First off you're a true scientist, I've been watching every grow light vid I could in the past three days, you are the only one who answered All of my questions. P.s thanks for compiling the vids, into one session.
@whatthefunction91407 жыл бұрын
legalize tomatoes
@BoleDaPole3 жыл бұрын
Montana just legaziled it a year ago
@mrgulabull7 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate all the detail. I've learned more in the last 40 minutes than I have in days of researching various websites. What I'd love to see is a comparison between the various whites. 5k, 3.5k, etc. Thanks for sharing and please keep it up. You've got another subscriber!
@apple-on5pq4 жыл бұрын
@G Hollis actually 4k is neutral, 5k is consider as cool light
@orion9k4 жыл бұрын
I use 6000 kelvin light which looks clean white - some people call this studio light, cos it reflects all surface colors as their original color instead of manipulating the surface into having same color as the light source.. therefore, white light is what I would call full spectrum light, but for some odd reason, the industry calls red and blue light ''full spectrum''....
@apple-on5pq4 жыл бұрын
@G Hollis your reference said that "Color temperatures over 5000 K are called "cool colors" (bluish), while lower color temperatures (2700-3000 K) are called "warm colors" (yellowish)".
@apple-on5pq4 жыл бұрын
@@orion9k all white light considered as full spectrum because it contains red green and blue light. Also the colour temperature (K) is the colour we (human) see in the eyes, its doesn't contain the same wavelength as the sun.
@orion9k4 жыл бұрын
@@apple-on5pq what does not contain the same wave length as the sun? The suns wavelength depends on the time of the day
@pal981116 жыл бұрын
Just watched the lettuce seed starting LED vs. T5. Thanks again. I’ve learned more today from you about LEDs than in months of here snd there research.
@WolvesAssault4 жыл бұрын
Just updated I was ordered Spider Farmer Grow Light SF-1000 LED last Nov 2019 on Amazon. My Jade succulent lots improved lots strong thick stems from white light much better no more leggy/collapsed, I stopped use red/blue light make worse leggy/collapsed on my Jade succulent because lack full spectrum light. That why I founded your video about tomato grow went collapsed under red/blue light, I just shocked same my Jade succulent.
@lorenhusky27177 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing something I've wondered about ever since the very first generation of grow LED lamps came out.
@user-uu1wd2yv9q Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!! Lots of help from start to finish of vudeo. I appreciate the details given. Thanks. More vids please. Cheers
@duncanskippers31303 жыл бұрын
This is the best information i got since trying to grow cannabis. I mean with so much information going around, i recently purchase flood light like LED 4000k 50w and people tend to tell a different story before i decided to grow. First it was lumens, lumens became LUX and recently diodes of the LED wont be enough but you debunked all the crap i was told in this vid and i am half way thru it only. Thanks allot this had definitely saved me some money. Each person i had shared my idea on growing keep suggesting expensive grow panels with built in fans etc, yet from the results with this vid i am convinced it is possible to grow with budget flood lights LED
@orchidman366 жыл бұрын
Started to watch as I want to start some orchids under extended day light.wow, such a wonderful comprehensive presentation. lost some beauty sleep but well worth it.
@bernadettekennedy29817 жыл бұрын
Your explanations are very helpful. I like to know what I am doing. Don't have any indoor sunlight and have been very frustrated with dying plants and orchids. So now I feel I know what to do. Looked at many other videos and they just left me asking questions. For instance It's good to know that red is weeker than full spectrum but helpful for fruits and flowers.
@cyruskeeshig92097 жыл бұрын
love your vids. The first time I watched your 3 part series I didn't get all the information downpacked. So I watched them again and after I did more research it started to make more sense.
@GrowingAnswers7 жыл бұрын
Cyrus Keeshig thanks. I know some info needs more explanation. Just kinda hard to do that without over explaining as much of this is. Some people prefer the short version so it's hard to please everyone.
@arturof73915 жыл бұрын
Great info, and I was really glad that you went off-topic a couple of times too as it helped us build "bridges" between subjects. Very knowledgeable indeed!
