Can LED Lights Be Selected As Grow Lights?
You want to give your indoor plants a boost, but it seems silly to buy expensive plant lights if regular LEDs work just as well. However, do regular LED lights work to grow plants? Regular LED lights can’t be used as grow lights, even though they may emit some of the wavelengths necessary for plants. Regular LED lights don’t emit enough of the light that plants require. Plant growth primarily requires red & blue light, which LED grow lights are designed to maximize. What Is a LED Light? An LED, or Light Emitting Diode, is a very small metal piece that conducts electricity well. When electrical currents are run through the diodes, photons are released. Those photons are the visible light that our eyes see. LEDs are MUCH more efficient than incandescent light bulbs. In fact, LEDs use 75–80% less energy AND last 25 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs produce light by heating a metal filament with electricity. As the filament gets hot, it e