Professor of botany here. Great job explaining this- you've got it bang on the nail! I'll be showing this to my students.

@johnmcafee9663

2 жыл бұрын

ill buy when the market is actually clear enough for leyman to understand, even professors of botany need confirmaation on this new tech

@mindwis3

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmcafee9663 Surely that point is already behind us, the point where good led's outperform any other source (besides the sun) was passed years ago. Many good sources.. the channel from Migro (here on youtube) being one of the best.

@johnmcafee9663

2 жыл бұрын

@@mindwis3 Maybe ?, people i speak to have ended up with bad product, have no idea what they used, maybe you can help.... i use a 400 W MH and 400 W HPS, im looking for LED equivelent with the purpose of lowering bills, i dont want to compromise on final quality or even quantity of what i currently use, im assuming LED VS HPS doesnt do this ? and can i find an LED that will pull less than 400 W from the wall but still give me 400 w equivelant or better while not compromising on quality ? this stuff head Fu%$s me lol and id imagine given the targeted market for such products i wouldnt be alone

@mindwis3

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @@johnmcafee9663, finding a 300 watt LED that beats 400 watt HPS/MH shouldn't be too hard. Perhaps rather than directly compare, you can detail the size you want to cover and how intense you'd like the light to be. i would consider going for around 400 watt led with a dial to set the power, that way you can get the same intensity you have now, but you have some headspace too if you turn up the power. The link below is a direct comparison of HPS/MH vs LED by Sean, who has been selling and advising on that stuff for a decade.. he knows his stuff really well. please have a look at the clip below and things will get clearer i promise :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2Wrw9GLhNLUk5s.html

@casualfocus1371

2 жыл бұрын

Haha professor ganjit

I'm only "growing delicious food" officer.

@Shawayze

3 жыл бұрын

"Whats your name? "Purple sticky punch" you're gonna make someone really happy"

@juanitawilliams8684

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shawayze bjkmjm

@juanitawilliams8684

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shawayze bjkmjm

@tonywharton5220

3 жыл бұрын

It was the Dog! Always blame the dog.

Yes, food, im growing food

@carolynsteele5116

4 жыл бұрын

I realize that people looking for help growing weed indoors find themselves on gardener channels, and give a sinister laugh. But yes, there are those of us who are honestly passionate about growing veggies.

@rustyshackleford1978

4 жыл бұрын

@@carolynsteele5116 did you forget to take your meds or were you born without a sense of humor? Relax... chill.... It was actually pretty humorous. Lightened up a bad day for me.

@Beanmachine91

4 жыл бұрын

@@carolynsteele5116 vegetables like peyote

@elancaster808

4 жыл бұрын

Carolyn Steele gardening is gardening, what someone chooses to grow is irrelevant to the information provided in this video. Please explain what compels you to respond to the original comment which was obviously made in jest. I wonder how anything concerning the topic of gardening indoors is cause for your “sinister” laughter, no matter what someone else is growing. Are you honestly stating that growing Cannabis is sinister? If so, please explain how you have come to this conclusion. I however find it ironic that you mention your laughter based on a comment which is a joke you are not getting in the first place because you lack a sense of humor. I guess you hate jokes and the “sinister” devil’s lettuce 🤔

@igormarinkovic1531

4 жыл бұрын

weed only growers are in minority anyways idk why are they so hyped up

Wow oh wow I was just getting ready to buy some lights and thought it would be a good idea to see what people say about them. Thanks for the information! Makes me better informed😊

I've had this stuff explained to me a bunch of times & this is the first time I've actually understood it, so thank you!

Best explained terminology on LEDs.when I first looked up what lights are worth purchasing I thought this stuff would be somewhat difficult to learn but it really ain't,very informative for beginners.

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig!

@themastergerman9989

4 жыл бұрын

I keep hearing about this LEF 600w Vivir spectral light is it good or not does anybody know

One of the most informative LED light guide videos I've seen yet. Great work brother. I really enjoyed this

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciate hearing that!

