Microgreen Grow Lights

Increasing the ratio of blue light can promote higher nutrient levels.

Microgreen grow lights.

It s the also the regular office shop light in many cases. A typical setup will be approx. The lights are powered by 12 volt dc utilizing either are power supply box or individual power wall adapters. Microgreens can be grown at anywhere between 100 250 µmol m2 s ppfd.

Under weak winter sunlight or indirect summer sunlight microgreens may need more days to grow but they still will grow. But there are pros and cons for each i will explain. Our diy grow lights allow us to grow healthy seedlings and microgreens throughout the year. If you want to set up your own diy grow light system like the one we ve used successfully for many years use the materials list below to get exactly what you need.

We use a five shelf grow light system 74 high x 48 wide x 18 deep. That s why led light are more common to use then led grow lights with microgreen growers. Normally you can use both the sunlight or artificial lightings to grow your microgreens. For example blue light increases anthocyanin production an antioxidant that gives the microgreens a beautiful reddish purple hue.

There are 240 smd2835 non waterproof leds per meter 282 total per light strip with a 6500k color spectrum. Blue one is keeping them more dense. The beets grown under the led grow light came in at 22 5 grams. For microgreen production it is suggested to use more blue then red color.

The beet microgreens grown under the led shop lights weighed 29 9 grams. 15 x48 of coverage per 40w totalgrow stratum light bar 8 above the canopy for approx. There are four categories and three general types of lights that will grow microgreens. Exposed to insufficient light seedlings grow long and frail stems in a fruitless attempt to reach for more light.

Even though the shop light microgreens could ve had better growing conditions than the grow lights. Generally speaking increased ratios of red light promote microgreen growth. Although red light is sufficient for plant growth blue light is important for increased leaf thickness and number of chloroplasts. That is almost a 25 difference.

While this tally applies to all stages of vegetative growth it is less crucial for microgreens. The light categories are incandescent fluorescent led and what we call metal vapor lights. Higher light levels will grow more compact spicy vibrant crops but this is not universally preferrred. Our led grow lights are specifically designed for growing microgreens.