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Understanding PAR Output You’ve probably heard about PAR. In simple terms, It’s the part of the light spectrum that your plants use for photosynthesis. So It’s a pretty big deal. The higher the PAR output of your light, the more edible light your plants receive. Take a look at the table below for the optimal ranges of PAR for each stage of your plans life: Ideally, you want to pick a grow light that outputs PAR in the ranges above. This pretty much rules out any LED grow light below 300w, as they simply don’t have enough power to generate the required levels of PAR. That said, keep in mind that these are optimal levels of PAR. Using a grow light that has less PAR output than these ranges will not be a disaster, you just won’t max out the potential of your plant. Consider The Number Of Plants You Are Growing Sea of Green (SOG) - 1 sq/ft per plant Sea of Green forces plants into the flowering stage at a very early age. In fact, after abo...

Most cannabis growers have multiple objectives in mind when planning an indoor grow. Drafting scenarios to achieve higher yields, increase THC levels, or simply to improve the overall health of a plant is an integral part of their hobby. This element of strategic planning involves the challenge to link knowledge of different scientific fields and to match those findings to a technical solution that helps to achieve predefined goals. Besides dedication and passion, it is the willingness to learn that differentiates good growers from future experts – so let us try to grow the royal way and learn what it takes to cultivate cannabis of exceptional quality WHAT IS THE LIGHT SPECTRUM? The sun emits energy in the form of solar radiation including gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, and even radio waves. Life on Earth is only possible because the ozone layer blocks this radiation, and reflects most of it back into space. This filtering process only allows wave lengths be...

There is an incredible amount of advice available on the internet surrounding the types of light bulbs, the best systems, and what kind of grow lights you should purchase for the best support of your vegetation. It doesn’t take long to become overwhelmed with attempting to make a choice for an all-inclusive system, or sticking with more tried and true bulbs specific to certain light spectrums. If you are new to, or an old hand at, indoor plant grows, and are looking to support your vegetation in the best way possible- it never hurts to keep up with the products that are on the current market. High-Pressure Sodium Lights, or HPS, are a tried and true bulb that has been used for well over 100 years to help support and promote reproductive stages of plant growth. Some of the best HPS grow lights reviews surrounding current market products can be found below. What is a HPS light HPS, which stands for High-Pressure Sodium, is a type of light that contains a narrow arc tube held by the w...