This is because the amount of usable light a wall can reflect to a plant diminishes as the wall gets further away.
Light reflective material for plants.
Light reflective materials for grow rooms.
You do not even need more than one light in a grow room if you have reflective material.
For example some embossed reflective surfaces designed for indoor gardens bounce.
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Your plants will get more light if they are in a contained space with reflective walls compared to plants sitting in the middle of an open room even if the walls of the room are reflective.
Using a reflective material increases the light by over 30.
Get the right combination and you ll see your plants thrive.
With these reflectors when combining them with reflective materials on all your walls you can ultimately create around 30 to 50 more light directed to your plants and that can be a huge deal as you will not need to increase your grow light count or strength but will create more growth and bud production.
Reflective materials therefore help in cutting down energy costs.
Plants that require a low light level don t need as highly reflective material as plants with medium to high light needs.
Some are more effective than others and a few have been developed especially for horticultural applications.
A reflective light increases the intensity of the light in a grow room spreading it evenly across the room.