You literally have everything I need. Haha. I'll be transforming our old refrigerator to some sort of seed starting station and I'm currently looking into grow lights. Thanks as always Kev!

Thank you. Your video was informative, enlightning and relatively easy for me to understand (mostly)! I'm going to try going beyond my aero garden with some larger plants, as well as the Kratky method. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!

This was an interesting video. Thank you, Kevin. I learned something new just by watching. I've never tried starting seeds under grow lights. Since I got a late start this year, I just purchased plants from one of our local department stores. I want to try growing from seeds next year.

A REAL gardener talking? The sensible points to shopping for high performance grow lamps are covered here. Thank you Epic Gardening.

Bringing the knowledge! Very insightful and informative. I've been looking for this type of info and many of the light sellers mislead buyers because the lack of knowledge on the consumers part. Thank you for your time and efforts, great video!

This video made me feel like I was in school again and the teacher is talking but I have no idea what he's saying

@YTJasonNguyen

4 жыл бұрын

Looooool me too “I missed the last 4 years of this class sorry “

@heywoodjablome5630

3 жыл бұрын

Watch a few times. You'll get it. You're no dummy!

@plantgurugangsta7299

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I've been watching videos for the past hr or so trying to learn and that sums it up....

@heywoodjablome5630

3 жыл бұрын

@@plantgurugangsta7299 #Inflential

@fsalcedo9

3 жыл бұрын

🤔so is led light any good ?

Thanks for your help bro. Second time through I’m starting to get it more. Third time I think ill be ready lol

I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but clearly understood in detail what you shared. I'm confident we can grow two Basel one Cilantro plants indoors this winter. Thanks!

dude great work you are relly helpfull to the whole community

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say

If you studied to prepare for this and present this fantastic dissertation to us, thank you! Best explanation I've seen yet. Thank you for your efforts to share this knowledge.

This is such an awesome video. Very informative. Gets right down to the facts.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this!

Thank you so much, this was helpful 👍

Excellent.im starting to get a feel for what I need and what to buy.thank you

I found a 4300 lumen LED shop light for $15. It worked so great I bought another one. I'm starting seeds so it works great for me.

You sir... are a gentlemen and a scholar. Thank you for giving me the knowledge to make an educated decision. Thank you for suggesting this light and appreciating the vendor for sending it to you to demo while still being humble about it. “Here is the science, here is the math, here is the light I like.” I feel like after I start comparing lights this one will just speak for itself. “Do not buy a light without seeing the floor chart” is my biggest take away.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate this my friend.

@modernfiddler5475

4 жыл бұрын

dont buy an LED light without looking at the spectral chart and dont buy this light. it is terrible

@modernfiddler5475

4 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening You really are not helping people find a good light. blue/red lights are NOT the way to go.

@blackbird69xxx

4 жыл бұрын

@@modernfiddler5475 What do you recommend ? :)

@modernfiddler5475

4 жыл бұрын

@@blackbird69xxx That depends on several things... What is your budget, what do you want to grow, how big of an area, etc... Spectrum King has several decent options to choose from, Spyder Fluence lights are pretty much top of the line but they are pretty expensive. RapidLED.com has a lot of good options for DIY builds for reasonable prices. The most important thing to look for is a light that has a lot of white diodes that is supplemented with red (620 & 660 nm) diodes, this will give you a complete spectrum. Fruiting and flowering plants will benefit greatly from increased levels of red light. Things like lettuce, herbs, microgreens don't require boosted levels of red light. Familiarize yourself with spectral charts. I would disregard most of what Epic Gardening is telling you, he has a very limited understanding of horticulture LED lighting. chilledgrowlights.com/ - This site is a great resource to better understand the nuances of growing plants with LEDs. Check out their "Learn the basics" links at the bottom of their website. They also sell good horticulture lights as well as components for DIY builds. I hope this helps point you in a better direction. Epic Gardening is basically a glorified commercial showing people the most expensive and wasteful methods for cultivating plants. The light featured here is about 10 years behind the curve in LED horticulture technology/understanding. Good luck to you!

