If that wasn t enough led grow lighting achieves this while using 50 to 60 less electricity.
Can you grow cannabis with led lights.
Today s led systems now target the portions of the light spectrum that have proved most beneficial.
Most led light systems can be plugged directly into a regular power outlet and don t need a ballast or special light socket like most other grow lights.
Led s can provide as much light intensity as hps systems and provide a full spectrum of light wavelengths capable of growing cannabis plants from seedling to harvest.
Growing cannabis at home is becoming increasingly popular around the globe.
Some growers claims that marijuana buds grown under leds contain more thc and other cannabinoids which may be because marijuana produces stronger buds when slightly stressed.
While leds can offer a full spectrum of light it s not necessary to properly cultivate cannabis.
Feminized photoperiod strains on the other hand are typically grown under 18 24 hours of light in the vegetative stage then under 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness to initiate and sustain flowering.
However as conventional grow lights such as hps and sodium vapor lamps consume an insane amount of electricity the focus has shifted onto led grow lights.