Grow Lights

Grow lights are vital for successful plant cultivation. Special bulbs can be used to encourage fast and healthy plant growth.

LED Grow Lights

Hydroponics is an excellent method for delivering nutrients to plants but proper lighting is also needed to ensure proper plant development. The type of lighting used and when will have a significant impact on how fast and large a crop grows. Different types of lights effect plant growth differently so many gardeners use a variety of different bulbs to cultivate their crops.The most common types of hydroponic grow lamps used are fluorescent lights, LED grow lights, high pressure sodium bulbs, and metal halide lights.

HPS Bulb

When setting up your indoor lighting system the vital thing to think about is the light spectrum frequency of the bulbs you use. The light spectrum is a measure of the frequencies of light. Various wavelengths of light have different effects on a herb growth and so careful consideration should be utilized to decide what types of lighting you are going to use and how.

Fluorescent Grow Lights

Fluorescent bulbs can be utilized to cultivate indoors however several special lamps have been developed that emit more light and are more effective for indoor cultivation. High output fluorescent bulbs produce double the light as standard lights. Compact fluorescent bulbs produce light similarly to that of larger lamps but take up less area and can be used in confined spaces.

LED Grow Lights

LED lights have undergone substantial recent improvements and are currently being utilized as grow lamps. New LEDs are cheap, bright and easily tuned to produce precise wavelengths of light required by flowers.

High Pressure Sodium Lamps

High pressure sodium emit light in the yellow range of the spectrum. They are most effective when used for the vegetative stage of cultivation.

Metal Halide Lights

Metal halide lamps emit light on the blue end of the spectrum and are normally used for the growth cycle of plant cultivation.

The plants you are growing and your power and space limitation will determine which types of lighting or light combinations will work best.