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by Jason Mispagel
Home-Growers Featured Products
Helping Your Plants Grow Large and Increase Flowering Yield .
These featured Year-Round Garden Grower ’ s Supplies lighting products help plants bloom .
This month ’ s featured products represent three different tiers of lighting , both in price and application . All are Light Emitting Diode ( LED ) fixtures , representing the direction the overall horticultural lighting industry is heading . We see almost no one asking for traditional High-Intensity Discharge ( HID ) lights ( i . e ., High-Pressure Sodium ( HPS ) or Metal Halide ( MH )) or even T5 Fluorescent fixtures , for that matter . Everyone is moving towards LEDs because of their numerous benefits : Electrical Efficiency , Minimal Heat Production , Safety , Longevity , and Price .
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FloraFlex Incubator LED Clone Light : A perfect replacement for T5 fluorescent light fixtures , the Incubator LED Clone Light is 67 % more efficient , offers more plant-available light , lasts longer ( rated for 54,000 hours ), and emits less heat . Daisy chain up to 100 strips on shelves or racks to give your seedlings and clones all the light they need for less than $ 50 / light .
HLG 260W LED V2 Rspec ® LED Kit : An LED Quantum Board ® providing the light spectrum and fullrange dimming capability to take one or two plants all the way from seed to harvest in a 3 ’ x 3 ’ or 2 ’ x 4 ’ space . With its low profile , minimal weight , heat emission , and price point (~$ 300 ), the HLG 260 can be mounted under a shelf , in a tent , or from the ceiling , making it a versatile option for almost any home grow .
GrowPros HM660 Series : This full-spectrum LED attempts to replicate the sun ’ s natural spectrum with power levels suitable for home growers , commercial indoor facilities , and greenhouses alike . Fully dimmable and expandable with up to two additional LED bars , the HM660 covers a 4 ’ x 4 ’ or 5 ’ x 5 ’ grow tent , producing up to 1.8 grams of dried flower per watt under optimal conditions . Pricing runs around $ 800 .
For more information about YRG , visit
www . year-roundgarden . com or stop by one of its two locations ; Kansas City and Lee ’ s Summit ( see page 29 for locations and addresses ) or call 816.216.6917 and be sure to tell them The EVOLUTION Magazine sent you . ( See Jason Mispagel ’ s growing tips on page 32 .)