Summer Spectrum Strategies: Optimizing Greenhouse Lighting Efficiency | Expert Article
The question is no longer whether to light during summer months, but how to light strategically — matching spectrum, intensity, and timing to seasonal sun conditions to maximize photosynthetic return per kilowatt-hour.
Understanding Life Expectancy (L90B5) in Horticultural Lighting
Life expectancy rating of a horticultural lighting luminaire is one of the most important—but often misunderstood—factors to evaluate.
Measuring Transmissibility: Understanding How Much Light Reaches Your Crop
Measuring transmissibility is critical for accurately determining your supplemental lighting requirements.
Measuring Light Levels and Spectral Output: What you Should Know
Measuring light levels is one of the most valuable tools for ensuring your supplemental lighting system is performing at its best.
Cleaning Horticultural Luminaires: Best Practices
The summer months, when the days are longer, are typically a great time for greenhouse growers to consider cleaning horticultural luminaires.
What Customer-Centric Features does your Horticulture Luminaire Include?
Customer-centric features and benefits are included in P.L. Light Systems luminaires. Learn more about which features you can use.
Things You May Not Have Considered when Selecting an LED Lighting System
Selecting an LED lighting system can be an overwhelming and intimidating task for CEA growers. Here are considerations to make your job easy.
Pros and Cons of Growing Leafy Greens in a Vertical Farm
Learn the pros and cons of growing leafy greens in a vertical tiered system versus a traditional greenhouse application.
Are you lighting for optimum yields?
How do you achieve the highest yields with your lighting system? As we know, increasing light intensity up to a certain species-specific point results in a corresponding increase in yield. When light levels are not optimized for production or the type of crop you are growing, you have slower flowering, poor root development and plant […]
What to Know When you are Transitioning from HPS to LED
Many growers are looking to switch from HID technology (HPS and MH luminaires) over to LEDs for increased energy savings, reduced heat output, longer lifespan, and greater spectral efficiencies. While LEDs can offer many advantages over HIDs, there are several things a grower should know before jumping in. Since LEDs can cost 2-3 times more than HID luminaires, knowing how to manage costs and […]