Comment on How to prep for cold in Southern US
toaster@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
It’s worth mentioning that there’s no difference between grow light branded lights and regular LED bulbs. I’ve had a basic 4.5W Philips A19 LED bulb for a while now that’s only 810 lumens and my string of turtles and alocasia love it. It also used about 1¢ this past month, as per my smart plug. Just be sure to go for the whitest option available for the best effects.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 months ago
I thought LED bulbs emitted light only in a few wavelengths and those didn’t align well with chlorophyll absorption wavelengths?
toaster@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
They work at least as well as CFL of fluorescent. The full spectrum bulbs emit all wavelengths, so that’s why it’s best to go for the harshest, whitest bulb. LED bulbs are used for most growlights.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 months ago
Nice! TIL