How to Choose a Grow Light: T5 Fluorescent vs. CMH vs. LED Grow Lights Explained

thank you, this was a great video for a new grower. I have watched a lot of different vids and you did a really nice job going slow and explaining concepts at a high level.

I just got 5 HPS grow 🪴 light 🤔⁉️
Or should I just get LED lights ❔💭☺️

Don't get china LED lights ❔🤯
I'v had bad look. Whent to HPS

Thank you!

in the UK where they grow the most amount of me....l illegal for me to grow a few plants

How do you think the HLG Diablo 300r would perform in a 2*3*5 or is that overkill and if so what do you think would be a good alternative? I had the viparspectra P1500 but found it to be a little bit mmmm too little. I was thinking about the Viperspectra XS200 please lend me your thoughts. they both have Meanwell drivers and Samsung diodes, is the diablo R300 too much for the 2*3*5? Thank god I spent the last 3 mos studying or I wouldn't have understood a word ya said!

these samsung-lights dont have blue diodes in them...is that normal? because i read certain plants need red+blue diodes.

anything wrong with the Samsung LM281 diodes? theyre much cheaper.

Coming back to this in 2021 and seeing the same exact stuff that's almost half the cost of what it is now is heartbreaking.

Hey where's my r spec? I'm kidding.

When you handled that CMH bulb you should use a tissue or clean rag , oils from your hand could prematurely affect the life of the bulb .... great video thanks .

Darn! I guess I missed the giveaway 🤣

Now that was a great giveaway CHEERZ RESPECT 🙏💯🔥

even your not given those lights, viewer or someone watching this video is aready a winner indeed.God Bless always.

Enthusiastically starting seedlings first time w just 2 bulbs in regular lamp in front of a window..They need more. Budget is tight.

So.... I bought some LED panels. They didn't say anything about lumens or Kelvin. All I know is that they are 300 watts and they need to be 3 feet or better over my seedlings.

Anything changed in the past couple of years?

I am growing spinach, green and yellow beans, beefsteak tomatoes, tiny tim tomatoes, large cucumbers and long stem green onions. Which grow light would work. I am currently using my storage room. It gets up to 22 degrees celcius with the light on and 19 when it's off. The humidity is between 50 and 60. But my tomato leaves are changing to purple and curling down and my cucumber leaves seem dry and turning brown at the tips.

I wonder why no use light strips for growing. It's super cheap

I was told not to touch the bulb with my hands as our oils decrease the life span of the bulbs.

Don't touch the glass of the bulb with your fingers! The light will heat the oils left from your hand's and explode the bulb!

I am growing house plants and bug eating plants

What's a good light for indoor plants non edible such as alocasias?

Very informative video thank you! QQ: What's wrong to heat up the growing trays by the grow lights? Where I live is cold and dim in the winter which means I need both light and heat to start seedlings. I understand dispensing heat means the energy is not being converted all to light. But maybe there is a balance there that I need bfor where I live??

I like how you talk to your audience like they could be growing anything indoors, even though they are all growing one thing "if you know what I mean".

Hi Epic Gardening, Thank your information. If i just want a grow light to for my potted lemon tree for the winter, which grow light would you recommend?

I only raise seedlings using mine so I have 5 metres of 4000K LED strip chopped up to fit in the particular shelf unit I use.
30 watts over 0.25m2
Absolute efficiency is not very important as it's usually cold in my house when I'm using it ...

Cmh heat is about 4 to 6 degree above your room the tents in.

You're right I still have my eight bulb T5 light system that was my very first light outside of a Black Dog led one was for Virgin one was for flowering. I actually now have a bunch of one bulb T5 4-ft sections and I do the perimeter of my tents. It really adds an extra bonus around the outside edge which usually is lacking most times. Especially in the corners. However I just got today a ceramic high pressure sodium Eye Hortilux SE600. Quite a upgrade from the T5 days

Hi Kevin,

I noticed you also dabble in growing dragon fruit. Now that growing dragon fruit is really taking off, what grow light would you recommend for growing high sun demand plants like Dragon Fruit in an indoor environment?

I have a skylight in my house it's somewhat opaque does this help? Or better off growing in a room that gets sun?

You maybe should have focused a bit more on what you're using your grow light for. A T5 for seedling propagation vs another system for growth through harvest makes a big difference.

Good day, my window sill size 11.5 x 57 inches and another about twice longer, Im looking for an easy installing lamp or a few to accommodate my plants in a winter. In a simmer they r on a balcony. Pls advice the best option to add lights, cause my side is West and I dont get as much light as necessary, especially for berries. The plants on window sills are placed tight, so the best option i guess should be- to hang something over them? I also prefer the full spectrum. Thank you in advance. All the best!

Great video. I laughed when I saw the dead plant on the shelf behind him. Yep, his vid is on learning about "grow lights" to grow plants... with a dead plant behind him with a grow light above it.

FYI- lots of the links are inactive now.

what about halogen lights like the yellow case shop lights

Hello fitlrst time grower but not daft.
I havebrhmatioud arthritis and my trade or job is self employed plasterer.
I'm thinking of growing for pain relief CBD is not working.
Oil is a heavy max grow min products.
I have sace for 5 X 25 ltr pots X5 .
Under zuse 600w each X5?
Help.

Thank you Sir! You are the Neil deGrass Tyson of the greenhouse. Respect.

It's Feb 1st. I have 6 weeks to last frost and no indoor space or green house to start seeds. I'm impatient and now going shopping... Lol. Need to do some cleaning to make a space for them.

@ kevin ... u should make a video on how to set an analog timer... I have 1 how frustrating.

Could you post updated links to lights you recommend? All of the links in the description have expired :/

I tried the GooingTop clip LEDs last year. They worked well for $20 LEDs from Amazon, but the mounting clips are not ideal for my metro shelving. Currently, I'm trying Valoya Clone Led18 to overwinter scotch bonnet, datil, giant marconi, corno di toro, and Jimmy Nardello(from Botanical Interests seeds) peppers. I also plan to use the Led18 lights for starting seeds in 2024. .

HID > LED

Wondering which one is better to grow succulent please help

Walmart sells a HyperTough 4ft shop light 5500lm X 5000K
$19.98

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"Grow " lights are a scam.
Over hyped, over priced and gimmickry .

Looking back, those HLG lights were/are some of the most OVER-PRICED lights to ever be produced! I bought 4 lights in 2022 that are almost exactly the same as these lights...Samsung chips, MeanWell drivers and dimmer....AT ONLY 135 DOLLARS PER LIGHT! LOL! HLG and other brands were ripping people off to the tune of hundreds of dollars mark-up ON EACH UNIT SOLD!! Shame on them!