Which is better, LED or high-pressure sodium? Kind LED is busting these 5 myths about grow lights to help you grow the optimum yield. An article by Herb and Kind LED.
On a quest for the best lights for growing cannabis? Between fluorescent, LEDs, and high-pressure sodium (HPS), the great wide world of grow lights can get confusing. Can you really increase yields and grow quality cannabis with energy-saving lights? Kind LED say you can. Here are 5 truths about growing bigger yields with LED vs HPS grow lights.
HPS lights have been associated with high yields for a long time. But, there’s a reason why some of the largest commercial grow operations have made the switch to LED.
A 600w HPS light can produce up to 150 to 300 grams in optimal growing environments, which is 0.5 grams per watt or less. LEDs, however, can produce as high as 1 to 1.5 grams per watt.
All the while, LEDs use less energy to produce the equivalent HPS wattage. For example, Kind’s K3XL600 lights have an actual wattage of 320. Yet, they produce an equal light quality to that of a 600-watt HPS.
In the past decade, technological advancements have led to massive improvements in LED lighting systems. Kind LED products showcase some of these advancements perfectly.
Kind utilizes high-quality lenses that hyper-focus lights from all spectrums onto your canopy. This means that photons are beamed directly to the plants.
Low-quality LED lights, however, don’t have this same focused effect. This is one reason to opt for improved design and trusted materials prior to investing in expensive lighting systems.
Some products, like Kind’s, will provide light that is more focused and usable to the plants. This gives growers the ability to get the greatest possible crop yield.
Think that LEDs cause fluffy buds? Think again. Some