Indoor Gardening With the
UFO LED Grow Light
UFO LED lighting is a fairly recent developing in indoor
gardening lighting. It takes the power of tiny LED lights
and combines and configures them in such a way as to
produce indoor light perfectly
suited
for growing plants. There are many types of indoor
gardening applications where the UFO LED grow light can be
beneficial.
Seed Starting and the LED Light
Many different types of seeds benefit from the application
of appropriate light during the seed germination process.
Seeds such as lettuce, mullein and evening primrose achieve
germination only when light is applied. If they are outside
in the garden, they rely on natural sunlight, but if
indoors, it is up to the gardener to apply the light they
need. The UFO LED light is suited to this purpose, because
it not only offers the bright light needed for germination,
but in the case of lettuce, which requires cooler soil and
air temperatures for germination to occur, the LED UFO grow
light produces no heat. This allows you to more easily
control the air and soil temperatures so you can achieve
the best germination rate for your seed. You can do this
without the added expense of fans and vents, which are
typically used with other types of lighting.
Seedling To Mature Plant Growth and UFO
Lights
The UFO LED grow light is especially popular with indoor
gardening enthusiasts because it produces a very bright
light. When compared with other commonly used grow lights,
such as high pressure sodium grow lamps, the UFO LED
lighting typically puts out a more intense light than a 400
watt HPS grow bulb. It is especially important that
seedlings receive very bright light as they are growing,
because without it they will develop weak, spindly stems as
they struggle to reach the little light that is
available.
It is also important to understand the basics of color
temperature and how that applies to plant growth and UFO
LED lighting. Color temperature is measured in kelvins,
notated as K. Lower color temperatures, in the 2200-2300K
range are seen as warm colors like red and orange. These
are the colors that plants need for flower and fruit
production. Higher color temperatures in the 6000-6500K
range are seen as cool colors such as blue, and these are
suitable for vegetative growth. Therefore, you want higher
color temperature for seedlings, and lower color
temperature for mature plants that you are trying to get to
produce flowers or fruits.
The LED UFO grow light is ideal for all phases of plant
growth because it utilizes only the light spectrum required
by plants. UFO LED lights also save money because they use
no wasted light spectrums, such as green light. UFO LED
lights use less power than other common grow lights, and
UFO LED lighting creates less pollution as well. Finally,
the LED UFO grow light has a long life of 80,000 or more
useful hours.