The Science of Horticultural LEDs

LEDs are the Present and Future of Horticultural Lighting! However, there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about horticultural LEDS. I see growers often duped by dubious marketing and I believe that the best solution is education! In this video, I explore the science of horticultural LEDs. I’ll explain the Physics of Light Emitting Diodes and the latest horticultural science about photosynthesis, spectrum, and plant development including cannabinoids. I answer your questions about LEDs! 0:00 Introduction 1:47 What is an LED? 6:16 How do LED’s work? 10:42 What determines the color or spectrum of LEDs? 13:24 What spectrum do we want for horticulture? 20:36 How do they make Full Spectrum Diodes? 21:39 What determines how efficient LEDs are? 32:26 How important is the diode brand? 37:47 What else should growers know about LEDs Thanks to Tony and Sheldon from LEDestar for their collaboration on this video. They provided industry insight, footage, graphics, data, and answers to my questions. http://www.ledestar.com Thanks to BERKSHIRE BUD GROWS for providing “Blurple” footage. Check out his channel, he doesn’t usually grow rosemary! As always, I maintain complete editorial control over my content. The analysis and advice are my own and I am solely responsible for any errors or omissions. Check out all my Grow Light Articles, Test Reports, and the Grow Light Calculator in the www.cocoforcannabis.com Grow Light Guide! Grower Love!