Lighting Archives - my Garden and Greenhouse

April 23, 20220

How to Understand LED Grow Light Plant Lights and Watts

Marshall McLuhan once said, “It is the framework which changes with each new technology and not just the picture within the frame.” This is certa

February 20, 20220

Of all the hardware used in an indoor garden or greenhouse few compare in importance to horticultural lighting. For indoor gardens, horticultural lig

February 17, 20220

Growing plants indoors under grow lights is very different to outdoor growing. Pay particular attention to the lamp size and type, plant height a

January 23, 20220

Free standing greenhouses placed away from buildings, trees and other obstructions may not require artificial light most of the time if they are

December 22, 20210

Light energy is the most important controllable factor in every indoor garden. For indoor gardens, the light energy is the driving force behind a

December 3, 20210

T5 High Output Grow Light While researching indoor fluorescent grow lights, you may have heard that T8 fluorescent lamps are more efficient than s

October 19, 20210

Let’s consider what happens when plants are grown under generated light. As a graduate student, and then as a young Assistant Professor beginning

October 15, 20210

What does it mean when a light has a “wide beam spread” or “narrow angle of light dispersion”? These are terms associated with LED grow lighting. The

September 27, 20210

The information in this article can only be applied to "conventional" magnetic ballasts. Digital/electronic ballasts, which are becoming more com

September 23, 20210

The vegetative stage of growth for marijuana is the stage that builds a strong or weak foundation for the upcoming flowering stage. During the vegeta