The harsh truth about LED greenhouse lighting

Added on 22 July 2024

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The harsh truth about LED greenhouse lighting

Here we will take a look at several reasons why sunlight is often preferred over LED greenhouse lighting when available and how we may optimize this free light source while considering the benefits of supplemental light for plants.

Sunlight is considered the overall best option for growing but in some areas of the world and certain times of the year there simply is not enough light or Daily Light Integral (DLI) for maximum growth so growers turn to supplemental lighting to fill in when DLI is low and in today’s market, the popular lighting systems for growers are LEDs, including high intensity LED lights. We know sunlight is superior to LED light for plant growth due to its natural and comprehensive spectrum of wavelengths, which plants have evolved to utilize efficiently over millions of years. Here we will take a look at several reasons why sunlight is often preferred over LED greenhouse lighting when available and how we may optimize this free light source while considering the benefits of supplemental light for plants.