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How To Make Your Indoor Garden Grow Better With LED Grow Lights

Everyone wants their indoor garden to be the best. In order to do this you will need a few tips that will enhance the way you grow your indoor plants. The problem most people have with indoor gardening is lighting. If the proper lighting is not used your plants won’t be successful. However with a LED plant grow light your plants will thrive. LED grow lights should be placed at least 12 to 24 inches away from plants. Placing lights to close to plants will result in unhealthy growth. In addition, full spectrum lighting can be placed 3 inches from plants.

Blue lights produce healthier seedlings and helps contain aggression in plants, trailing and sprawling. Blue lights are used as a supplement for the sun. Blue lighting depends on stage of growth, type of plants and goals of the grower. Young and leggy plants require more light. If you observe curling or growth to compact or even early flowering you will need to reduce the blue light.

Red lights are used alone to supplement HPS lighting. At the end of each growing cycle use red lights to increase yields for leaf crops.

For red and blue LED plant grow lights the number of lights that will be needed is 2-4 R180XB or 4-8 R90XB with 1-2 B60XB for ever 4 square feet. For full spectrum lights use 2-4 F42XL per 4 square feet.

The red and blue light are great for adding more lighting and helps to alter the balance of lighting. In addition it gives more for your money. Full spectrum lights offer supplement and can be added to existing lighting. Their lighting can be as close as 3 to 12 inches to the plants and is great for displaying.

This lighting system works best on the following plants; tomatoes, African violets, peppers, orchids, lettuce, rosemary, roses, thyme, parsley, cilantro and basil.

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