Lighting
Red Light, Blue Light: Balancing LED Efficiency with Performance
Why hasn’t LED technology been widely adopted by growers and greenhouses?
6 Must-Have Growroom Gadgets
There are tools and instruments that can make your life as a grower a little easier once you have the basic equipment up and running.
The Trouble with Growing Tomatoes Indoors Using LEDs
Alan Ray sits down with Carey Mitchell, professor of horticulture at Purdue University, to discuss the pros and cons of LED lighting for...
10 Common Marijuana Leaf Problems and How to Fix Them
A closer look at how to tackle 10 of the most common problems cannabis growers may face in the grow room.
10 Mistakes to Avoid When Using LED Grow Lights
Grow lights are a great tool for making the growing process more efficient, but they can also be harmful to the plant if not used correctly.
The Effects of Light Movers on Grow Light PPFD and Photo Efficiency
For hydroponic growers to get the most yield as well as energy efficiency from a crop, Nancy Hamilton recommends getting a grow light with...
Shedding Light on Multi-tiered Indoor Gardens
A multi-tiered set-up in an indoor garden or greenhouse can best utilize light and make the most of floor space, but configuration takes...
Grindo: Indoor Quality, Outdoor Quantity, Greenhouse Grown
In a greenhouse, you have the ability to cultivate plants efficiently with indoor quality and outdoor quantity while greatly reducing your...
Combining Sunlight and Grow Lights: Supplemental Greenhouse Lighting
Indoor and outdoor growing are no longer distinct schools of thought. Greenhouse cultivators have combined the practices to create a new,...
The Effect of Light Leaks on a Sealed Growrooms
Light leaks in your sealed growroom can be disastrous for some kinds of plants. They can also be a sign that more than just light is...
Green Means Grow: How Green Light Affects Plant Growth
New research now reveals that previously dismissed green light can also drive plant growth. Fluence Bioengineering’s chief innovation...
Far-Red Lighting and the Phytochromes
While it’s not fully understood exactly how far-red lighting impacts plants, Ian Ashdown examines a few interesting things we know about...
Choosing the Right Lighting Ballast For Growing
Selecting the right ballast for your grow set-up can be a daunting task with many variables to consider. But if you follow Chris Bond’s...
Lighting Elements to Consider for Indoor Cannabis Gardens
Cannabis plants have specific requirements when it comes to lighting, and your grow room may have its limitations. Choosing the right...
10 Things You Must Look For When Choosing LED Grow Lights
LED grow lights bring definite benefits, but choosing the right product usually proves to be quite challenging. Here are the most important...
Researching the Impact of LED Lighting on Leafy Greens
With urban and vertical growing becoming more of a necessity than a trend, better information is being sought to provide a baseline on how...
Energy and the Growroom
Energy is a loaded word. It allows our lights to turn on, it can result in deadly radiation and, most importantly, it regulates how...
The Complexities of Defining and Measuring Light Energy
Light energy is an extremely complex property to measure. In order to better understand light energy and its relation to our world, we have...
Three Considerations to Make When Designing Growroom Lighting
Deciding which indoor horticultural lighting to purchase for your growroom can be a confusing endeavor. To make the process smoother, Kent...
