Light is two main things for plants: It is energy and it is information. Learn how to use the right spectrum of light to get huge growth, abundant flowers, and massive fruit. Plants are far, far more adaptable than we often give them credit.  And, they have to be.  They are stuck where their seed germinated. […]

There was a time when choosing a grow light was simple – all you needed to know was what brand and wattage you wanted.  Things have changed.  Drastically.  The market has been flooded with grow light options and it can be quite challenging to figure out which light is best for you.  Below is some […]

 The Bizarre Science of Light Production If we are to understand the science of how LED’s produce light, we first have to understand something quite odd about electrons.  Electrons can not do something that seems very simple – have “forbidden” quantities of energy. To think of it as whole numbers, electrons could be at energy levels […]

Claim: LEDs do not produce heat. FALSE! They do.   And it’s a fact that many LED companies outright lie about and we’re here to set the record straight.  You might be surprised to learn that in a closed system (we’ll explain this later), they produce as much heat as high-pressure sodium (HPS), metal halide (MH), […]

Your beloved plants are run by tiny machines.  The stories of these machines are absolutely fascinating and worth a moment of your time to learn about.  It’s should be noted that if these machines didn’t exist, neither would you. Tiny Machine #1: RuBisCO 18.5% of your body is made of carbon.  We can thank RuBisCO, […]

Many growers misunderstand ultraviolet light.  They think that it will always hurt their plants.  Or, they think that only UV-B is helpful in increasing the medicinal quality of plants.  Both those statements are untrue.  In this article, we’d like to tell you four reasons you should be growing with UV-A.  Before that, though, a reminder on what […]

Smart investors understand that being profitable isn’t just about reducing expenditures; it’s also about making more money.  While the long-term savings for switching to LEDs are very real, the biggest story here is how much more you will make.  Keep reading, your return on investment might be much quicker than you think. We are going […]

  In this article, we will share with you some differences of growing with LEDs as well as some practical tips to maximize your yields. First, though, we’ll look at a fundamental difference between HID and LED light. This difference is the key to understanding what makes growing under LED different. Why Growing under LED […]