I am sure that by now if you are in the indoor garden hobby that you have at least heard the words LED grow lights and how they are changing the game when it comes to growing indoors mentioned somewhere, what you may have not heard though is some of the reasons that this is true. If you are still using high intensity discharge bulbs and need some proof to why these new type of grow lights are so much better than yours then read on and find out for yourself if you need to ditch your old grow lights for these new ones.
When it comes to growing plants you basically need to things in the light for them to grow the proper type and the proper amount. What most people do not know about other types of grow lights is that they are wasting up to eighty percent of their energy on light that cannot be absorbed by the plant. Plants can only absorb light that spikes on either end of the light spectrum; all of the light in the middle is reflected back and is why the leaves of a plant are green. It just so happens that the only light produced by LED plant grow lights is the exact kind that the plants need for use in photosynthesis. By switching to LEDs just based off of this you are getting eighty percent more of the correct light to your plants than regular grow lights, this equates to better and bigger plants in shorter amounts of time.
The next reason that people are making the switch to LEDs is the fact that they draw very little power from your houses power grid. It has been documented that a ninety watt LED light is just as effective as a four hundred watt HID grow light. So basically you are getting the same output for a fourth of the cost.
Another reason that LEDs are dominating the market is the fact that they do not require ballasts, reflectors or cooling fans to operate properly. This will also equate in saving you on your power bill by not having to power these secondary devices.