LED lighting for interior cultivation: a powerful tool

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In this category you can find all the types of products that allow the user to have their interior crops controlled and well illuminated.

Finding LED lighting installed in an inner crop begins not to be surprising. Over the years, this technique has won a lot for its enormous advantages for any type of crop and its versatility: you can have the plants you want regardless of whether you are an important scientist or someone who lives in the center of a large city.

1 LED lighting for interior cultivation: a powerful tool

The great energy savings that generate LED lighting is one of the main reasons for this boom: depending on the type of plant, there are crops that may need up to 18 uninterrupted lights of light. With the specific use of LED lamps for interior cultivation, spending can be 25 times better than with respect to certain traditional lights.

2 The influence of the spectrum of light

The light that plants receive daily is fundamental to activate photosynthesis, that chemical process so explained in schools and that is vitarized for the survival of any plant. Only with light this process can be activated. If a plant does not receive the necessary light or will not grow or do so in poor condition in addition, thanks to the use of the so -called “Grow lamps”, the spectrum of light can be easily manipulated (especially due to the different colors that can be used ) that the plants of an interior crop receive. With the replacement of old systems for more current ones, facilities can be carried out in which separate and necessary spectra are issued for the growth and flowering of plants. The temperature is also erected as a differential value: LEDs do not emit as much heat as traditional bulbs, so they can be placed closer to plants without fear of damaging them.

3 What can each type of LED contribute?

Thanks to LED spotlights for interior cultivation, plants can absorb much more light than with halogen lamps. And by their aforementioned versatility they can be installed both in greenhouses, controlled growth cameras or aquariums. These are some LEDs that can be used based on each need concrete and that, of course, can be installed combined so that each one executes their function:

  • Red LEDs: Not only do infrared rays provide that any plant needs to flourish, but is also a perfect natural insect repellent.
  • White LEDs: In the absence of natural light they are the best alternative to achieve something similar to it.
  • Blue LEDs: essential to provide the UV rays required by plants to grow correctly.

4 Science already uses LED lamps for interior cultivation

There are already voices that ensure that the fact of being able to effectively illuminate a crop with LED lights to manipulate the light spectra will soon be the key to the beginning of a new food revolution. A perfect example that this might not be very distant is at the University of the Netherlands, where Professor Leo Marcelis has a greenhouse in which he uses different colored lights to “modify the smell, taste and even content in vitamins of their tomatoes ”, as explained in this report. In the case of Marcelis, just playing with the light and balance between all the LED colors that come into play has absolute control of what happens with their plants: if you want more efficient growth, squeeze the red light, to generate more tomatoes small opt for green LEDs, while the blue color is the tool that uses to create tomatoes that contain more antioxidants, that is, thanks to the benefits of the LED bulbs Specific for crops, humans can be before the tool that would solve current problems and the near future: we could be able to generate all protein demand that developing countries need to consume, for example.

5 gardens and gardens

They are a more urban and less impact trend, but also needs lighting. A garden inside your home allows you to eat small -scale organic foods, even if you live in the center of a large city. Knowing that LEDs embody a powerful tool to take full advantage of an interior cultivation, it is worth knowing some additional tips:

  • When plants are starting to grow is when they need more light. The necessary LED LED lamp must be correctly selected and adapt the separation between the light source and the plants, although knowing that they will never burn.
  • Some devices, such as the Grow Par38 LED lamp, help the full growth cycle of the plant, from germination to maturation, thanks in large part to the diffuser that it has and that allows the light to be distributed homogeneously.
  • A good timer is a perfect additional help to control the light flows that each plant needs daily.
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