (especially lower/"larf" branches) and possibly help light get into the interior of the plant. Since they would be literally right next to the buds, it would stand to reason that the close proximity would emit some usable photons and some minor warmth, as well. They come in a variety of colors -like royal blue and red and orange. The cost is minimal.

Could this work?

What would the drawbacks of trying it be?

What say you?

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Temperature would be the first drawback, I think. Those little suckers get pretty hot. I wouldn't want them resting on my plants.

tstick said:

I have been wondering this for awhile now. What with all the talk about penetration and multiple point light sources....

Those white LED Christmas lights are pretty bright and hardly use any electricity...They could be clipped wrapped around branches (especially lower/"larf" branches) and possibly help light get into the interior of the plant. Since they would be literally right next to the buds, it would stand to reason that the close proximity would emit some usable photons and some minor warmth, as well. They come in a variety of colors -like royal blue and red and orange. The cost is minimal.

Could this work?

What would the drawbacks of trying it be?

What say you?

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I guess the big question is what are they using in the X-mas lights for diodes. I think we can generally agree that they dont get that hot, I've never burnt my Christmas tree with these not even a needle. Also, what is the lens providing? This sounds like an idea that would look cool but not provide that much benefit. Perhaps a strip or two of some side-lighting would help you out more. At least with the strips you know what the diodes are and they'll be facing the right direction.

The netting type Christmas lights could act as a scrog screen too..................intra-canopy lighting has shown some promise , still will need proper overhead lighting though

I say try it, something new is always fun to watch

Just my opinion here as I don't know the answer offhand but I doubt the chips are that good and they get pretty hot. The heat seems like it would be an issue ON the plant because unlike a tree the plant has trichomes on it and when heat is added they might get *weird.* I'd hate to see the process of getting the lights off the plants after flower and if the quality of the leds is low than you would be getting really bad efficiency, meaning you're getting more heat and less light to grow with... Not to mention the insane amount of work making sure all the lights are facing what matter rather than lighting the floor or wall.

I see the allure but I'd suggest go ahead, document it and show us what you get =D

tstick said:

I have been wondering this for awhile now. What with all the talk about penetration and multiple point light sources....

Those white LED Christmas lights are pretty bright and hardly use any electricity...They could be clipped wrapped around branches (especially lower/"larf" branches) and possibly help light get into the interior of the plant. Since they would be literally right next to the buds, it would stand to reason that the close proximity would emit some usable photons and some minor warmth, as well. They come in a variety of colors -like royal blue and red and orange. The cost is minimal.

Could this work?

What would the drawbacks of trying it be?

What say you?

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Keep those lights on the tree and get some COBS - QB - Strips

Dave455 said:

Keep those lights on the tree and get some COBS - QB - Strips

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Waaaaaaaaaay ahead of you, man. I've got several of the best lights in the industry!

I dunno....I might try it on an expendable phenotype just to see what happens.

tstick said:

Waaaaaaaaaay ahead of you, man. I've got several of the best lights in the industry!

I dunno....I might try it on an expendable phenotype just to see what happens.

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DOOO EEEETT!

I'd watch =)

tstick said:

I have been wondering this for awhile now. What with all the talk about penetration and multiple point light sources....

Those white LED Christmas lights are pretty bright and hardly use any electricity...They could be clipped wrapped around branches (especially lower/"larf" branches) and possibly help light get into the interior of the plant. Since they would be literally right next to the buds, it would stand to reason that the close proximity would emit some usable photons and some minor warmth, as well. They come in a variety of colors -like royal blue and red and orange. The cost is minimal.

Could this work?

What would the drawbacks of trying it be?

What say you?

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I like the way your thinking but not xmas lights. Looking at an example here
https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Energy-Smart-Colorite-50-Light-LED-Warm-White-Mini-Light-Set-97116HD/203267276
You can see this set made by GE which is 50 leds and length is about 16.3' runs at a whopping 3.3w or 0.066w per bulb. Your just wasting money if you expect it to make a significant difference. The best lighting you will find for side/lower canopy are the mid power LEDs like samsung or bridgelux which you can run them very soft and not need any heatsinks and you'd get some usable photons that will make a difference.