Grow LED Lights Offer Advantages Above a Fluorescent Grow Light

Interested in indoor gardening? Choosing the right grow light depends on how serious your interest is. Do you plan to grow just a few vegetable harvests or do you plan on growing for many years in the future?

If your indoor vegetable garden will likely be a one-time effort just to give indoor growing a try, you are probably better off with a fluorescent grow light. They are cheaper than LED lights, but provide adequate light for a good sized growing area. They work more efficient than metal halide lights, which takes a little of the load off your electric costs.

Grow LED lights are on the higher end of the cost scale, but they are built to last. While a fluorescent grow light must be replaced every year in order to provide ample light, grow LED lights can last up to ten years while still producing quality light to grow healthy plants. Fluorescent lights will be filling a landfill years before the LED light ever gives out.

Plus, LED bulbs are 80 percent more efficient light than fluorescent lighting. This can seriously minimize your electric bill. In fact, you can provide enough light for a 12 foot growing area with only 90 watts of power. That’s just a little more than a living room lamp. These lights are virtually unnoticeable with a minimal carbon footprint. They’re good for the environment, both in their efficiency as well as high grade ability to last.

LED lights are also easier to suspend in a greenhouse. There’s no ballast required, so they can simply be hung above the garden. Since they emit little heat, you can place the lights close to the plants without scorching them.

Whatever your light choices, indoor growing can be a fun and rewarding hobby, providing a healthy diet of fresh vegetables all through winter. Any small space can be turned into an indoor vegetable greenhouse. Start today and grow a green thumb.