Growing Indoor plants Under LED Grow Lights
Growing plants outdoors is fine - the sun provides natural light. But what if you need to grow indoors?
Anyone
who is interested in growing plants should know that in order to have
nice healthy crops, plenty of light is needed. That’s why led grow
lights were designed, in order to replace the sunlight when plants are
grown indoors.
So for those who don't know, what are LED grow lights, and what makes them different from any other indoor lights?
Since
LED lights (LED stands for Light Emitting Diode) are made especially to
emit a similar light to the rays from the sun, the secret which makes
them help plants in growing is the electromagnetic spectrum that they
produce. Essentially, the high color temperature is really close to the
one from the sun.
But why do indoor plants need these LED grow lights?
The
fact is that almost all plants on earth need sun light in order to
grow, because the process of photosynthesis needs to be done.
Photosynthesis is the process which enables the plants to convert their
carbon dioxide into various nutriments needed, therefore that is what
provides the plant its actual ‘food’. So we now know that plants need
sun light in order to grow healthy and LED grow lights can provide them
almost the same conditions.
A LED grow light provides the necessary warmth and light needed by a plant in order for it to grow normally.
One
of the great advantages brought by LED grow lights is the fact that you
can grow no matter what you want the whole year. Whether if you want
tomatoes during winter or spring flowers in the fall, you can have them
all if you grow plants indoor and you provide them that best artificial
lighting system. Also, LED grow lights are the newest technology in this
area and people say that they are among the best lights for indoor
plants. However, because of the different kind of light, it is not
recommended that plants under LED grow lights to be exposed to be
viewed, because the light makes them look unnatural.
A
great advantage which makes the LED grow light more profitable than an
incandescent light or a fluorescent one is the fact that it doesn’t emit
so much heat. Because the heat is significantly lower, plants tend to
stay green for a longer period and grow much without wilting so fast.
People
who grow plants indoors and used this type of lighting noticed that
they can even place the light really close to their plants because it
won’t burn them.
Depending
on what type of plant you wish to grow, it might need more or less
light. For an example, strawberries can really thrive if you provide
them the necessary humid conditions and several LED bulbs which will
give them the enough amount of light. Tomatoes also need lots of light,
so if you set the led lights to a maximum level, they will continuously
grow.
All
green vegetables such as lettuce or spinach grow really good if they
are put under these LED lights and they can even resist to cold in the
night, of course, only indoors.
LED
grow lights will make your herbs grow in no time, and all of this
without much of your effort either, since different plants such as
rosemary don’t have problems with surviving in indoors environments.
LED
grow lights for indoor plants have really much to offer, taking into consideration their
low electricity consumption, yet their really long lasting. While
incandescent bulbs could burn plants’ leaves, the LED lights won’t ever
do that and they will also be able to emit a really high intensity light
without even warming one leaf.
The
needs of a growing plant can differ depending on the place it usually
grows in the nature and the amount of light it requires. LED grow lights
can provide all the light a plant needs, they are easy to set, they
consume low amounts of electricity and the lifespan of a bulb goes up to
about nine years, if continuously used.