Anyone exploring the current indoor growing landscape will encounter a dominant narrative: the age of LED has arrived. Grow tents and commercial facilities now gleam with the light of advanced diode panels, promoted as the pinnacle of efficiency and modernity. The general consensus seems clear: technologies like High Pressure Sodium (HPS) are relics destined to […]
The success of an indoor cannabis grow depends on multiple interconnected factors, but few are as decisive as a properly sized extraction system. It’s not simply about moving air; it’s the beating heart that keeps the artificial ecosystem we’ve created for our plants alive. An efficient extraction system combines three key elements: the power needed […]
As summer draws to a close and the intense heat stops being that silent threat to indoor grows, the nights gradually begin to lengthen. Thousands of growers start switching the lights back on, adjusting timers, and planning their return to their grow tents – small sanctuaries where the natural and artificial must work together with […]
Designed to mimic the spectrum of sunlight, full spectrum LED grow lights provide plants with the essential wavelengths they need for optimal growth and development. From energizing blues to stimulating reds, these lights offer a balanced spectrum that promotes photosynthesis, chlorophyll production and overall plant health. Here we explain the basics of this technology. A […]
A well-designed lighting system is an essential aspect of any indoor growing environment. Growers must ensure that their plants receive enough energy to develop at an optimal rate without being overwhelmed. This brings us to one of the most frequently asked questions growers ask: How close or far away should LED lights be from the […]
Talk to any cannabis grow lighting professional and you’ll probably find yourself, after a while, immersed in a soup of acronyms that are difficult to understand. We all use acronyms, but sometimes we forget that the general public may not know our favorite abbreviations. Hopefully, this glossary of terms will allow you to blend seamlessly […]
The grower can currently find two types of ballasts on the market that are based on different technologies and offer different possibilities. These are electronic and electromagnetic ballasts, and it is convenient to know their characteristics in order to know which one to choose. In electromagnetic ballasts the operation is based on the magnetic field […]