@xelionizer5 жыл бұрын
Good, solid information on indoor growing! Thanks a lot! I really appreciate the amount of effort you put into making it understandable;) Cheers mate
@mightymite39585 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you could do something with the cheap lights from like walmart or Lowe's or those $30-$40 lights from amazon
@betsybeverlin38655 жыл бұрын
The video wasn't too long 😊 I enjoyed learning everything you had to teach. Thank you for the education 🌬🌿💙🌱🍃
@twistedja48604 жыл бұрын
I cant stop watching him he is so beautiful. And yes the experiment was helpful.
@malcolmchannel42644 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing the videos am learning more about grow lights
@Brucehaus7 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thank you! Your passion for the topic is more than obvious - and you present your info in a easily digestible manner. You got a new sub in me :)
@damodaraomalley72785 жыл бұрын
Thanks man very informative. However it would have been lovely to see the results going Into the fruiting stage and even a taste testing comparison 👍
@davidterry702 Жыл бұрын
Thanx you were the most helpful out of dozens of videos keep it up!
@siaroforshort4 жыл бұрын
I canceled a full spectrum light order because of this! Thank you.
@noblelouis54305 жыл бұрын
hats off for the effort u took for this video
@jvthefuckingreatest7 жыл бұрын
You are so long winded! lol but your videos are awesome! You turned my living room in to a classroom. Thanks for the knowledge!
@simpleman17766 жыл бұрын
I just couldn't watch it...way too much information..., it's like every time he said a word he spent 10 minutes explaining in it detail...did he ever actually say what the results were ?, I fell asleep.....
@rosalinerabago6389 Жыл бұрын
I do appreciate your testing of the led grow lights. Can you reply back to me regarding what is actually the best lights for using growing tomatoes and peppers indoors. I’ve been spending too much on buying grow lights just to grow my hot chili peppers and dwarf tomato plants indoors. I did watch your videos testing the growth of the tomato plants. I’ve, also watched many other videos about most everything regarding the technologies of the many different types of led grow lights ranging from expensive ones and cheap ones. I just can’t even make the right decisions of what is the right grow light to use anymore. I just kept buying many different ones try growing my plants healthy indoors. But, do t stop with your experiments because it does help us viewers as to understand more of how we can grow our plants indoors. And I for one, grow indoors due to health issues and I’d like also to continue to grow due to the seasons especially winter. I bought a spider farmer light which is very expensive but I have to return it because it was missing a control panel that should turn on the lights or something. I’m not gonna turn in and if the grow lights by plugging into electricity every time and then unplugging it to turn it off which is ridiculous. Anyways, keep up with your videos and we all can keep getting more information from your experiments that does help us gardeners whether we plant indoors or outdoors. Most of all we appreciate you for sharing with us your knowledge and experiments. Thank you
@LaneCodeRedCarnivore5 жыл бұрын
I think your info is the best ! Also the tomato roots need to grow very deep to feed for growth and strength...but anyway the led info is really helpful...and better than what I've found on the tube. Thanks bunches !!
@ecocentrichomestead67835 жыл бұрын
Awesome detailed info! I watched the first one as well. Just what I need right now cause I am researching the best way to set up a 4 foot, 4 shelf grow light system.
@benjaminandersen10976 жыл бұрын
i learned a lot from your video, including part 1. thank you :)
@ngccharle33175 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that big knowledge and experiments i was searching and searching and reading many articles but all not help until i found your channel you are the best I subscribed
@phoenixrisingharley Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, im i australia, we are freeeeezing we are in the high country in victoria, but with already temps of -72 in antarctica its impacting us, and its been consistent for the last couple years on getting colder. I have been trialling things indoors and am about to set up some solar powered lights, so im giong for just normal white led lights, after watching quite a few comparison videos,
@mariourban838 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing this experiment.I am growing under LED's for 7 years now and got the good results only under white (2700k and 5000k) lights too.
