karmaxul
Well-Known Member
Okay so Im building a small little atrium and Ive been tossing around ideas about supplemental lighting and heating. Mostly heating is for the night to early morning and most plants get their light during the day though this could be more efficient. I was reading Ed Rosenthal's notes on giving plants a pure blue light during the dark periods to help with chloroplast / sugar production, growth, etc. He also mentioned that a possible orange could be given as well neither of which would effect the flowering. Okay so those who have not yet researched it, lights like HID's for instance produce 25% light with the electric used and 75% heat. LEDs and inductions may be more efficient depending on who you ask regarding the LEDs though still thats a good amount of heat, just what I need. Basically Im paying for heat and using 100% energy efficient lights depending on how you look at it. The next question is do they exist or how to best build them? The next question is what wavelengths can they use, what are the best ratios and why.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/4-season-greenhouse-take-1.889661/
Thanks in advance.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/4-season-greenhouse-take-1.889661/
Thanks in advance.