Wonderful video. This creator is a great example of how to grow a channel. I first saw him foraging for food, when that was all the rage. He is now into hydroponic farming which is now the rage. He is adapting to what consumers want to learn about and is not confining himself into a single subject.

Hell yeah, thanks alot brother you did a great job explaining this as well now like the guy said before me, im gonna go back and watch it again make sure I got it thanks again man

Ive been trying to find a video on this breakdown for months,thanks

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad this video helped

Good video man! I spent a bunch of time watching and reading explanations on this stuff and can say you covered my hours of research in 20 mins. nice! I used to only use T5's and change from 6700k to full spectrum for blooming.. Just starting growing with a SP150 (the 2' one) along side my 6bulb T-5... That SP150 has an incredibly higher level of light penetration. Wicked good LED at probably the most reasonable price I've found. Def recommend if you wanna get more LEDs

@dantemagliari1073

3 жыл бұрын

You were using only a T5 from start to finish until recently?? what was ur yeild/ set up like?? what is it nw that you added LED cross spectrum?

Great video, very useful info. Thanks!

Thank you, this was one of the best videos I have ever seen about LED lights! I literally had to pause every minute and whip out a notepad to write this shiet down. So much information. I think I'm ready to buy some lights now!

As a beginner, this video was soooo helpful! Especially the beginning. QUESTION: Where do we find the table of PPFD charts? Is it usually on the manufacturers website or in the description of the product?

@teona74100

4 жыл бұрын

Most manufacturers don't have charts for PPFD, the best option is to contact them directly and ask about it. Still even after they show you the charts, would be a good idea to get a PAR meter which is expensive at, or get a lux meter and do the calculation to get approximate PAR from it, so whatever you get on Lux meter x 100 that and x 0,15 whatever you got, and that's as close as you can get to PAR, keep in mind that this can be a bit off on LED light and is better used on incandescents, fluorescent lights, high-intensity discharge lamps (HID) lights. KZread is amazing.

GD my brother, you got a hell of a nerd hat.. Great vid. I appreciate your help..

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Happy it helped

This is very high quality information. Thank you for the walk through.

This video was phenomal! Amazing presentation with the neccessary information to increase my “efficacy” of growing “food”. Thank you.

This was so helpful. Can you do a follow up to show how to ideally set up an area for grow lights?

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

You bet I will!

@Junzar56

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea.

@ChallengeTheNarrative

5 жыл бұрын

Made mine from pallet wood, a tower shelf. Top for starting seedlings, bottom for main growth. Can make from PVC tubing and joints. Use radiator reflector or other reflective sheets. Kitchen foil is delicate but can mount on cardboard. Grow tents are cheap. But all depends on circumstances like space in a room. Personally I do it cheap as possible sacrificing my energy. Fifty bucks for a grow tent I think I have seen a few years ago... can't remember for sure.

Bestest LED light video ever!

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Means a lot!

Out of all the “popular” KZread content creators, you are THE BEST! Thank you for all of the content you put out. Thanks for being my favorite 🙏 ❤️ I really appreciate that you research your claims and back it up with SCIENCE. So many KZreadrs just vomit out their personal anecdotes with tons of incorrect information. If one more person tells me to put a pothos in with my water propagations... I’m gonna scream...

Thanks for diving into PAR. Great vid, as always.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that!

Thank you for this video! It is the most concise and detailed explanation on the specs of grow lights. Due to physical limitations in my apartment I am unable to have a hanging grow light over my plants. I do, however, have two gooseneck adjustable standing grow lights that I use mainly for my orchids and a small plumeria tree. The specifications for these types of grow lights would be different than the square or rectangular hanging lights, e.g. PPFD. It would be great if you can do a review of some sort for these types of grow lights.

@toadshade1

2 жыл бұрын

I am going to be using the light for orchids as well. I am using a cheap red/blue one on an orchid as we speak and I have noticed that it really darkens the color. I would be more interested in the white lights even if they are not as efficient. I would be interested to know if you have found something you like.

