Grow lights are used by many businesses and individuals to grow plants of various kinds indoors. Commercial growers get a great benefit from using grow lights, as they extend the growing season, which is usually determined by the weather and available sunlight. Grow lights are not a new concept and have been used in various […]
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Grow lights are used by many businesses and individuals to grow plants of various kinds indoors. Commercial growers get a great benefit from using grow lights, as they extend the growing season, which is usually determined by the weather and available sunlight.

Grow lights are not a new concept and have been used in various forms for many decades. The original incandescent bulb was often used with reflectors to achieve some impressive growth results.
However, lighting technology has come a long way in the past couple of decades and, for many purposes, the lighting source of choice is the LED. What is LED, and why is it the best way forward in terms of grow lights"

We will tackle these questions in the following article, in which we will explain what the benefits of LED are over other lighting sources. Let?s begin by outlining what LED stands for and what LEDs are.

1. What is LED" 

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. Now, you may remember in the dim and distant past the craze for digital watches beginning in the 1970s, the ...