If you’ve considered getting an early start on the planting season by growing starters and seedlings indoors, a Grow LED light offers affordable advantages. Recent advancements in LED technology have made LED much more cost effective. Rather than being utilized solely in commercial operations, LED is becoming more common for the every day gardener. For about $50 to $60, you can invest in LED technology on a smaller scale in order to grow starters before the planting season. The lights also provide an ideal supplemental light for houseplants, especially for homes were indoor lighting is limited.

Granted, $50 to $60 is still a considerable investment, compared to the costs of more traditional HPS lights. But consider that LED lights can last several decades, while most fluorescent lights need to be replaced every year or so if used continually. That puts the investment in perspective. While the initial costs are higher, the lights last a long time, enabling you to get a head-start on the growing season for decades to come.

Also, the initial investment should also be weighed against the considerable energy savings grow LED lights offer gardeners. An 90-watt LED light provides as much light as a 400 watt HID Grow Light or Metal Halide Grow Light. In fact, LED lights perform at 85 percent more efficient than fluorescent grow lights. That’s good for the environment, as well as your electric bill. There’s a minimal carbon footprint that uses such a low amount of electricity that it’s virtually undetectable.

While LED lights offer a higher efficiency than traditional HPS lights, they also deliver a superior growing performance. The wavelengths of LED light is the exact same frequency that plants require for photosynthesis, the exact wave than enables plants to grow their healthiest. LED light is completely absorbed and used by the plant, so there is no waste. Your plants enjoy the complete benefits of LED, leading to a healthy vitality, bigger plants and more output.

That’s good news when you are trying to get a head start on spring. The heartier the starters are that you plant in the beginning of the season, the sturdier the plant will be. A good growing season starts with your grow lights. LED is like getting a running head-start.