I was looking to hit that thumbs up so many times throughout this video. The information kept me intrigued the further you went in this video lesson. Great Job!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this!

excellent dive into the mechanics of efficacy of units and terminology. You have literally saved me hours, if not days of reserch into grasping the facts vs the market myths. I actually created a PP presentation from your informational. This approach always helps me check for any missing concepts I may have blanked out on. Let me know if you ever do one of these on dialectical materialism. thanks

Theres just a flood of knowledge every time! Exactly what we need! It's so strange having this information fill the gaps in my grow game. No insight, to feeling confident about my first big purchase. Thank you a compost heap load!

Excellent video. Fascinated by your growing tent. We have a very short northern growing season and it could be helpful for a few plants. Have you done a video on how to construct one?

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

I've got one planned for the future actually! Should be out next week.

@madredidraghi5644

5 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening Thank you so much for your efforts!

@fullspectrumgrowing

5 жыл бұрын

I have one on my page. Not to take away from Epic Gardening because i love his videos watch them all.

Hello, I have a question. I see that depending on the height of the light, the PPFD readings reduce as square footage increases. Should I be rotating my plants to equally distribute the variability in PPFD readings? Thanks!

@rosezingleman5007

3 жыл бұрын

I wish someone had answered this. I can only afford one light fixture and my seedlings are getting really leggy without one. We’re really at sea with this stuff.

@arli4406

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please, does anyone know??? I bought two-headed light for my seedlings...

Fantastic clarity.Thanks so much for this.🌺Tish.

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tish!

Wow. Just having the courage - not to mention the motivation - to understand this information and explain it well is impressive. Great Job.

😂😂😂 still none the wiser. That info just sailed right over my head.

@jillianguilford5191

3 жыл бұрын

Anything new has a learning curve. I'm going to listen to this a few times so I can understand and purchase an item that would actually work for what I plan to do.

Wow! This video was done well. Informative content that wasn’t too difficult to understand. I’ve been trying to figure out this whole light thing. Maybe you could do another regarding supplementing light for indoor houseplants. As well as, what all these plant growers mean by “indirect, bright light.” Most of my plants require this. I suppose you’d do the math re: your bulb and then gauge it by distance for strength?? Maybe a video for different plant types and their requirements? And include supplementing when light conditions are less than ideal? Am I making sense? Thanks for the information! By far, the best I’ve seen for grow lights.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

I'll do a video on indirect bright light soon!

@caroltang8810

2 жыл бұрын

💯

I didn’t understand this video at first but coming back months later and more interested I can now understand

I watched this video in the first week of my interest in indoor gardening. I found it to be clear and clarifying, as well as easy to digest. I think I'm now a light snob and have been investigating the HLG 650R (released April 2020).

Going to come back and review this one later. Thank you for the detailed information!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Nicely done. Kinda looks like a ledtroniks advert though😉 some great info there though for all the ppl who dont know👊🏻

As an electronics technician, I really appreciate your breakdown. Great video. Trying to save an aloe plant that has lost all its roots due to my total lack of watering for months at a time.

@potatopotatoeOG

3 жыл бұрын

Oof, good luck hey. But succelents bounce back really well. I have an aloe I'm trying to root from a broken aloe (its mother plant) hope your situation goes well. How's it doing?

@gregoryrussellakainfinitet6682

3 жыл бұрын

@@potatopotatoeOG Well, I changed the soil to a cactus mix, I definitely overeaters however and I am currently trying to dry it out with a heat pad wrapped around the pot. I have also added a couple grow light, one led, one incandescent in the hopes of giving it a fighting chance. Some of the leaves are showing the saturation, but I have spotted a few new shoots, so hopefully I can get it dried out enough that those don't saturate. It's been nice to try and actively help it. I just have to let it do it's thing now. Thanks for the encouragement. I won't be watering it for a while now.

This is the best explanation I found...THANK YOU SO MUCH EPIC!!! YOU'RE A TRUE PLANT INFO GENIUS!!! KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK BRO!!!

Did you have a chance to review the Mars TS3000? Buddy.

