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  Plant Growth

  Making the Switch from HID to LED Grow Lights

  Cultivators all over are making the switch from high intensity discharge (HID) to light emitting diode (LED) grow lights.While we can attribute some of the attention to...

  By: Mike Howard | VP of Horticulture at Fohse

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  Plant Growth

  Find the Right LED Lights With the Watts Per Square Foot Principle

  The right number of LED grow lights, or rather the power of LED grow lights, for indoor growing can roughly be estimated based on the watt per square foot (or square...

  By: Max Hallberg | Lead Product Developer at LEDTonic

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  Plant Growth

  The Influence of Spectral Light Quality on Cannabis Plant Growth

  Expert growers have always known that light plays a crucial role in plant growth and development, but until recently there weren’t many options regarding the color...

  By: Alex Fraser

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  Cannabis

  How Your Cannabis Plants Respond to Stress, the Good and the Bad

  In cannabis cultivation, as in life, there are two types of stress—good and bad.Good stress causes the cannabis plant to work harder to achieve a desirable goal...

  By: Stephen Keen

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  Plant Growth

  The Best Light for the Job

  With so many different types of grow lights on the market, choosing a system for your garden can be confusing. If you have high performance in mind, there is no cheating...

  By: Casey Jones Fraser

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  Plant Growth

  Testing T5 Lighting Technology

  Before the first indoor fluorescent lamps were sold in the late 1930s, incandescent light bulbs were, of course, the standard for interior lighting. Incandescent lamps...

  By: Charles Winslow

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  Plant Growth

  Photosynthesis Maximized

  Photosynthesis is the process that drives plant growth and development, and while most of us have some idea of its importance, there is a lot to understand if we are to...

  By: Lynette Morgan | Author, Partner at SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants

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  Plant Growth

  Defining Photosynthetic Photon Efficacy

  There has been some discussion online and in presentations recently about the issue of photosynthetic photon flux. The argument goes as follows:Photosynthetically Active...

  By: Ian Ashdown | Research Engineer, Consultant, Owner of Sun Tracker Technologies

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  Plant Growth

  Finding the Sweet Spot for Artificial Lighting

  When I was a hydroponic store manager, growers repeatedly asked me how they could increase their indoor gardens’ overall performance. My answer was always the...

  By: Eric Hopper | Writer, Consultant, Product Tester

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  Environmental Control

  Automation Must-Haves for New Growers

  Hydro newbies, don’t be scared, just get growing! Hydroponic gardening is not that intimidating, just choose your own way of going about it. This article will...

  By: Keith "Tree Frog" Bouchard | Founder & Co-inventor at Multiponics

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  Plant Growth

  Transition to Bloom Phase: When & How to Switch

  Switching from Veg to BloomPlants need at least 13 hours of light each day to stay in veg — a few long nights may be enough to trigger budding. Plants begin...

  By: Andrew Taylor | Head of Manufacturing, Research, & Development at FloraMax

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  Plant Growth

  Growing 101: The Basics of Plant Lighting

  Since 2009, Mars Hydro has specialized in LED grow lights and tents. This year, we upgraded all lamp styles from purple to white full spectrum. At present, we have eight...

  By: Grubbycup | Indoor Gardener, Owner & Writer of Grow with Grubbycup