September 12, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Want to maximize the power of your indoor garden without maxing out your electric bill? An LED plant light is 80 percent more energy efficient than a HPS light, but still provides the best light for your plants. That means a 90 watt LED light produces as much light as 400 watt HPS light, which can mean serious savings to your electric bill. Running two 90 watt LED lights will cover two different 12 foot growing areas, but cost no more electricity than leaving the garage and porch lights on at ni Finish Reading this Post
August 21, 2009 – 4:22 pm
In these recessionary times, it’s important to get the maximum mileage out of every dollar. That means spending money wisely, purchasing items that produce far more than their initial cost value. Not only do we have to tighten our belts, but we also have to invest our dollars wisely so they work for us
That’s why purchasing LED plant lights makes so much sense, even in recessionary times. LED lights make it possible to produce your own fresh food throughout the year. It saves money on your g Finish Reading this Post
The latest technology that is being used in nurseries and greenhouses across the country is led plant grow lighting. These lights are much more energy efficient and cost effective and they are just as successful in stimulating plant growth as metal halide lighting. I had first seen the technology at an agricultural trade show and I was highly impressed. These lights could supposedly provide up to 50,000 hours of light and they used 80% less energy than the lights that I had been using in my gree Finish Reading this Post
After years of being an avid gardener, I had always wanted to start my own seeds indoors. I was tired of paying the high prices for my flowers and my vegetables every summer. I had to constantly get to the local nursery before Mother’s Day weekend in order to get the plants that were in good condition. It always seemed that after that weekend had come, the flower and vegetable plants that were left over were in poor health. Then I had to keep the plants indoors for several weeks anyways, until Finish Reading this Post
As the owner of a small nursery, I needed to find ways to maximize my limited space. I had a lot of outdoor land, but my indoor nursery was very compact. I had to come up with thoughtful solutions in order to start as many seedlings as I possibly could. I had seen LED grow lights at an agricultural trade show that I had attended and I was very interested in the technology. I did have several concerns about what the cost would be and if the grow lights were compact enough in their design to fit i Finish Reading this Post
Is your house too dark to grow healthy houseplants? Especially during the winter, providing houseplants with an adequate amount of light can be difficult to do. You can’t expose the houseplant to the harshness of the cold weather for the sake of natural light, but even with a good window, a house may be too shaded by outside trees or overhangs to provide adequate light.
A small LED Grow Panel light might do just the trick. All it takes is about 15 watts to adequately provide healthy light to a Finish Reading this Post
Living in an urban area can make plants all that more important to your household. When your connection to vegetation is limited, the green luminance of houseplants become like a lifeline to nature, a green reminder in our urban lives. The trouble is that growing houseplants indoors can be difficult with poor natural light, especially in the winter months when there’s less daylight to be had.
An LED plant light makes it possible for houseplants to thrive year round. Using the exact wavelengths Finish Reading this Post
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 pro Finish Reading this Post