Who Benefits from LED Grow Lights

For the longest time, indoor gardeners have benefited from high intensity discharge lights, allowing them to grow their plants indoors, regardless of the weather conditions outdoors.  Unfortunately, these lights were inefficient with regards to energy consumption, unlike LED grow lights.  That allows people like me to grow plants like tomatoes or any flowers even in January.

Basically, any plant can be grown using these lights, even those that are known to require maximum sunlight, such as watermelons, for example.

Greenhouses and Commercial Growers

Since the beginning of this indoor lighting technology, commercial growers and greenhouse owners have used it extensively to maximize profits.  They have also used them to their fullest advantages, helping their plants grow bigger, taller and leafier.  Those in the vegetable and fruit growing businesses have experienced greater harvests when using these lights, meaning that there really is no off-season.  In other words, they can grow any fruits and any vegetables at any time of the year.

Remember that some plants require up to 16 hours of light each day. The sun isn’t always up for that long and in those cases growing light technology is needed.

Aquarium and Reef Lighting

Even the aquarium industry is seeing the benefits of LED lighting because these lights create incredibly colored plants in any type of water, be it fresh water or salt water.  In addition to the improved lighting, LED lights are also more energy efficient, drawing less power.

Leaders in the industry such as PetSmart are now all for LED lights for use in aquariums, as they too have seen the benefits they bring.

Medical Marijuana

Medicinal marijuana is being grown legally in many states, especially California, by organizations and even individuals who maintain a specific license to do so.  For obvious reasons, those who grow medical marijuana prefer to do so indoors rather than outdoors.

These organizations and individuals who hold the special license to grow medical cannabis are now switching to LED lights as opposed to using the traditional HID lights.  The reason for the switch is the savings that they can enjoy with regards to energy.

Conclusion

As you can see, numerous industries and individuals are enjoying the benefits and advantages that these lights bring.  As time passes, they are becoming more widely accepted.  The fact that the price of LED lighting has begun to drop considerably, it is likely that they will replace the traditional options of the past.