Thanks for the video. 'liked' it. Would one of these lights serve a tented area 2x4? Is that the max size one of these lights could serve?

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

These would be a bit better suited to a 12-18" away in a 3x3' tent

@SunnSue

5 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening Thanks. Such great info. Would love a video, if you're up for it, giving more brand comparisons and with any info you have about creating a tent about 6x3 and the number of light units needed and options for good light for 24" tall plants.

@LEDTonic

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sunny, It depends a little bit on what you are going to grow and how you are going to use your grow area. If you are going to grow high light plants covering your whole grow space, such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers or even cannabis, I would recommend two Z5's. Each covering 2'x2' with very high intensity. Possibly, one Z5 could be hung in the middle of your tent and right below it you place a few high light crops. Just outside of the sweet spot and high intensity, you can grow lower light crops such as herbs and seedlings. Depending on what crop you are growing and what stage it is in, you want to achieve a certain intensity. We have made detailed PPFD maps (light intensity maps) that show what intensity both of our lamp models provide at certain heights. The maps also show how big area each intensity will cover at each height. Uploaded picture of intensity maps: i.imgur.com/23TgEFu.jpg The recommendations on the right-hand side of each map are quite high and are meant to include cannabis which has very high light requirements. It is dependent on what you are growing and what stage your plant is currently in. Personally, I use 150 PPFD for vegetable seeds and younglings until they are at least 2"/5cm tall. I aim for 200-300 when they have passed 2"/5cm in height and only for young adults and adult fruiting plants do I aim for 300-500 PPFD. Everything over 500 is very high intensity and mostly used for cannabis, although it can also be used for fruiting vegetables in their adult state. I hope this was helpful. Let me know if anything was unclear or if you have any other questions.

@SunnSue

5 жыл бұрын

Super complete answer. Much appreciated

thank you for this! I have some Q's, but over all I think I've got it. Now to find the right LED lighting system for my low-to-no budget and grow big lol

yo this has to be one of the best spoken videos out their i had no idea about lighting but at least now i know where to start

What's a good led grow light for someone on a budget. I am growing in 8 ft in length 3.5 width closet Thank you for your time and info . Awesome video

@WilluOrNot

4 жыл бұрын

Brothers 4 Life The agromax is Well suited for covering up to a 2′ x 2′ vegetative space or a 1.5′ x 1.5′ flowering space. - Light Specs: 10,920 lumens, 4000K Full-Spectrum white - Power Specs: 65w, 0.54A @ 120v Your growing space will determine your light choice. That and your budget. I have grown with a combination of the budget “burpele “ lights in veg and then augmented that with some sun when in the flowering stage. I just bought a SpiderFarmer 2000 to see if I can pull off a completely indoor grow this time. Best of luck to you!

what an excellent command of the english language you have

@jasonperry7520

4 жыл бұрын

Said perfectly

@DrSlipperyFist

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, this guy went to school or something, for sure.

@topazpowell8561

3 жыл бұрын

That's not ENGLISH, it may be American

Thanks for spitting such great knowledge. The science and tech. Is where some of us find our passion for growing. Awesome way of breaking it down. Very comprehensive.

Great info to add to the list of considerations when buying a light. Cheers.

Thanks for the well timed video. Your teaching methods should be used as examples for future teachers in training. I had made some tentative selections for grow lights using some of the limited information, the limited numbers, and am glad now that those selections were just tentative. I missed the mark for correct choices. Feeling much more confidant now about changing the choices and moving forward.

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words Steven. Happy you have some more info going fwd now!

@billyballsup2685

2 жыл бұрын

Migrow does all the testing on lights.

