LED Grow Light Anyone?

[WonderKeeper]

Is anyone has a set up for indoor grow with this Home Depot  LED Grow Light ? Please post your work here . 

[Funkthulhu]

Unless you're going to buy the high-intensity pot-growing LED lights you'll probably get off cheaper just buying a 4 foot fluorescent shop light and putting two different intensity bulbs in it.

Edited August 2, 2016 by Funkthulhu

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Where are the Colorado folks when you need them?

[Kevin S]

 I bought the LED shop light that Costco is caring right now under $30 and used it on a fish tank and everything in it is growing very well.  If you can grow aquarium plants with a light fixture it should be good enough to grow indoors with.  Next I will experiment with it growing aloes indoors.  For the price of that set up it is way cheaper than buying a florescence light bulb shop light because the bulbs are already included.

[Funkthulhu]

9 hours ago, Kevin S said:

 I bought the LED shop light that Costco is caring right now under $30 and used it on a fish tank and everything in it is growing very well.  If you can grow aquarium plants with a light fixture it should be good enough to grow indoors with.  Next I will experiment with it growing aloes indoors.  For the price of that set up it is way cheaper than buying a florescence light bulb shop light because the bulbs are already included.

Shop light - $12
bulbs - $4-8 each

[WonderKeeper]

Hi You Guys, The goal here is  get growa light with low cost to set up and low energy cost in the long run. Plant can grow with light, but not every light were created  equal.  The grow light should have more red and blue  spectrum color than regular  light. 

High intensity LED Grow Light is great  for plant. However  it cost a lot to set up with high energy to run and it create heat.

When the LED at Costco came out , I did check it out. It is cost less to buy and run, but the main use for this light is for lighting a room. The color of this light more like between 3500 K  - 4500 k . It give out cool white color . I wish they make it in Daylight color  6500 k +++

The LED Grow light at The Home Depot  (pictured) come in with 2 colors. The one pictured is Daylight color  and the other one was bright pink. Check Home Depot web or go to the store to see what those light look light.  Combined these two lights together , it look almost like a  high intensity LED Grow Light. It  has very bright light, but not bright like high intensity LED Grow light. For that , build the reflector walls may fix it.  The set up for Home Depot LED is low and the running cost also not high. It run only 19 watt each unit.

 

[SailorBold]

I recently broke down my reef tank because it was too expensive to keep it running.  I ended up selling everything except for my LED light which mimics sunrise/sunset and daylight hours (and even thunderstorms) to see if I can grow plants with it..  I haven't tried it yet.. but the lights were strong enough to grow LPS corals.. etc.   I may plan on trying something this fall.

What are you planning to try with your light? 

 

[cycadjungle]

I am not familiar with this product. You say this unit is only 19 watts? Chance are it is not enough and you will get leggy looking plants, maybe even if you used it on Chamaedoreas. The main thing is what plants are you going to use it on and how much of an area are you wanting to cover. It takes about 350 watts to cover a 3' x 3' area

[WonderKeeper]

SailorBold,    You already have the light , so why not give it a try. Most of  Reef LED are good for growing. Just keep your eyes on energy use.  Good side Reef LED can run around 100 watt and up.   I  would use that LED from Home Depot for growing tropical fruit trees seedling and tropical bonsai in the winter for few years before I bring them out to train them to grow outdoor here in our Bay Area.

Cycadjugle,  It's new Grow LED light that  offer at The Home Depot at this time. According to Home Depot web, it is run on 19 watts. For the area 3 'x 3' ,it would cover ok. I seen it in person. If want a fancy grow box that not put a hole in your $, then you can combined 2 lights, 1 above and the pink color LED ( this also available at Home Depot ), build a reflector walls with heat mat at  the bottom for root growing. This could be an answer for good LED grow light set up without spending a lot of  money.  

[cycadjungle]

You will just have to test it on a plant that will show leggyness if the light is too low. Something like that might work ok for starting seedlings that are all the same height, but since useable light is lost geometrically for every foot the plant material is away from the source, I will guess most plants of any size will be wanting more light.

[Ed in Houston]

The two most important characteristics of growing plants with lights are the lumens (light intensity) and the wavelength (color temperature).

LEDs are about 10 times more efficient than incandescent light bulbs. For equal wattage (power), a LED will produce 10 times more light (Lumens). The extra power consumed by an incandescent bulb for the same lumens as a LED is wasted as heat.

The color temperature corresponds with the wavelength of light. Most plants are most efficient at using the lumens in the blue and red part of the spectrum. That is why plants are green. They absorb the red and blue wavelengths and reflect back to your eye mostly green wavelengths.

Ed in Houston

 

[subscribeljdz]

Hey. I grow exotic plants for sale. People usually buy aloe and other succulents from me, so I have enough of these little lights for them at night https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Flashlight-Flashlights-Water-Resistant-Accessories/dp/B089T8HDBV . Succulents are less finicky plants that don't need too much light. Plus, their leaves are literally filled with moisture, so I don't even always water them on time. But many of my customers say that their Kalanchoe or aloe are dying. Maybe they keep them in dark places far from a window. I don't know. In my opinion, if you buy a plant, you need to take care of it more responsibly. Many people only think they love flowers and plants when they don't.

Edited September 14, 2022 by subscribeljdz