@1kcrit3395 жыл бұрын
Most growlamps today have a mix of all spectrum's. You have valid point about white LED (i would guess 4000 Kalvin )it is much better spectrum to veg due to stimulating hormones however the plants flower much better in red/blue (about 2500 kalvin for red light and 6500 kalvin for the blue light) and that will also stimulate a hormone like "Flower as much fruit you can before dying" type of hormone. I can explain this and its vary simple, Spring and summer time have a much brighter spectrum so that the plants have a greater chance to stretch and grow big thick stems so t can carry as much flowers and fruit it can before dying. Where the sun attends to turns red at Fall to give that boost to mature the fruits and terpenes so it will attracts animals that can eat it and spread the seeds before winter (most plants harvest sep - oct (Depending on where you live). Tomatoes produce flowers true out the summer time but gets really juice in august (Because the sun turns more "red"). Btw the Cannabinaceae Family is quite big so pretty much means you grow tomatoes like you grow cannabis. Have a good day!
@anyshitt5 жыл бұрын
i love it.
@gaidindi3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! You helped me a lot understanding that White LEDs are best for plant growth and Red-Blue or purple LEDs are best for flowering and fruiting. THANKS! You earned one more like and subscriber
@iriefarms12127 жыл бұрын
Your Awesome abd Great Details. some of Us Love Knowledge and Step. not just a Film of Short cuts...Thank You
@kktan886 жыл бұрын
Your experiment is consistent my experiment. I am using R, B and W for better PPFD and energy efficiency purposes. In our grow chamber, lighting is a major portion of my cost for indoor growing.
@johnkerr998 жыл бұрын
Thank you once again! Exceptionally helpful and thoughtfully explained. I see you are passionate about you videos. Bravo! Maybe you could have 2 sets of videos: 1) the short "blue-red" (essential points only) series and the 2) the lengthy "white-light" (more complete) series. All the best. Keep them coming.
@GrowingAnswers8 жыл бұрын
Your welcome. Part 4 will be the short answer actually.
@brizalsgarden26465 жыл бұрын
I really liked your video. Thanks and Its nice you are doing it because you enjoy it. I have a indoor garden because I enjoy growing so much so I can relate. Thanks again. Great video
@KittyKarenpoo2 жыл бұрын
I think that what you are seeing is full spectrum continuing to support leaf and stem and perhaps even root growth, when in the last portion of life the plant needs to send that energy to flowers and fruit. This suggests that full spectrum may be best for the first half of a plant's life and burple for the 2nd half.
@GrowingAnswers2 жыл бұрын
My other experiments that were more Current than this don’t support that theory.
@DougFordsr7 жыл бұрын
and I did subscribe. I will be posting aquaponics/aeroponics videos this year and will be following all of your videos because I think the info will help me be a more successful gardener. I look forward to more videos in the future.
@derpicorn79457 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this video. I was trying to choose LED strips for supplemental light for my orchids. I'm relieved that white had better results, because if red-blue was better I would just skip the lighting. Thanks!
@landonb4486 жыл бұрын
Keep up the experiments! Interesting stuff. To see the differences between the lights
@TonySlug6 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Good stuff. The red/blue plant got about 20% less true wattage though, and that's a big difference. So comparison may be a little off.
@KarenFae1015 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great information. You’re an amazing teacher. Very helpful to me. 👍
@henrysalassi15428 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see if there is a difference between the grow chip you used [that use red and blue LED,s] and the ones that use blue LED,s and use a phosphor to produce the red and blue color.
@Egk-mh3iz7 жыл бұрын
Sir great job a lot of knowledge and comparisons lot of questions answered. Thanks you. Keep it up 👍
@lulasplayzin7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information! And I was hoping that the red/blue lights lost the "competition", because they are way harder to get around here.
@sheliah7834 жыл бұрын
Just order on Amazon!!! I do my plants thrive!!
@shimonmorami10 ай бұрын
Thanks! I learned a lot from both vidioes. ♥
@Hisar6104 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. You are spending your time to show something to us
@DougFordsr7 жыл бұрын
Great job! I found it interesting and will be using your info. I used the LE lights last year and they did very well.
@machellehaskins88834 жыл бұрын
I just watched this and some of your other light videos. Thanks for this info!
