Narrow Grow Light Spectrum With LEDs

October 22, 2018

Light-emitting diode (LED) grow-light technology allows you to narrow the spectrum of light you provide to just one color, referred to as nanometer specific light. You can purchase LED grow lamps that emit only a red spectrum of light or a blue spectrum of light (as well as other individual colors, such as orange and green).

This LED lamp emits only blue and red nanometer specific light.
PC: Sunlight Supply, Inc.

While you can use red and blue light exclusively and successfully, only a few species of plants are able to grow well under only red or blue light indefinitely.

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