Why LED lights so popular for growers?
Led grow light is an energy-saving grow lamp, which is used as a single light source or supplementary light source for indoor plants growing or greenhouse. Its efficiency applies to their ability to convert electrical energy into useful photons that fall in the par region of the spectrum. Compared with HPS grow lamps, led grow light has a higher initial investment, but in the long run, it is more attractive to apply led grow lights. This is related to the use of full spectrum illumination by led growth light, which is of great benefit to improve plant growth efficiency. The hybrid led growth light and traditional plant grow light are very popular lamps for greenhouse farmers and marijuana growers.
LED grow lamps are also highly popular because of their long service life, less waste of heat generated, and full spectrum capacity as described above. It is very important for the healthy growth cycle of plants. Led plant growth lights can play an equally important role in promoting crop growth and improving agricultural production efficiency.
Advantages of LED grow lights
1-greater light propagation and uniformity (photons generated by higher propagation will lead to better uniformity on the canopy).
2-full spectrum illumination (LED plant growth lamp can produce full spectrum, which is very good for improving plant growth efficiency).
3-customizable spectrum (led growth spectrum can be operated according to the crops you grow).
4-long service life (although the average service life of the led growth lamp is 50.000 hours or more, the estimated service life of the HID lamp is between 10.000 and 18.000 hours).
5-low heat waste (the operating temperature of LED lamp is much lower than that of HID lamp). Closer to the roof (since the LED operates colder than the HID, it can be closer to the roof to reduce light loss).
6-efficiency (less energy is required to convert electrical energy into useful photons).
7-less power consumption (because they require less power to generate almost the same number of photons as hid, so the power cost will be effectively reduced).
8-flexible size (LEDs are very suitable for various lighting applications because they can have different sizes, some of which are very small).
9 – less carbon footprint (more energy saving means less power consumption).
10-100% recyclable (LED plant lamps do not contain any toxic substances, such as mercury. This means that all high-quality LEDs are RoHS certified).
Disadvantages of LED plant growth lamp
1 – higher initial investment (LED lamps mean larger initial investment than HID lamps. However, in the medium / long term, this higher initial investment will be profitable, which will mean cost savings).
2-blue light exposure hazard (prolonged exposure to shorter wavelengths and blue light can damage your eyes and skin). The LED lamp emits blue light harmful to the human body).