Our Complete Grow Light Setup Explained

[@user-ic2ug8ys1z]

You got a like to fix the pump. I want to see it work again and compare well water to tap water. 😀🌱🐢

[@raineeredman6874]

I am in! Fix the pump 😊if you get 200000. I liked it so small contribution...but I am in! Love your work

[@re66044]

What is the model of the Vivo Sun grow light?

[@Detmold1965]

Yes, fix the pump 😊

[@MorroccoM13]

Luke, could you please list the model number of the Vivosun LED lights. They have many models.

[@cattailsunrise7176]

It looks like a VS1000 because of size and dimmable.

[@frenchysandi]

I grow my lettuce and greens all winter since there have been so many recalls of such things. I grow under led shop lights.

[@lesliee6721]

Looks great. Always appreciate your material. Loving the orchard too.

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

You keep adding to my Christmas/wish list!

[@ricdenali4213]

Fix the pump!!😂

[@JenniferUnger-vl6pb]

I have VIVOSUN led grow lights in my 10 x 12 greenhouse and I have tomatoes growing like crazy! Along with radishes, carrots, lettuce, bunching onions, broccoli and cauliflower. Love these! Easy, inexpensive, and simple to operate. I’m also in Michigan and it’s awesome to see what can grow inside when it’s cold outside. Thanks for this video!

[@Sledgstone]

Great video! I'd love to see you get a grow tent for your seed starting and make videos with it. I started my entire vegetable garden in a mini grow tent for the first time last year and it was a game changer. The grow tents come in all kinds of sizes and the inside walls are all completely reflective so no light is wasted. And the tents have bars on the top to hang the lights on, and they have cheap clip on fans to clip to the corners of the tents to help strengthen the seedlings. My peppers did amazing last year. You could even get a tent big enough to put those tables right inside, hang the lights and never have to move reflective pieces around ever again.

[@dignit1620]

Yes fix the pump! My pump broke years ago had to switch to city water. I miss my natural well water

[@mycraftroom6872]

I finally understand what linens are! Thanks

[@kathyh3002]

Thank you for this info!

[@microbefeeder]

You're Welcome Luke!

[@susanbartman2267]

Thanks. Yes, I am learning 😊

[@crazy8skml]

Thank you! I was just thinking about using grow lights. Yes, thank you “pot” growers. The prices are great. 😂 Fix that pump, fix that pump. My great uncle had one on the family farm. ❤❤

[@scottdriscoll8776]

Great video! What is the best distance to have the lights from the plants in terms of feet?

[@deedeep3370]

Thanks for recommending reflectors. I have a good grow light, designed for growing canibis but I use to keep my herbs growing through the winter and to start seedlings. I live in Cadillac, MI so needed a good light. I’m going to add reflectors to be more efficient. Thanks again!

[@amitamodzelewski3425]

QUESTION do you have a video that explains how to winterize perennial plants in ground for first winter.

[@FlavorChefGenetics]

I use the same flouros to led swap bulbs they are great and last long. 👍🏼

[@sakerocket]

Look into led highbay lights as well. I have grabbed 4 packs of 200 watt true draw 26k lumens for 50-60 bucks sometimes. 4000-5000k is a great all around spectrum.

[@ZJhontu1]

Lumens/watt… can’t beat high bay. Keep the niche products. It’s daytime in here. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🌞😎

[@matthawkins4579]

Love those Vivosun panels. Have 2 now and will get more.

[@livewire1386]

My plants do great with my well water Luke

[@bijan132323]

Hi Luke. Can you please share the exact model number of the Vivosun in this video? Thanks!

[@EmberLou]

Sorry to ask about something from out of the blue, but I was just wondering about the 'butter neck' squash variety you guys were stabilizing last year. I would love to get some seeds for that, the shape looks wonderful! -Thank you again for all your content and products! Your seeds are the best ever and I am in love with my new seed trays!! They are so sturdy!!

[@MIgardener]

They are available on our website! 😊

[@EmberLou]

@@MIgardener Oh my gosh!! Sweet!! Thank you so much!!!

[@dadmezz4024]

Have you tried reflective mylar film?

[@flintstonegirl3372]

"Thanks pot growers"😂😂😂 Luke, how do you use grow lights in a greenhouse? Do I need to use a heater as well? Tia!❤

[@vickiwestlund7777]

Thanks Luke!!

[@johnkirkland7465]

Spider Farmer SF 600 is in my opinion the best seed starting LED light.

[@danielrogers997]

Spider farmer and mars hydro are some of the better value for the money. Ac infinity is the best quality though.

[@MrDee001]

+1 Like. Get that pump going!

[@debnraleigh6062]

Can you post a pic of how the reflective panels are hung up? Thank you, good video.

[@ponygirl70]

Can you grow in a unheated garage?? With no windows. In Michigan as well.

[@CherrieKoke]

I have a quick question about the utility buckets shown on your IG. Are those safe for growing vegetables! I mean just because it has a food grade symbol doesn’t mean it’s safe for growing. Right? . Possibly due to the excessive heat involved during growing season. It seems the consensus for growing vegetables is negative. Correct?

[@rosenurse7687]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@jeffricker99]

Do you use heating pads under the trays and if not what temperature is the room? I would like to start seeds in my basement but it’s colder than the average persons basement.