@mojarrainc14708 жыл бұрын
had a very big difference between the 2 lights which choose doubt thinking took 8 days which to choose, thanks to this video finally decided I thank you, greetings from medellin
@jaredparkes85566 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid thanks. Roughly how high above 2 inch high seedlings would I hang a white 100w light? I like the simplicity of using these lights.
@gsmscrazycanuck98147 жыл бұрын
Great video. It doesn't matter what method you use, you want nutrient dense (high brix) food. I brix test everything.
@mrdimgaming5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. That extra about LED is actually interesting.
@NoahNobody7 жыл бұрын
Great side by side. You saved me from doing this myself.
@HondaAholic7 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the time-stamp. Was about to say just get to the point already and show the results lol.
@pearlrose208 жыл бұрын
Fantastic videos and experiment! Thanks so much for sharing!
@kegansunell49746 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos man! Don't skimp on all the good science! When you said," I'm not going to get to much into that." I was bummed. But then you did so thank you!! Haha
@mikesgamedomain82025 жыл бұрын
great job explaining stuff. really enjoyed all your work
@fx53622 жыл бұрын
Ive been growing all my plants using just 5 bucks 6500k 90cm T5 led tube x4, and they grew well on cucumber, okra, cilli, tomatoes, vegetables
@pdiscool3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, great videos thank you!
@ledgrownmedicalgarden73788 жыл бұрын
thanks for the information you share
@volvo097 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you! When I first saw the results I was in disbelief... I was thinking you had to be wrong... years ago when I was researching LED's the red/blue was "the best", but this video has gotten me to do more research and white does turn out to be better. Thanks!
@riaandewinnaar50407 жыл бұрын
What white? He tested yellow (basically red if your paying attention.)
@TailithSky4 жыл бұрын
I still like this grow series : )
@littlebeebs14 жыл бұрын
This video series is the most helpful I’ve seen on grow lights ! Thank you for taking the time to do this . I have over 100 succulent plants that I keep indoors . I want them fat , colorful and healthy. I use T5 fluorescent grow lights and I love them so far . Have you compared white LED to T5 ? Do LED ‘s make a real difference in the electric bill ? The only way I wanna switch to LED is if the electricity bill will be Lower and they cause better growth 😊
@GrowingAnswers4 жыл бұрын
LED has better spectrum and the good ones are far more efficient than fluorescent.
@littlebeebs14 жыл бұрын
Growing Answers , Thanks for the reply . Did you truly see better growth with LED ? Any brands you recommend that are affordable? I’m just a hobbyist. Not looking for super expensive. I usually like to use 2ft by 1ft lights so they’ll fit my shelves . My favorite T5 light only costed me $77 😊. Looking for something under $100 . Thanks again 😊
@MisterMeaner1118 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video! Only thing I question on the method is trying to "veg" a plant under such heavy red spectrum. From my experience, you would receive a better result under a 2/3 Blue, 1/3 Red LED mix. Heavy red spectrum is from my understanding for the flower/finishing stages of growth.
@GrowingAnswers8 жыл бұрын
You are exactly right. However white lights can be used for the whole process. This was just showing what happens if you just use 2 wavelengths that are said to be all the plant needs. If you want to change lights during growth phases, that is just to try to control the veg/flower period and tomatoes will flower no matter what. There were no more flowers under the red/blue light than the white.
@rizwanmohammed53393 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos would it be better for me to add a small number of white leds so it the leaves can convert it into heat
@KRYSISJAG5 жыл бұрын
great info Jut wondering what deficiencies caused the pink LED tomatoes to collapse what it receiving in officiant minerals of some sort?
@GrowingAnswers5 жыл бұрын
See my more up to date videos about that.
@jem020817 жыл бұрын
enjoyed the full length versions of parts 1 &2! (haven't watched part 3 yet) I wouldn't want to see the video shortened. Would have been interesting to have collected the total weight / mass of each plant as a measure of the effectiveness of the lights in supporting plant growth. Also, @ 3:30 - 4:00. I don’t understand the penetrating the canopy comments. OK, green light penetrates the canopy best (photons absorbed the least?), but aren’t the green wavelengths of little use for photosynthesis? Also, with respect to the red vs blue canopy penetrance. Is this an efficiency of photon capture difference? Or is light scatter or something else going on? Thanks
@godzillazumagod91466 жыл бұрын
Good video. I want to grow some sun flowers.
