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Nowadays, more and more indoor growers are using grow LEDs to grow cannabis indoors.

When undertaking any indoor cultivation, the first thing to choose is the type of lighting you will use, in order to guarantee the plants adequate light and heat for their growth and flowering.

Until a few years ago, LED lamps were considered an ineffective lighting solution by the cannabis community, especially due to their poor performance in terms of yield.

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The progress applied to new modern technologies has allowed the creation of very competitive and superior quality LEDs for growing plants , increasing their popularity.

Today there are grow LEDs on the market with the same performance, if not even better, than traditional HPS lamps.

Compared to metal halide lamps, what are the advantages of the best grow LEDs:

• They consume between 35% and 40% less;
• They emit little heat;
• They have a much longer lifespan;
• They have much smaller dimensions, allowing you to increase the cultivable space;
• They have a quicker and simpler ignition system, connecting to the power in plug&play mode .

Are you interested in purchasing a grow led for professional cultivation? By reading our guide you will find some useful tips for its use, regardless of the level of experience you have with this type of lighting and with indoor cultivation.

Do led grow lights work for indoor growing?

LED lamps for indoor growing have now reached an excellent level of efficiency when compared to traditional lighting systems. In fact, cultivation with grow LEDs has become very advantageous in terms of quality/light output and price, for growing various types of plants at home, such as light cannabis.

Indoor growing LEDs are able to offer enormous advantages in growing cannabis, compared to other systems, such as HPS and HID lamps.

Let's see what these advantages are, in order to evaluate whether or not it is worth investing in this innovative system for the success of your growing operations.

LED lights for indoor cultivation:

1. They have a higher luminous efficiency;
2. They last a long time;
3. They emit little heat;
4. They reduce the frequency of watering;
5. They allow you to save on fertilization and electricity.

LED lights are known for their luminous efficiency, with energy savings of up to 50%, quite evident in electricity bills.

In addition to consuming less electricity, they have a much longer lifespan than other types of lights (between 50-60 thousand hours) and produce an almost zero amount of heat.

This means that the temperature inside a Grow Box can be kept under control more easily, and additional cooling systems are not needed to maintain optimal temperatures.

This is extremely beneficial in warmer weather or if you live in areas with high temperatures. On the contrary, however, with LED cultivation in very cold environments, a heat source may be necessary to reach the optimal values, suitable for indoor cultivation.

By producing less heat, plants can be brought closer to light without suffering negative effects. We are talking about about 30–45cm from the tops of the plants for optimal yield, but the distance between the plants must always be evaluated based on the species being cultivated.

If you use LED lamps to grow indoors , neither large quantities of water nor high frequency of irrigation will be necessary. Since very high temperatures are never reached inside the grow tent, the evaporation of the water contained in the pots will be much lower.

This means never having to exceed the administration of water, thus avoiding suffocating and saturating the roots of the plants.

This is a feature that must be taken into great consideration, especially if you switch from growing with HPS lamps to LED ones: in the first case you need to administer much more water, because evaporation is greater. With LED indoor cultivation, no.

A direct consequence of the reduction in irrigation is also a lower consumption of nutrients for cannabis plants. With less heat and, therefore, less evaporation, the plants will assimilate the substances they need more slowly, but equally effectively.

Therefore, in addition to avoiding the risk of overfertilization, this will certainly save on the purchase of fertilizers, up to a reduction of approximately 30%.

LED grow lights for weed: which light spectrum is suitable for cannabis

Unlike HPS lamps, cultivation LED grow lights can be dimmed to obtain more light spectrums.

This is a significant advantage, as plants require different light spectrums during their different life phases.

The sunlight that stimulates photosynthesis in plants has different frequencies and wavelengths, which correspond to the range of colors typical of the rainbow and visible to the human eye.

An artificial indoor lamp must therefore be able to reproduce the entire spectrum of light necessary to grow cannabis plants in a healthy and luxuriant way. For this type of plants, the main color spectra in the life cycle are:

• Blue/White; for the growth phase;
• Red, for the flowering phase.

Thanks to innovation and technological progress, today with a LED grow lamp for indoor growing it is possible to dim not only the color spectrum, but also adjust the intensity of the light based on the growth phase in which the plant is.

Furthermore, the most recently manufactured grow LEDs also include infrared and UV spectra, which increase luminous efficiency, increasing production.

Growing with LED lamps is very simple and their high efficiency certainly repays the investments and high costs incurred initially.

if interested, consult our guide to learn about the light spectra suitable for indoor cultivation: Par, Ppf, Lux and Lumen: Guide to the light spectrum useful for plants

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LED grow lights review how to choose them

Each grow room has its own setup, it is therefore necessary to carefully consider the choice of the suitable LED. Before purchasing a LED grow lamp, however, you need to know the models available on the market which are:

1. COB LEDs ;
2. Standard LED (purple);
3. “Spread Style” LED.

The choice of one model rather than another can depend on various factors: first of all, the square meters available dedicated to cultivation, in relation to the number of pots.

In fact, depending on the surface available, a certain wattage will need to be applied for successful cultivation, ensuring that the entire cultivation area, including corners, is covered with LED light.

SURFACE	WATTAGE	LED GROWING
0.4 / 0.6 m2	50-125 Watts	LEDs
0.8 m2	125 - 250 Watts	LEDs
1 m2	315 - 600 Watts	LEDs
1.2 / 1.5 m2	315 - 750 Watts	LEDs
over 1.5 / 2 m2	750 - 1000 Watts	LEDs

Modern LED lamps emit an exceptional quantity of lumens per Watt, also thanks to the new COB (Chips on Board) technology.

However, their limit is the optics (i.e. the width of coverage per m2) in the areas furthest from the center, as they do not have optical reflectors.

Therefore do not skimp on the wattage per square meter: the higher the watts and intensity of the light emitted over a larger surface, the greater the penetration of the light into the structure of the plants, allowing for an excellent harvest.

When choosing LED lights, another factor to take into consideration is humidity. Grow LEDs are notoriously sensitive to working with excessive humidity, as the circuits could be damaged.

Therefore, an extractor that always works is highly recommended in indoor cultivation with LEDs .

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Best led grow ligths review

Are you wondering what are the best indoor cultivation LEDs on the market? It must be said that nowadays technology ensures the excellent performance and efficiency of most of the products available, despite costs that still remain high.

Nowadays there are various reviews and comments on products online, and all this helps to compare indoor grow LEDs in a professional manner. In fact, customer ratings and reviews allow you to get a fairly complete idea regarding:

• Quality;
• Price;
• Any merits or defects of certain products.

In conclusion, defining which is the best grow LED on the market today is rather difficult, given the large quantity of models, each with different characteristics, and, above all, constantly evolving.

Are you looking for LED lamps for your cannabis light cultivation?

On our site you will be able to find a wide choice of the best new generation indoor LEDs, such as the Lumatek or the Super Greta LEDs from HIPARGERO such as the Super Greta HI-PAR LED cultivation model 240w which is equivalent in power to a 400w HPS lamp.

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