Grow lights are one of the most important elements of an indoor garden. Whether you’re a seasoned hydroponic grower or just looking to extend the growing season, buying the right indoor grow light is essential.
In this video, we’ll dig into everything you need to know when it comes to choosing and using indoor grow lights, including the different types:
– LED (Light Emitting Diode)
– HPS (High Pressure Sodium)
– MH (Metal Halide)
– CFL (Compact Fluorescent)
– CMH (Ceramic Metal Halide)
– And other different types of garden lighting
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Is there any book related to growlight… Design.
Please, how close would you place a 12000 lumen, 4 ft, T8 LED tube fixture with four Greentek 18W clear LED tubes above vegetable seedlings? I know you said lumens are not best measurement of intensity. Here is link to the LED kit so you can see the unit if needed – their example photo looks pretty far away to me, farther than the 7-8" the assembly sheet recommends: https://parkseed.com/juniper-bonsai-in-cream-ceramic-container/p/27020/
The thing you are referring to as "Intensity" is more commonly referred to as Lumens. The higher the lumens, the more intense the light. It's the unit of measurement for the brightness of a light.
I needed an explanation in english I really didn't understand 🙁 an you just tell me what to buy and what It's for?
Any thoughts on mounting a 55” plasma tv face down over a grow?
Excellent
I have a reason that wasn’t on the list! I want to put an ornamental plant in a corner that doesn’t get enough natural window light. I just want something that looks good.
What should be the distance between the florescent tube tight and the plant???
Plants like sansevierias, syngonium and ZZ???
I bout a 5500 lumen led shop light from Walmart for $32 a few months ago. My plants love it, so I'm gonna take it as a win haha
Kevin do you have any formal gardening background (e.g. horticulture, botany, etc.)? You seem to know your stuff really well, and I'm just wondering whether that's purely information you've acquired through experience & self-learning.
Can I grow under normal led light. Waiting for your answer. Thank you.
Do do you really respond to every comment?
Would an UVB light 5.0 work?
hey hey you're so cute! les get married. haha jkjk.. anyway, i have a really dumb question, why can't i just replace all my house lights with grow lights? I live in a poorly lit house and I'm seriously running out of space but am adding new plants to collection and trying to figure out if I can supplement at all by replacing my ceiling fan lights and lamps around house with grow light bulbs. I mean I know they'll work in the fixture, but does it make any difference if the bulb isn't 6-9" away anyway?
I wish you were not so far away. I have been propagating corals for the last decade and now I am getting into growning my own organic foods. This channel is hands down the best one, IMO. If you were closer to me I would love to be your apprentice. I am much better at hands on learning then reading. Regardless, your information in invaluable. Thank you Kevin.
I have recently purchased a spider farmer sf-2000 based off the information you have given in a few videos! These should grow mr.stripy tomatoes with ease. Plus it's dimmable!
Had this doubt and didn't really know what video to put in so:
When it comes to light diffusion, is it good or reduces the effect on our plants?
I've been reading lots of articles saying it's beneficial but at the same time, as a filmmaker, by difusing the light you're reducing its intensity so…
I just wanna know if I have to sacrifice mood in my room by taking diffusion off of my lights, basically.
i have a learning disability, and this stuff is really rocking me. is there a simpler and shorter video?
No possible way a 190 watt led will put out as much light as a 400 watt MH or HPS in fact a 315 watt CMH will blow the LED out of the water. Your little LED is only going to cover a tiny little footprint like you might be able to veg in a 2×2 tent, with a 315 watt CMH I can veg in a 4×4 tent if I use a parabolic or a bat wing with a diffuser and I can bud with a 400 watt HPS thats four times the footprint so I fail to see LEDs being more economical unless you grow in a shoebox.
I really have nothing against LEDs but you will never convince me that you can replace 400watts of hid with 190 or even 290 watts of LEDs
Hello Epic Gardening, I really appreciate seeing both you and the text and I appreciate the subject, I am successfully growing orchids and succulents under HO t5 fluorescent tubes and LEDs. I am still looking for more information on this subject. Thanks for sharing this interesting video.
Hello! I'm trying to figure out a good lighting system for my indoor plants. My plants are in my classroom on shelves and we have zero windows. I can leave lights on when I'm there (7am-3pm or 7am-6pm) and take them home during breaks. But I'm not sure what sort of light system will help my plants thrive. Mostly succulents and low effort plants like spider plants, snake plants, etc. Thanks for your help in advance!
There's new lights from 3 years ago
hi. do u have a video on grow light for inddor plants? well, most of the growlights are actually for growing vegetables and flowers. But, how about for regular houseplants with no flower? do u think it's worth it investing on expensive full spectrum GL? thank you for your reply
Great video–explained a lot. I might be wrong, but in your calculator you are asking for cents, but you really mean dollars, and because of this the calculations are off by a factor of 100. For example, in my area, a kWh is 33c ($0.33). If I enter in 33, as prompted by the calculator, it tells me that the yearly running cost of a 250w HPS is $36,135. Or is it just that running a single light bulb for a year can cost the price of an affordable car?
Great info.
What is the best brand of CFL for weed ?
I just bought my first grow light (led) a few days ago. It 100% helped my seeds become stronger and less leggy. It’s a must for any serious gardener.
I need advice on the lumens and lux in different led bulbs for use on a lemon tree .
i have several xenon lights for automotive use, but I'm highly contemplating putting them to use. U think this is a good idea or perhaps it's too much? We're talking 12VDC and each pair of bulbs with ballast draw about 5amps. if i increase the voltage and keep the current low by keeping them at a good temperature I'd wager we're taking 4500k color and easily 2000 lumens.. Lights cost be nothing and it beats the hell outta this terrible halogen setup I'm working with presently. They're terrible. so much waisted energy , i could easily cook dinner from the heat wasted