Plant lighting fixtures

seedlings under the lamps When growing a large number of seedlings, you need to use artificial lighting. Seedling lighting can be provided with factory-made light fixtures or homemade lamp stands. Each type of backlighting has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Factory lamps

Factory seedling lights are mainly used in industrial greenhouses. They are diode and gas-discharge. The cost of gas-discharge lamps is very high, since additional equipment is required for their normal operation.

The advantage of such lamps is their high luminous efficiency. One lamp can illuminate a large area.

These luminaires require specialized maintenance. Discharge lamps must be learned to use. Lubricate the gas trigger gears regularly, otherwise the light will fail.

There is no need to maintain diode lights for seedlings. The cost of these lamps is significantly lower than the price of gas discharge lamps. A ready-to-use backlight can be purchased for 5,000 - 20,000 rubles. This cost is due to the fact that all components are supplied to our country from China.

The diode lamps are assembled at the factory, where they pass the quality control department. The cost also rises because the diodes are coated with a special colorless paint, which significantly increases the wavelength of the light, making the light spectrum wider.

As a rule, diodes of three colors are used in factory LED lamps for seedlings:

white;
red;
blue.

Such backlight has a positive effect on seedlings. It is advisable to use diodes of these colors in homemade lamps.

Homemade lamps

Make homemade lamps to save money. You can choose low-power diode lamps to increase the illumination area, or vice versa - use powerful diodes to concentrate the light spot on the seedlings.

For good seedling growth, it is important to maintain a clear spectrum of light waves. Even a slight deviation from the required wavelength will degrade the quality of the planting material. Buy diodes only in specialized online stores.

Compare the quality of their backlighting with factory lamps. This is a costly method, but over time it will pay off and allow you to expand seedling production.

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