| UFO LED lighting is a fairly recent developing in indoor | | | | Seedling To Mature Plant Growth and UFO Lights |
| gardening lighting. It takes the power of tiny LED | | | | The UFO LED grow light is especially popular with |
| lights and combines and configures them in such a | | | | indoor gardening enthusiasts because it produces a |
| way as to produce indoor light perfectly suited for | | | | very bright light. When compared with other |
| growing plants. There are many types of indoor | | | | commonly used grow lights, such as high pressure |
| gardening applications where the UFO LED grow light | | | | sodium grow lamps, the UFO LED lighting typically |
| can be beneficial. | | | | puts out a more intense light than a 400 watt HPS |
| Seed Starting and the LED Light | | | | grow bulb. It is especially important that seedlings |
| Many different types of seeds benefit from the | | | | receive very bright light as they are growing, |
| application of appropriate light during the seed | | | | because without it they will develop weak, spindly |
| germination process. Seeds such as lettuce, mullein | | | | stems as they struggle to reach the little light that is |
| and evening primrose achieve germination only when | | | | available. |
| light is applied. If they are outside in the garden, they | | | | It is also important to understand the basics of color |
| rely on natural sunlight, but if indoors, it is up to the | | | | temperature and how that applies to plant growth |
| gardener to apply the light they need. The UFO LED | | | | and UFO LED lighting. Color temperature is measured |
| light is suited to this purpose, because it not only | | | | in kelvins, notated as K. Lower color temperatures, in |
| offers the bright light needed for germination, but in | | | | the 2200-2300K range are seen as warm colors like |
| the case of lettuce, which requires cooler soil and air | | | | red and orange. These are the colors that plants |
| temperatures for germination to occur, the LED UFO | | | | need for flower and fruit production. Higher color |
| grow light produces no heat. This allows you to more | | | | temperatures in the 6000-6500K range are seen as |
| easily control the air and soil temperatures so you | | | | cool colors such as blue, and these are suitable for |
| can achieve the best germination rate for your seed. | | | | vegetative growth. Therefore, you want higher color |
| You can do this without the added expense of fans | | | | temperature for seedlings, and lower color |
| and vents, which are typically used with other types | | | | temperature for mature plants that you are trying to |
| of lighting. | | | | get to produce flowers or fruits. |