LED Grow Lights for Marijuana

In this post we will focus on introducing a little more new LED lighting systems. These systems take advantage of the energy emitted by the light emitting diodes, hence its name, the acronym in English of Light-Emitting Diode. These diodes do not lose energy when producing light, which maximizes their power.

As LEDs do not have enough power alone, LED clusters are made, so-called Led Panels, these can contain more or less units depending on the surface to be cultivated, being able to find panels with different configurations. We can emphasize that the spectra of the led can be adapted according to the use that is wanted to give, blue for the growth and red for the flowering or mixture of both for the two periods. The LEDs do not lose power during use, like the LED plant grow lights, they have a long life. Besides the light they emit is continuous and does not cause any stress to the plants.

After several tests with several models of LEDs, such as greenhouse grow lights, we can say that we are facing a lighting system that can revolutionize indoor cultivation, but not by saving energy, which would not exceed 25% (a figure that is not negligible on the other hand) If not for the ease that gives us for the management of the climate, especially in hot areas and for the minimum stress to which the plant is subjected both in terms of climatic stress and excess of direct radiation.

The heat irradiation emitted by Led panels compared to HPS lamps is minimal, greatly facilitating the control of the climate during the course of the crop, as well as they will not emit much heat, they allow to realize cultures in those times or zones warmer in Which can not be cultivated with HPS unless an air conditioner is installed.

Since the heat emission is almost zero, it will not be necessary to install a powerful ventilation system, only having a low capacity extractor will suffice (200m3 / m2). It should be noted that it will be good to have a small dehumidifier to adjust more easily the relative humidity of the growing environment, especially in the night phases, at the same time, the odors from the marijuana plants are more accentuated and noticeable when temperatures and The irradiation of the focus to the plants is higher, due to the volatilization of the terpenes. As the LED does not emit as much heat as the HPS systems the odors of the plants are volatilized in less quantity, reducing significantly its perceptibility and improving the final product.