Any plant needs good light. But, usually, apartment in natural light is not enough, to achieve the full flowering and the development of green pets. Normal lighting for indoor plants - it's about 10000 luxury. And next to the window in the room, this figure is usually up to 5000 luxury. Even on a sunny summer day, when you remove the plant from the windows, osveschennost.Effekta greatly reduced from conventional fluorescent lamps virtually no, because their range is not suitable for plants. Only some models can be used, to illuminate the home garden. But LED fitolampy plant appeared not so long ago, but it has already earned a good reputation. Besides, LED lamp can do for plants with their own hands, only need to purchase the appropriate components and assemble circuit correctly.
The range of LED lamps suits plants
- Blue spectrum range 430-455 nm is used for illumination during the growing season.
- Blue-violet segment contributes to growth inhibitors, useful for the formation of plants, increasing its strength and density.
- 660 nm red light is used in step flowering.
- The red-orange range required for the development of roots, fruits and foliage volume growth.
The most favorable for plant considered red and blue spectrum.
The effect of the rest of the band is extremely small. For different plant species and their stages of growth must use different ratios of red and blue spectral component.
The choice of LEDs, advantages and disadvantages, specifications
To buy LED lamps for plants, first of all, you must pay attention to the light-emitting diodes, which will give the desired range. LED lighting - is a complex device, and its price strongly depends on the technical parameters. You must choose fitolamp, taking into account the type of plant, which require backlighting, as well as the required lighting area.
Key technical features of LEDs:
- power consumption (W). The main indicator lamps. In domestic purposes, usually, apply power to the lamp 1-25 W.
- Luminous flux - brightness characteristic of the lamp. Unit of measure - Lumens.
- emission color.
- Dimensions.
- radiation angle.
- Square, lighting lamps - in square meters.
- How heated lamp housing - + 55-60 ° C.
- Operational temperature range - -25 ° - + 40 ° C.
- Mains voltage, IN.
- Lifetime - hour expression.
- The degree of protection IP.
LED lighting is ideal for plants.
note! Unlike LEDs from other fitolamp, who spread the light of the full, It is available lenses, allowing a more concentrated light beam,thereby, You do not need to use all sorts of reflectors.
Advantages of LED fitolamp
- directional radiation.
- Durability. High-quality LED lamps are about 50000 hours. Produced special lamps for plants, designed for prolonged use. If they work for 16 hours a day, it will last for approximately 11 years old.
- Ease of installation. There is no need for additional hardware, special cartridges for, to connect the lamp to the network. Also, do not need reflector and protective glass.
- The ability to adjust the intensity of radiation.
- Lower consumption compared to sodium lamps.
- Energy efficiency. LEDs make it possible to create the most balanced and efficient light output for the plant due to the narrow emission spectrum.
- Security. LED lamps are heated to a maximum of + 55 ° C and do not cause a burn by touching the leaf plants.
LED backlight does not affect the temperature room mode. - Environmentally friendly. LED bulbs are not dangerous to humans, because they include no harmful substances.
- Backlit aesthetically fit into the interior.
If you plan to make the LED light for seedlings with their own hands or buy ready-made, need to know and a lack of, which can in certain cases play a key role: minus the LED is fitolamp, first of all, their relatively high cost. Although it gradually decreases with the development of the sphere of use and technology.
lighting time
Further spectral characteristics of light, the process of photosynthesis is highly dependent on light conditions. Is meant the ratio, as well as the amount of time, that the plant is carried out in the dark and in the light. Growing certain plants, It can influence the stage of vegetation and flowering, adjusting the length of daylight hours.
note! If you increase the waking period in excess of the desired plant, may disrupt flowering stage.
There are neutral species, eg, roses, their stage of development does not depend on the mode of illumination.
before, you install the LED lamp, should deal with the preferences and the rules of the contents of your plants. Green plants of short day blossom at the bottom to light 12 hours. Indoor plants need a long day in the range of at least awake 14 hours. Quite common plants, for which it is necessary to equip a strictly individual lighting. Accordingly it is necessary to develop a schedule for the on-off LED lamp or buy the system, that the timer will control lighting.
location
LED lamps must be placed very close to green areas, since they have a well-defined light level falling and do not scatter light flux. Do not worry about, that LEDs will damage the foliage, since they do not heat up. Between the lamp and the foliage should be about 15-30 cm. Ensure it is possible to use hanging lamps on the ropes. They can be used to expose desired distance.
note! From the lamp depends on location, as a healthy development of plants, and aesthetic effect.
If the light is directed from above, it will cover the small group of plants, highlighting the structure, that form the original game of light and shade. Lower lighting for large shrubs and potted trees. If the lamp will be located in front of the plant, on the wall reflected an interesting silhouette shadow, in this case it will be possible to consider in detail the structure and color of the branches. And if the lamp will be located behind the plant, shadow will be displayed in the center of the room and on the ceiling, and the foreground is shaded, which also creates an interesting effect. Direct light side can be small bushy plants, because it will be nice to allocate their silhouette, Stressing listvyanuyu structure.
Now on the market of LED fitolamp not a very large selection, work on it mainly small Chinese manufacturers, but, growing interest in such bulbs from growers indicates good prospects for the development of the industry. LED lamps are increasingly used in the lighting of winter gardens, greenhouses for seedlings.