Using Fluorescent Grow Lights in Hydroponics

Any indoor gardener, especially one using a hydroponic system can reap great benefits from adding fluorescent grow lights to his or her setup. Fluorescent lights are far cheaper than their incandescent sodium based predecessors, and while some still swear by the old standby, the newer lamps really do just as well without nearly the cost, [...]

Advantages of LED Grow Light Systems

Hydroponics is a branch of plant physiology where plants are grown without the use of soils but use mineral nutrient solutions. In this system, lights are used to help the plant photosynthesize. As you might know already, light as in sunlight, is essential for plants to thrive and grow. So what happens to plants that [...]

How to Light Your Hydroponic Garden

Plants require light, some require only a little other require significantly more. Plants use this light to produce nutrients through photosynthesizes. In order to keep the biochemical reactions going the plants require warmth and they often control processes through the amount of light they get. Some processes are sped up others are shut down.