| For those of you that may not know, LED stands | | | | over their opponents is the fact that products using |
| for light emitting diode. The light emitting diode was | | | | LED technology are able to provide enough blue and |
| invented in the late ‘20s by a Russian radio | | | | red light to produce healthy growth throughout the |
| technician called Oleg Losev. In 1927 he published his | | | | vegetative and flowering stages. Products employing |
| results and revealed to the world for the first time | | | | other technologies such as high intensity discharge |
| the marvels of LED lighting. For a long time scientists | | | | are not able to produce sufficient quantities of both |
| were not able to find truly viable applications for the | | | | red and blue light with one product, so users need to |
| LED. Nowadays, we have numerous applications for | | | | purchase two products in order to have a successful |
| LED’s and these include low consumption | | | | grow light system, a MH lamp for vegetative and a |
| flashlights, TVs, grow lights and many, many more. | | | | HPS lamp for flowering. LED grow lights have |
| Its use in the gardening sector has been presented | | | | integrated power supplies so there is no need for a |
| as a great new alternative to old grow light | | | | separate ballast like in the case of HID lamps, which |
| technologies. | | | | require both reflectors and separate ballasts. As you |
| LED grow lights are available in various wattage. By | | | | can clearly see, the benefits of LED grow lights are |
| having LEDs that emit light with wavelengths close to | | | | numerous. |
| chlorophyl's absorption peaks LED grow lights are able | | | | The efficiency levels are far superior to those |
| to grow more efficiently then full spectrum lights. LED | | | | presented by other technologies such as regular bulbs |
| grow lights are nature friendly from every possible | | | | or fluorescent grow lights. If all the advantages |
| stand point. First of all, as you may already know, | | | | presented previously were not sufficient to convince |
| LED grow lights and LED technology in general is | | | | you of the superiority of LED grow lights over their |
| highly energy efficient. Moreover, LED grow lights do | | | | counterparts, then you can simply not overlook the |
| not contain any heavy metals whatsoever. Traditional | | | | power consumption aspect. The power consumption |
| grow lights, on the other hand, contain mercury and | | | | levels are around a quarter of traditional grow lights |
| other heavy metals. Another advantage which is | | | | (HPS and MH). Additionally, the high durability of LEDs |
| found useful by many of its users is the immediate | | | | allows for 100,000 hours of use before the LEDs |
| start. As opposed to say HID lamps that take one | | | | wear out. All in all, if you are looking for the best |
| minute or more to start, LED grow lamps start | | | | possible lighting solution for your hydroponics garden |
| immediately. | | | | look no further then LED grow lights. |
| Another large advantage that LED grow lights have | | | | |