Great video! Except one clarification. About 11:30 you're explaining how the manufacturers rate their lights by multiplying 10W diodes * 100 pieces = 1000W but actual draw is 1.8W per diode. My 2cents: Mfgs are using this 'fake' wattage as a way to compare to the industry standard HPS lights. Don't know how accurate that is but they compare HPS 1000W to their 1000W which actually shows the high efficiency of the LEDs. ('same'(ish) HPS light intensity but with much less power ex. 180W. Yup, it's very unfortunate to use the W(att) terms for comparing light strength. Obviously as you explain there are much more variables with the light spectrum and plant usable light etc. Cheers!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Right that's exactly what I'm saying, they're doing it to be misleading to compare to HPS draw

@maciekmnyt

4 жыл бұрын

​@@epicgardeningWhat I got from your message is that the LEDs are LESS EFFICIENT. In reality HPS actually drawing 1000W has similar output to leds drawing 180W ACTUAL watts. So obviously same light output with 180Watts is more efficient. (Confusion is that they label these LEDs as 1000W - that 1000W is not the power draw - it is the equivalency of light output of similar HPS light. Those LEDs actually draw just 180W)

Took notes so now I’ll research and try your formulas. You gotta know this stuff if your spending a lot of money on plants or lighting. I feel much mite confident in my search, Thanks.

Bro your real good at explaining things!! Definitely explained how to really know how much bang you are getting for your buck.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this!

Bro, you broke this down so excellently. I really appreciate this information. Couldn’t purchase an LED cuz I was so confused about quality and what standards to measure lights by. Again thanks!

@hishinegrouplimited8020

3 жыл бұрын

Pay attention to the wattage, ppf and ppe of the lamp.

@caelomarroquin111

3 жыл бұрын

@@hishinegrouplimited8020 i bit the bullet and bought 960 watt LED’s off Alibaba. Yes, that’s right, a Chinese company. Was ready for a disaster, but super f’in stoked on quality and price. I just couldn’t afford them here where they were easily in the region of a $1,000 and more. So I had to take a chance- and happy I did.

@hishinegrouplimited8020

3 жыл бұрын

@@caelomarroquin111 Somehow many people are very afraid to buy products made in China, but they are actually very good.

strip led are probably the most efficent light at spreading the light evenly..covering a whole area is best..grow lights are designed very badly imo..i use the top bin samsung led but mars hydro have brought out a budget led that is under 200 watts and easily covers a 3x3..3500k with red photon boost diodes.

@geeklighteva6236

4 жыл бұрын

TOP BIN LM301H+660NM+Cree 730nm ir +Lg 395nm Uv is best !!!

@geeklighteva6236

4 жыл бұрын

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@B.White70

4 жыл бұрын

@Game Changer some do. Have for over a year now. Tho I still manliness and lst all my girls. Check out Migrow on here. Shane shows a top 25 and he addresses that as well..

@B.White70

4 жыл бұрын

@Game Changer period huh? Lol...👌 Anyways, have you watched greengene's garden? He's had zero problems with that issue and the product sells well. Soooo, there's that fun fact. Regardless, stay safe and lifted out there, period! 😉

@B.White70

4 жыл бұрын

@Game Changer wait do you mean like those basic single bar lights? Or systems like the photo boost or better?

Very helpful video. Thank you so much. Im new to all this and I just subscribed to your channel.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your viewership my friend

Great information! Thanks!

I use a lot of grow lights because I live in Canada where we have such long winters with weak light. I've gotten most of my lights from amazon and have had the most success with those advertised as "full spectrum" but after viewing your video I'm not sure if I should trade these in for others which would be even better. Do you have any thoughts about those advertised as "full spectrum"? Also, I remember my Dad using florescent lights in our basement to start seedlings in the spring before planting outside once it got warmer. Do you think florescent lights are even better than the LED (but that they use more energy)? Thanks for all the info! I agree with the others, it's a lot to take in but very important for success! :-)

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Full spectrum is hard to answer, you'd have to look at their spectral output chart and make your decision from there. You can certainly start seeds under fluorescents though!

@chrisflorenca7566

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm also in Canada and am planning to do the same, can you please let me know what lights you ended up using? Thanks! 😊

@elianaselzer5785

4 жыл бұрын

I am not going to claim to be an expert. However I did grow actual “food“ hydroponically for years. Fluorescent light is blue. Which is fine for creating vegetation. But really no plant will begin to flower or bear fruit unless it is exposed to light that is in the yellow/red spectrum. So the answer is probably no. I can’t imagine that you could effectively get your “food“ to flower with fluorescent light. LED lighting generally has a much fuller spectrum of light. So depending on what you did, you would not necessarily have to switch it back-and-forth. I used to switch my crops back-and-forth between fluorescent and HPS.

