Lowe's has
24" or 36" Good Earth Lighting LED Under Cabinet Grow Light for
$14.98 each. Choose free store pickup where stock permits, otherwise
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Available:Features:- 2 in 1 Undercabinet light and Grow Light produces warm white 3000K appearance to the eye
- This grow light has 620nm peak wave length full spectrum that promotes plants and vegetable growth, to encourages stem, flower, fruit production
- 20-Watt covers low light plants like herbs and lettuce
- Built-in on and off rocker switch for manual control
- Linkable built-in outlet that will allow up to 10 fixtures of the same size and style to link together
- Count on long lasting LED lights that have a rated lamp life of 30,000 hours
- Durable plastic body construction with a white finish and acrylic diffuser
- Includes two ways to mount: Surface Mount or use (2) 12-in chains and S hooks for hanging moun
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Essentially, plants mostly need certain wavelengths of blue and red light (Hence why grow lights are usually purple when turned on). Wavelengths not used by plants dont do any harm, they are just reflected/not used. Green light for example, is not used at all. Which is why plants look green, the green light is reflected to your eyes.
Your typical shop lights are designed to mimic the color of daylight/warm white, and usually end up heavy on the green/orange range. You would be missing the critical blue range. This isnt to say a shop light wont work, it just wont work well, meaning you have to have more lights at closer range than a properly designed light.
All plants are different too, some dont need certain wavelengths that others do.
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The main draw of these vs fluorescent tube lights is power consumption and heat. FL provide a more gradual and broad color spectrum where LEDs are going to be targeted intense wavelengths. You can find charts online that demonstrate this. Some uses it works great, others need the broad light. LED gets around this by using multiple wavelength LEDs in their setups.
"grow lights" or 'Targeted Spectrum lights' have a purple-ish looking glow that targets the wavelengths for plant growth
'full spectrum' lights include parts of the spectrum that plants don't need.
If you look at the color graph for Grow Lights, you will see that the green and yellow colors are notched out.
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"grow lights" or 'Targeted Spectrum lights' have a purple-ish looking glow that targets the wavelengths for plant growth
'full spectrum' lights include parts of the spectrum that plants don't need.
If you look at the color graph for Grow Lights, you will see that the green and yellow colors are notched out.
So specifically to the question whether work shop lights are just as effective compared to specified 'grow light', it sounds like the answer is likely yes??
Is it just a matter of intensity/brightness then, as long as lights are white?
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So specifically to the question whether work shop lights are just as effective compared to specified 'grow light', it sounds like the answer is likely yes??
Is it just a matter of intensity/brightness then, as long as lights are white?
Curious where did you find this? And is this a good or bad value for this size light?
Essentially, plants mostly need certain wavelengths of blue and red light (Hence why grow lights are usually purple when turned on). Wavelengths not used by plants dont do any harm, they are just reflected/not used. Green light for example, is not used at all. Which is why plants look green, the green light is reflected to your eyes.
Your typical shop lights are designed to mimic the color of daylight/warm white, and usually end up heavy on the green/orange range. You would be missing the critical blue range. This isnt to say a shop light wont work, it just wont work well, meaning you have to have more lights at closer range than a properly designed light.
All plants are different too, some dont need certain wavelengths that others do.
If you have any additional questions feel free to ask, I am an Environmental Scientist working for Fish and Game.
Less effective because you are wasting power in needless parts of the spectrum.
Less effective because you likely have very little output in certain parts of the spectrum that plants require.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMHfBob
( It's genuinely spooky how unintentionally prescient this movie this movie has proven to be.)
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMHfBob
( It's genuinely spooky how unintentionally prescient this movie this movie has proven to be.)
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