Archive for the 'Grow Lamps' Category
Monday, July 7th, 2008
How Should I Care for My Grow Light System
By: Susan Slobac
Hydroponic gardening is a great way to grow plants in areas that could not otherwise sustain plant growth. One of the most important and costly pieces of equipment you will buy is a lighting system for your hydroponics garden. After you have made the investment, you will want to do [...]
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
An Introduction To Indoor Plant Grow Lights
By: Melih Oztalay
There are basically two types of grow lights used in horticulture. These are:
High Intensity Discharge Lights (HID) - These come in two types, the Metal Halide Grow Light (MH) and the High Pressure Sodium Grow Light (HPS)
Metal Halide - bulbs are designed for plants during their growing cycle. That is, for non-fruiting [...]
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
All Grow Lights are not Created Equal
By: Susan Slobac
Hydroponic gardening is one of the most popular methods for plant production. This form allows people with no land, or land unsuitable for plant growth, to produce food and flowers with ease. As you go about building your hydroponics system you will will want to invest in excellent grow lights. [...]
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Are Mh and Hps Grow Lights Done for
By: Susan Slobac
When it comes to grow light solutions, it seems as if there are as many choices as there are varieties of plants for your garden. The two main grow lights, Metal Halide (MH) and High Pressure Sodium (HPS) are High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights used in hydroponic gardening. Metal Halide grow lights [...]
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Plant Growth and Indoor Lighting
By: Susan Slobac
Indoor gardening makes a great hobby, especially during the gloomy and cold winter months, where in many areas of the country outdoor gardening of flowers and vegetables is out of the question. Hydroponics gardening is a popular method used by indoor gardening enthusiasts. Hydroponics is a form of soilless gardening; [...]
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Lighting Considerations in Indoor Hydroponics
By: Diana
Lighting is of crucial importance to plant growth and plays a key role in determining plant yields. Hydroponics growing equipment manufacturers have, therefore incorporated a wide range of lighting system designs to meet specific requirements of different plants that are grown in indoor grow rooms.
Lighting requirements vary, depending mainly on the plant type, [...]
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Why are Digital Ballasts Better
By: Susan Slobac
Before entering into a discussion as to why digital ballasts are superior to the old-fashioned magnetic core and coil types, it may be helpful to know exactly what a ballast system is in terms of hydroponic gardening and grow lights.
All standard grow lights used in hydroponic gardening – whether some type of [...]
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
What Makes a Good Grow Light
By: Susan Slobac
A good grow light is one that provides the correct amount and type of light for the plant being grown as well as its stage of development. Plants of course use light as an energy source, which it converts into chemical energy by means of photosynthesis. The amount that a plant grows [...]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Grow Lights Guide
By: Susan Slobac
If you are starting out with indoor gardening, there is a lot to learn. One of the important environmental factors that you will need to provide for your plants is appropriate light. Plants need light for photosynthesis. Plants have the amazing ability to change light energy through photosynthesis into [...]
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
The Costs of Lighting an Indoor Garden
By: Susan Slobac
If you are an indoor gardener, then you know that one of the major environmental factors that can make or break your garden is lighting. Grow lights are used in the home or in a greenhouse setting in order to replicate, as closely as artificial lights can, natural sunlight. Appropriate [...]