For casual use-particularly for ornamental house plants-is there any reason that I shouldn’t just use white consumer LEDs so I can supplement light for my plant in a dark corner while keeping an aesthetic environment for humans?

@nickde6339

2 жыл бұрын

Just a white LED bulb? I dont know, it should be at least 3000 lux bright, but I dont know if those lights have quality spectrums too. It is not just the intensity but also de quality (whole electromagnetic spectrum) Eidt: I mean, not really whole, but the visible light to us, 400 nm to 700

@impIicit

2 жыл бұрын

according to other websites/videos i’ve seen, you’re fine with just white light LED if the plants you’re using the light on will eventually be transplanted outside. the white light is best for germination and seedlings and will be sufficient enough for the early stages and then you’ll need to the other spectrums for fruit growth etc which will be supplied once the plant is transplanted outside. if you’re planing on having an indoor garden from start of seed to finish then i think you may need the other spectrums. i also believe that white LED lights release a certain amount of light from the other spectrums anyways so it ends up working out. mind you this white/day light LED’s will need to have i believe 2-4k lumens and 5000K+ depending on what you’re growing. i’m still learning tho so i may be incorrect.

Thank you for the information. Much appreciated brother. Happy growing

Wow.. .loved the detailed teaching. Thanks so much for sharing this info. I always wonder how I could go about to learn what grow lights will give you the most beneficial light for the plants, which would mimic the sun light to the closest way. Keep up the good work 👍 God bless you 🤗

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment! And yes, super fascinating (albeit nerdy) :)

@LEDTonic

5 жыл бұрын

G Vas, We'd like to elaborate a bit regarding your comment as you make a good point. Plants have been growing under natural sunlight since pretty much the beginning of time and they have become accustomed to the spectrum of the sunlight. Researchers have, however, determined that plants during their different stages also react well to other spectrums than the sun emits. Plants during their early growing stages respond well to a light that is a bit heavier on blue colors whereas plants towards the end of their cycle, or when they bear fruit, prefer a light a bit heavier on red. White light is measured in the Kelvin spectrum. The Kelvin spectrum essentially tells us the "shade" of white light. 3500K is generally considered the ideal Kelvin for a full cycle. However, plants in their early stages or plants with short life cycles (like microgreens) prefer a blueish white light, around 5000-6000K. When a plant starts flowering, it prefers more red white light, i.e. a lower Kelvin. Around 2000-3000K. Hope this helps!

nice vid, learnt me some, gotta rewatch a few times to sink it in. #blurple

I paused after 2 minutes and went to Amazon to buy some new green colored writing notebooks

this is a really good video , cheers man . Really helpful!

Wow, just wow. Ignorance-stomping, real information, delivered efficiently=GOLD!! Thank you.

Grow some delicious “food”

@WOR159

4 жыл бұрын

Tyvion Shaw 🤣🤣🤣 I know right I’ve got some real good fat tomatoes 🍅 growing in my closet.... 🤪

@NAWFSIDE_SLIM

4 жыл бұрын

My Daily Vitamins TH&C 😂

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

4 жыл бұрын

@@WOR159 Ha! Well, you can make some killer baking from shake, so in a sense, you're still growing "food"!

@WOR159

4 жыл бұрын

The Ripe Tomato Farms true but KZread con artists don’t care. I hope cannabis becomes federally legal so YT can lick my butthole...

@NotJenOrJane

4 жыл бұрын

smokeable food

@Epic Gardening great video sir! May I ask your personal opinion on what light you would recommend for a 4x3 space?

@slt_led4641

2 жыл бұрын

as my view, to choose 8 lights (1.2*1.2m) for 4 * 3

Very informative and interesting💯Thanks

You had me at "blurple". 💜😂

This is an ad. Some of the statements made in this video may be misleading, especially when they address lights supplied by anyone other than the sponsor. So, it's important to understand that this clip is biased toward it's sponsor's products. It's an ad.