@gobisGalaxy_star5 жыл бұрын
I really like this guy's videos. He's obviously knowledgeable. I think it's funny, however, how he always acts slightly annoyed. It's as if shooting these videos isn't his idea, and he's being forced to do them for community service or something.
@damodaraomalley72785 жыл бұрын
Haha yes funny veiw on that. Great resurch though
@maryjane99366 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making amazing videos and sharing your knowledge with us
@pawanrastogi19802 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@bigal77138 жыл бұрын
very interesting. Questions: 1) would you say red-blue light only became deficient after big canopy has developed and won't be matter for smaller plants like lettuce and herbs? 2) would adding more blue and some green LED's (instead of whole spectrum white) equally address the problem of light penetration 3) was there a possible flow in the experiment that your red-blue light had only 10 blue (responsible for plant growth) LEDs? The 2 reasons I think of not using white are: 1) they know to lose some intensity with time (due to phosphorus burning out) 2) possibly less efficient than pure RGB?
@GrowingAnswers8 жыл бұрын
You are getting into having to tune the amount of light you would need by adding other wavelengths. And even more so, having to figure out what specific wavelength is needed. Throwing a bunch of different colors at a plant can just oversaturate the. The blue to red ratio is specific to plants. off hand I don't know for sure, but this one would favor flowering phases, but is ok for general purpose (as supplemental). The experiment is about showing what happens with the 2 main wavelengths. Yes, canopy penetration is effected by means of the red blue as seen in the video with no lower growth. Shorter plants grow well (like lettuce) under just red/blue, but the rule still applies; you get a better result with full spectrum. White light LEDs burn out all the same as any other color led. The phosphor doesn't really burn out, the LED does and the phosphor if it's not remote, can contribute to hear build up on the chip.
@DurzoBlunts8 жыл бұрын
Big Al Its true white aren't as efficient as individual mono filled pcb lights. But the whites are easy to install, and cover the whole spectrum nicely. The intensity from them allows for a high PAR and umol which can be better than having a perfect spectrum. Green wavelength is reflected from the plants so it won't absorb it (not good for growth). Cree did a study with XML3 I think and some far red and blue monos to compare against a gavita 1000w at half the power.
@ismann91485 жыл бұрын
Great experiment. Thanks.
@lkasdlf8 жыл бұрын
Super informative. Thanks!
@JanceAnderson4 жыл бұрын
great info on both... Thanks!
@nlgrowdr84413 жыл бұрын
Good vid, like the info, just an observation, you said you wanted to start and grow them with the same light as it may impact growth, but then you did just that. Did you not throw the experiment right from the start by doing this? Good info, but a little concerned on the QAQC by starting them all under the same light source. Cheers
@GrowingAnswers3 жыл бұрын
Watch my newer series. This is outdated
@moelester22036 жыл бұрын
you're a geek...awesome!!!! great videos
@salvitiello27386 жыл бұрын
So what you telling it's that drawing energy a part , HPS are way better than led ? I'm growing with a 250 watt HPS in a small tent ...my plant are growing much tall than growing them with only led light !!
@Bloomcycle2 ай бұрын
So white light is full spectrum?
@elgorditojdm5034 жыл бұрын
"it feels ridged like a tree, not weed but like a tree branch" 😂😂
@blueberry4644 жыл бұрын
Didn't he say not Woody?
@muhammadsyafiq77604 жыл бұрын
Is the white LED same as conventional LED used in houses or it is specific for plants growth only?
@colinrgodsey7 жыл бұрын
Hates tomatoes. But grew them. So you're obviously not showing us the plants you normally *really* grow lol. "Tomatoes".
@ashscott60687 жыл бұрын
Pfft. Those are some dank tomatoes
@goatamongsheep42966 жыл бұрын
no fears this idiot couldn't grow anything.
