LED grow lights are becoming more and more popular, especially for growers who grow hemp. This sounds like a good idea. LED grow lights consume very little power, so you can save money and do not generate a lot of heat, so they can be placed close to plants. It sounds perfect, and many people have started to use them successfully. Others find that they do not work well, one of the reasons is that the manufacturer will not tell you the truth about their products. I know it's hard to believe-but it's true, they will try their best to confuse you.
High-wattage LED grow lights will not consume a lot of electricity as you think. As an "LED", even LED grow lights of hundreds of watts will not consume as much electricity as traditional HPS lights. The actual power of high-power LED grow lights on the market is not as high as you think. The actual wattage is always lower than the wattage you see on the market.
High wattage means that LED grow lights will emit more energy, which can accelerate the growth of plants. When using high power, you need to pay attention to the distance between the LED plant growth lamp and the plant and heat dissipation to avoid damage to the plant. Low-wattage LED grow lights are safer, and it also helps plants grow naturally.
Distance control
High-wattage LED grow lights will generate a certain amount of heat. If they get too close, they will burn the plants and cause some damage to the plants. However, if the distance between the LED grow light and the plant is too far, the light utilization efficiency will be greatly reduced, thereby weakening the light supplement effect. Although LED grow lights generate less heat than other plant lights, they will generate a certain amount of heat. But the distance is too far, it will also affect the effect of fill light.
cooling problem
If you are using a low-wattage LED grow light, the heat generated is minimal, and heat dissipation is naturally not a problem. However, the heat dissipation problem of high-wattage LED grow lights must be paid attention to. Poor heat dissipation will affect the performance and service life. Therefore, you can choose air-conditioning, fan heat dissipation or keep air circulating.
The optimal wattage is still related to the brightness of the plant
Although all plants need rest, pay attention to the length of time when supplementing the light. It must be determined according to the degree of light-loving of the plant. Coincidentally, the optimal wattage is still related to the degree of light-loving of the plant, high wattage. The intensity of LED grow light will be stronger, and the photosynthesis of plants will be faster. This has to do with the light-loving degree of the plant
For light-loving plants, not only satisfy the time of supplementing light, but also make the plants grow better, so the efficiency of photosynthesis is higher. Then the light intensity must be sufficient, and there is a requirement for the wattage of LED grow lights. High-wattage LED grow lights have stronger illuminance, greater luminous flux, and more obvious effects on plant growth.
For plants that do not like light, their growth needs can already be met when there is sunlight. When using LED grow lights to fill the light, you only need to choose the middle wattage to allow the plants to grow naturally.
LED grow lights control factors to affect plant growth
If it is not affected by people in the natural environment, then each plant adapts to the natural environment to form its own photoperiod and survives in this uncontrollable natural environment. But if it is an artificial cultivation environment with LED grow lights, we can control the photoperiod of plants by adjusting the spectrum of LED grow lights.
The light intensity will affect plant cell proliferation and the differentiation of seedlings, buds and roots, and indirectly affect the growth of plants. Different light intensities correspond to the various stages of plant growth. In the early stage of plant growth, too much light is not required to meet the growth of plants. As the plants grow, the light intensity should be increased appropriately, which is very important for the healthy and neat degree of the seedlings. When the plants bloom and bear fruit, the LED grow lighting directly affects the flowering period and fruit setting rate, and also determines the plant’s Yield and quality.
The quality of LED grow light is mainly the choice of lamp beads. LED grow lights generally have red light beads, blue light beads, white light beads and full-spectrum lamp beads. Numerous experiments by scientists have proved that the light needed for plant growth is red light. As with blue light, most users choose red and blue light beads, but there are not only plants that need red and blue light, so when choosing light beads, you need to customize the light beads according to the light quality required for the growth of the plant.
For higher wattage and lower wattage LED grow lights, you can buy them according to your preferences and plants. For some plants that like fast-growing plants (such as hemp), or plants that like heat, you can buy high-wattage LED grow lights. For plants that like plants to grow naturally, you can buy low-wattage LED grow lights.