@djSpinege

4 жыл бұрын

STILL lots of good knowledge but yeah you''re right

@alexf2349

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly this is 95% good clean overview theory. Guy is putting in a great amount of effort into educating us for basically free... I am happy he can get a touch of product placement benefit for himself in for his time. Reciprocity and time value are important incentives for creators and educators.

Enlightening

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there :)

@ChallengeTheNarrative

5 жыл бұрын

😄

@seanryan3359

5 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening Great video! Thank you💚

Great video and best of all I could actually understand it. I now now what to look for when I start to look at lights.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this

I'm learning... Still confused on a few things but I caught a lot of what you were actually talking about which made me feel like even though I've been out of school for some years now I can still pick up scientific knowledge. Maybe I need to do some digging through your channel for more vids but I still need to figure out what my herbs need for lighting vs my roots and fruiting plants. Sooo want an actual garden outdoors but for now I'm trying very hard to start indoors. Thanks for making this video! I learned a lot! I'll be rewatching a few more times to figure out fully how to put into practice to help me search for the differences in what I need.

Ok that was way too technical for me. LOL. I just want to know if an Led light is an idea to use on orchids just during the winter when there's not enough light, for just at home. Is it really necessary to have that "aluminium foil" background? I don't like the look of that in my living room. LOL.

@dallimamma

4 жыл бұрын

Mon Soymon ::: Maybe start with an inexpensive full spectrum fluorescent fixture first?

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

I would go with a T5 fluorescent for an orchid

@littleminna

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your replies. I'll look into that.

@Kghost0311

4 жыл бұрын

Mon Soyman its Mylar, not foil and you dont need that he just has a tent.

Oh god, you blinded me with science!

@hishinegrouplimited8020

3 жыл бұрын

Scientific analysis can allow us to better understand some things.

Had to stop and take notes after 5 mins in!!! great delivery. Glad I found your channel as well.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Gerard!

@crystalgarden5359

4 жыл бұрын

I put up a few led videos. Check it out

Glad to hear your comment about green light

I cultivated your like button.

@epicgardening

5 жыл бұрын

You're fast!

@ChallengeTheNarrative

5 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening I facilitated the thumb erection icon

I want you to tell us the best cheap lights , best midpriced lights, and expensive lights. Way to mathy for me

@hishinegrouplimited8020

3 жыл бұрын

You can't directly define certain lights as the best, because you can't be sure that this light fits all plants.

Very precise and easy to understand presentation. Well done my man!👏👏👏 Well done!

Thank you very much for the info!! I managed to really understand what to look for in a light and finally decided in an iL8x from Iluminar. Will be getting use of the whole spectrum and good ppfd

some of us just wanna grow that spicy salad...

@mygaminghands9875

4 жыл бұрын

46- 10 green chilli

i going to make my own L.E.D lights and got tests to see what mix of light is better. wish me luck

It's all starting to make sense now lol. Thank you

Amazing video, thank you. As you said research is important, this video is spot on! Exactly what I needed, hate spending without fully understanding.

Pretty sure 80% of the people coming here could careless about growing food. They're here to find a grow light

@crystalgarden5359

4 жыл бұрын

Hillbilly I have a few videos up,check it out.thanks

@crystalgarden5359

4 жыл бұрын

@Tristan George i have a 2x4 Look for one used online near ypu

@googlehelpdesk

4 жыл бұрын

@Tristan George Spider-Farmer SF1000

im here for learning how to grow "food" brain food that is!

Great video! Would you recommend the ledtonic z5 ?

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan, yes!

Yes dude, thank you. just caught this before i purchased some p1000 2020 at only 100 watts, that’s gonna save me some electricity and I’ll have a better light. I was in two minds why some people say you should always get the highest actual wattage draw from the lamps. It is great to hear the science behind this, and definitely helped me (saved me), by helping me choose the right light. Cheers dude.