ECO Farm 480W LM301B Classic Quantum Board VS Viparspectra Pro Series P4000
Indoor plants are a welcome addition to any home. They help spruce up the atmosphere and bring literal life into the room. But sometimes it is difficult to grow these plants due to a variety of reasons, and one of the bigger reasons is the lighting. Throughout the year, the amount of light changes, and it is difficult to find a single spot in the house where a plant will always get sufficient light, due to the movement of the sun.
To solve this problem, grow lights were created, and have become increasingly more popular for home botanists. People have used different types of lights including fluorescent, incandescent, and LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes).
LED grow lights are quickly becoming the most common choice for growing organic plants indoors.
Why Is Full Spectrum Light So Important?
The whole point of growing indoors is to mimic the outdoor growing conditions while also having 100% control over them. You can’t control the sun, but what you can do is use LED grow lights that closely mimic the sun. The better job they do at mimicking natural light, the bigger the plants will grow, and the higher your yield will be.
Not having to make significant changes to your grow setup or lighting setup as your plant progresses through each stage of its growth cycle is critical to ensuring that your plants stay happy and healthy. With the range of customizable full spectrum LED grow lights, you’ll be able to ensure that your plants get exactly the right type of light that they need, when they need it, without any trouble at all.
ECO Farm 480W LM301B Classic Quantum Board
Features:
The full spectrum of this ECO Farm LED grow light optimized and complete plant development for all growth stages from seed to flower. Full-spectrum White and 660nm Red and 730nm Far Red and UV 395nm promote the vegetative growth of your plants. Added Plant Red 660nm LEDs and 730nm IR could speed up the flowering and fruiting stage and promote plants to produce higher yields. Larger heat dissipation area. Faster heat conduction performance. ECO Farm 480 Watts LED plant grow light ensures the plant growth get free of risk on overheating in the planting area. The flexible modular lighting system could maximizes the grow space for higher crop yields and better quality. You’ve got more Plug and Play for more simple setups. LED plant grow lights’ high photo efficiency and delivers uniform canopy penetration to maximum yields
Features:
VIPARSPECTRA LED grow light has adopted the newest SMD LED Technology to provide high PAR output, high energy efficiency and long lifespan while improving light penetration. An added dimmer knob is featured to manipulate the brightness level of the entire light, allowing flexibility to obtain perfect growth performance for each growing phase. Consists of 36pcs 660nm of red light, 904pcs 3000K and 456pcs 5000K of the white light spectrum and 4pcs IR 730 light, provides plants in all stages from veg to flower with everything they need in the natural sunlight. Achieve greater yield while saving you on energy costs! Silent fanless design. No fans zero noise. Built-in large areas of solid aluminum heat sinks, essential for heat dissipation while ensuring long lifespan of the light.
How To Use Indoor Grow Lights
Let’s make sure that your plants get the benefit of the grow light you’re using. Here’s how to do this…
When Should You Start Using Your Grow Light?
In many cases, you won’t use your grow light until your seeds have sprouted. Some plants like peppers and microgreens don’t need light to germinate. Others, such as lettuce and some flowers, do.
How Far Should Plants Be from the Grow Light?
If you recall in this section, I mentioned that you want to make sure your plants are covered by the light. Leaning plants are a good indicator that they aren’t being covered sufficiently.
The height of the light should generally be between 2 to 4 inches away from your seedlings.
Some LED grow lights need to be 12″ or higher.
You want to end up with short and stocky plants.
(If you’re growing microgreens, these seedlings are usually anywhere between 1″ to 3″ when you harvest them.)
How Long Do the Grow Lights Stay On?
Your indoor grow lights should stay on for about 16 hours each day.
You can make this process easier by getting a programmable light timer to turn the lamp on and off automatically. Set your light to turn on at sunrise and then turn off 16 hours later to give your plants that 8 hour rest.
Benefits of Using LEDs in Vertical Farming
One factor that limits many aspiring indoor farmers is temperature. Here is where LEDs come in with their high efficiency. Their small size, low heat output, and well-established technology LEDs work to supplement the natural sunlight in indoor growing. Below are the advantages of using LEDs in vertical farms:
LEDs can be programmed to achieve different light spectrums
LEDs require much less energy than traditional lights without sacrificing brightness
LEDs provide many other benefits such as long life and low maintenance costs (no need to replace lamps every 3–5 years)
LED technology is advancing very quickly, which benefits vertical farm lighting
LEDs can be placed closer to plants without burning them
LED lights have a relatively low temperature, making it safer to work with the lights
LEDs are more suitable for indoor growing as they don’t leak heat
LEDs come in many different colors, meaning that you can program them to achieve different light spectrums
LEDs can be dimmed over a large range, making them easier to adjust with no noticeable flicker
LEDs come in different form factors such as panels, strips, and bulbs
LED technology is advancing very quickly, which benefits vertical farm lighting
LEDs are more efficient at converting energy into light
LEDs emit directional light that rightly fits into vertical farming.
Conclusion
As stated multiple times, everything tends to be plant-specific, and even if you set something perfectly at first, the constantly changing plants will most likely require readjustment of the lights. Pay attention to the plants especially in the early stages to make sure they do not fall victim to LED burns or other complications from improper placement.
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