. Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #7 – Conversion Bulbs)

This week’s focus: Grow Lights #7 – Conversion Bulbs What are CONVERSION BULBS? How do they work? Conversion bulbs are designed to allow MH systems to produce HPS light and HPS systems to produce MH light. This type of bulb allows the tailoring of the light source to the growth stage of the plant (again, [...]

Repost: Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #3 – Photosynthesis)

This week’s focus: Grow Lights #3 – Photosynthesis Of the many light-absorbing pigments within a plant’s leaf structure, the most active of is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs light from the blue and red wavelengths of the visual spectrum, turning plants into that stunning green our eyes have come to know and love. The absorbed radiant energy [...]

Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #6 – HID Bulbs)

This week’s focus: Grow Lights #6 – HID Bulbs Many bulbs on the market are not suitable for high yield rooms. Incandescent lighting (ordinary light bulbs, spot lights, “plants lights” etc.) shouldn’t really be considered. They are inefficient, not bright enough and have an incorrect color spectrum. If you want to grow plants using artificial [...]

Growing with Confidence – Tricks of the Trade (Grow Tip #4 – HID Grow Lights)

This week’s focus: Grow Lights #4 – HID Grow Lights High-Intensity Discharge lights come as close to natural light as technology allows. However, they’re not so sophisticated as to completely reproduce the full spectrum. Consequently, two types of HIDs have been created to blend into a cohesive spectrum — the Metal Halide and the High [...]