@elgorditojdm5034 жыл бұрын
Tomatoes and weed have pretty much the same grow environment. If you grow great tomatoes you're gonna grow great weed
@KlimovArtem15 жыл бұрын
That’s how practice destroys the theories) Theories collapse under its own weight, just like this plant.
@videozinhos8 жыл бұрын
Thank you! i've learned very much from it!
@GrowingAnswers8 жыл бұрын
Ur welcome
@GrowingAnswers8 жыл бұрын
Ur welcome
@ammarhilal88234 жыл бұрын
that's very informative video , thanks bro
@nikoodaha16453 жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks for the video Can I mix both white and red blue LED together? Will I get better result?
@GrowingAnswers3 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. Messing with ratios to get it right is not easy. And these days it’s not really a common practice anymore. White led efficiency is starting to surpass the old school blurple light approach.
@nikoodaha16453 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers Have you ever tried 6500k household LEDs for growing as they are cheaper than growing lights? White growing lights seem expensive on Amazon😊
@alexanderlouis48016 жыл бұрын
I honestly just want to say "Thank You" for doing this Video, Sharing your science experiments & also your knowledge. I watch part 1 & 2. Awesome work man... i never knew there was a green spec. LED light. I just have a question to ask... can these works for those T5 led light bulb...? Keep up the good work man. Hope to hear your reply
@GrowingAnswers6 жыл бұрын
Alexander Louis t5 led do work well
@Roman-vk6od4 жыл бұрын
thank you very much.
@eugeniahobbs416 жыл бұрын
Great lecture.
@radurobert15 жыл бұрын
what would happen if you combine all 2 lights type under the same plant ?
@GrowingAnswers5 жыл бұрын
Don Johnson check out my newer videos
@agriculturalengineering27367 жыл бұрын
When we used the white light and when we used the blue and red lights?
@pal981116 жыл бұрын
Super educational. Thank you so much. I grow high light orchids under T5s and have avoided LEDs because I don’t like the purple color. I used 3000k and 6500k tubes. Is there and optimum LED temp. For growth and flowering? You mentioned in Part 1 the white light was 5500k and then had 3000k in the experiment. What would be best? I’ve never noticed if they have warm white and cool white LEDs.
@GrowingAnswers6 жыл бұрын
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@Slow_Dreamer4 жыл бұрын
Why not try growing a white sage abd see if the germination rate will rise in indoor growing
@thombaz7 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you!
@jacqueslepine38537 жыл бұрын
very interesting info , thank you
@chibanix13478 жыл бұрын
thats a very usefull video thanks a lot
@jrmint26 жыл бұрын
This was a very interesting video...I learned a lot! So I purchased 8 led shop lights, 4ft, 20w, 2200 lumens 6500k for my plant shelves to grow mostly herbs and greens like lettuces. In your opinion...How many lights should I put on each shelf? I currently have 3 per shelf. Not sure if I need more or less...
@GrowingAnswers6 жыл бұрын
RiseUpBlue should be plenty. Proximity matters more than light output. Adjust distance based on plant health.
@fabes25378 жыл бұрын
How can you compare these without giving us the info for the COB? so many variables not covered like lumens per watt, par values etc.. Good idea on this experiment but you need better controls.
@cheguevara59403 жыл бұрын
That's why the most new boards have 85% white (different types mostly 3500k, 5000k and some 7500k)and 15% of the two outer spectrums like UV and on the other side IR!
@thku4grace6 жыл бұрын
From your first video I got the impression you thought the blue/red would outperform the white LED because whereas the white LED was full spectrum, the plant didnt' really need all of that and was therefore wasting wattage on unnecessary spectrum while the blue/red light was somehow more efficient for the plant if not for the lower wattage which you were going to offset by equalizing the PAR performance of both plants.
@GrowingAnswers6 жыл бұрын
Candy Sweet the first video was labeled as educational to set a foundation for people that have never heard of the red/blue grow light. It’s simply an explanation of the facts and the hype.