[@deadboi77]

I'd say the aquarium hobby/trade has really revolutionized the LED game too.

[@diannebusch2841]

What are the replacement leds for replacing the bulb lights without having to change the ballast? I don’t know how to change the ballast.

[@cosmoscosmos2855]

Bonjour! Allez-vous installer un ventilateur pour vos semis?

[@jimschmitz6192]

When you convert from CFL’s to LED’s do you have to bypass the ballast’s?

[@MIgardener]

No, they just plug in and operate on the same ballast.

[@splithead6370]

Mlgardener420 soon?

[@grannysweet]

🤣 hahaha 😂😅❤

[@apothekarya]

Most of the time, well water is preferred over chlorinated. Do you have access to a well tap or is there a riser installed? If you decide to fix it, I would definitely have that water tested by a certified lab for bacteria, lead and other metals, and nitrates and other nutrients. The EGLE lab in Lansing has decent prices. Stagnant well water can grow bacteria so you may need to shock it. And, you mentioned the pump was old, so there may be some lead in the piping materials. If fertilizers were used on your property, they may leech nitrates into the water/soil.

[@grownfolksperspective2988]

How can I find those reflector boards. I tried googling them. Are they insulation boards?

[@kencornish6170]

What is the model of the new Vivisun grow light?

[@mrslsix]

Is there a reason why you dont use plant grow shelving?

[@ScottHoback-p1g]

Growing overnight during off-peak hours can save you electricity (money!) and help mitigate excessive heat if that’s also an issue. Bc we all know you’ll need fans, humidifiers, etc. A video about VPD would be cool too!

[@fishingpinky3165]

Who is "we"? Would love to know your team!

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Most of us have had LEDs long before we knew. LEDs were originally only in red. They were used in electronic equipment (TV remotes) long before grow lights. They are indicator lights that don't overheat the capacitors, resistors, etc.. Technology HAS come a long way! !😉

[@lillianmourre6731]

Can you send the number of your lites .thanks Lillian

[@Gods_Pocket]

Pot grower here!

[@fishingpinky3165]

Just looked up Vivosun lights. WOW...way out of my price range.

[@jaydee9155]

Don't leave us hanging, fix that pump!

[@clearlycomputerz]

fix that pump

[@bertarnoldo5199]

Pump baby pump

[@betsyoman7173]

Fix the pump if you can afford it.

[@johndoh5182]

No, didn't enjoy the video because I don't care what the power rating of the lights are. The MOST important piece of info that you COULD have mentioned unless you really don't know, is how the lighting is used. This was like an unboxing video, which I've watched one or two over my few thousand videos I've watch. I don't care if a person uses 40W or 100W fixtures or whatever, what I want to know is what's the amount of lumens at the plant tops. Why can't people talk about THAT? I hear people talk about raising or lowering the lights, but what's your basis for that? Wait to see how screwed up a plant is? By that time the production of the plant has already been slowed and possibly reduced because of it. There's something a LOT more important about using light reflection than simply getting more use out of the fixtures. As the plant grows it puts out more leaves. The more leafs a plant has the more it blocks light from lower leafs. Because the sun is so much more bright, light bounces off of surfaces and even parts of the plant or even other leafs and light gets down to lower leafs. With a lighting setup, that doesn't happen at strong enough levels and if you don't have reflection and are trying to grow something that gets up-potted before going outside and you give it another 2 - 4 weeks after up-potting, depending on the plant the lower leafs won't get enough light and will turn yellow and fall off, and THIS can slow plant production since it keeps losing it's ability to photosynthesize at larger levels which is important as the plant grows. The plant needs a growth in photosynthesis as it gets bigger, and reflection helps to get light down to the lower leafs. This is especially true for plants with larger leafs.

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

Fluorescents put off a lot of unneeded heat that LEDs don't. I'm going to wait until some of the fluorescent bulbs in my older grow light setup start failing before I replace them with LEDs...I use the heat they put off to keep my sourdough warm during the proofing period when making bread. 😂

[@my_freelance_life]

Interesting, 8 years ago when you were doing videos and gardening in your basement, I (and others) asked you numeruous times what brand lights you were using and you acted like it was some bug secret and wouldn't answer anyone's questions regarding the lighting brands; You also refused to speak about lumens or color temp for plant growth.

[@MIgardener]

I don’t think I had any secret. I think it might have just been that I can’t get to every comment.

[@warriorfarms9445]

Looking like en electrical hazard

[@roygreene2921]

Put in a hand pump instead of wasting money on the old beast

[@mikecarrillo7245]

Grow some weed man

[@danielrogers997]

His lights aren't good enough for that.

[@JA39785]

Since the power consumption/cost of these lights was explained so poorly here's the basic math on cost: the Vivosun lights indeed draw 100 watts on maximum brightness. 100 watts / 1000 = 0.1 kWh. If you run one 100 watt light for 16 hours a day that's 1.6 kWh. With $0.20 per kWh in Michigan call that $0.32 per day or ~$10 per month. No way the other fixtures are pulling 100 watts if they each cost $30 per month to run vs "$0.15 to $0.25 per day"

[@MIgardener]

You said so much and said the same thing I said but didn’t pay attention. “They were around $120/month to run but they are a whole lot cheaper now.”