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Three Considerations to Make When
Designing Growroom Lighting
by Kent Gruetzmacher
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Deciding which indoor
horticultural lighting to
purchase for your growroom
can be a confusing
endeavor. To make the
process smoother, Kent
Gruetzmacher says there
are three things all growers
should consider before
anything else: initial cost,
energy demands, and
growroom infrastructure.
T
he indoor gardening industry
evolves with the technology that
supports it. Lighting is one segment
of indoor gardening technology that
has major influence. To illustrate,
the inclusion of light emitting diode
(LED) lights has begun to alter the
way in which cultivation operations
are designed and operated. In a
similar vein, and some years ago, the
invention of double-ended (DE) high
pressure sodium (HPS) lighting had a
similar paradigm-shifting effect.
While advancements in both
technology and methodology are
doubtlessly exciting, the rapid influx
of changing lighting technologies on
the market proves both confusing and
intimidating for all levels of growers.
When designing a growroom, it’s all
too easy to become overwhelmed
with the complexities of lighting
schematics, as well as with sales
pitches and marketing gimmicks.
Unfortunately, this often leads to
illogical impulse buys. To avoid this,
cultivators looking to design a system
for an indoor garden can follow the
simple criteria below to logically plan
their growroom lighting.