LED grow lights are known for their efficiency and effectiveness. They're cool hence won't heat-stress your plants, consume less power, and are beginner-friendly. But for most people, choosing between the many brands presents a challenge, and I hate to say this but the higher your budget for the best LED grow lights, the broader the range to choose from, thus more problems.

Why Buy LED Grow Lights?

For many indoor home-growers, LED grow lights are game-changers. Although there's debate over whether LEDs produce the highest yields, there's no doubt these units are the most eco-friendly option. Add in features like easy setup and powerful light intensity, and you can see why cannabis growers are drawn to LEDs like, well, moths to a flame.

In many respects, full-spectrum LED grow lights are hot because they're cool…literally! Unlike high-intensity discharge (HID) grow lights, LEDs don't give off a ton of energy or heat. This makes LEDs super friendly for the environment and your wallet. LEDs are also lighter and easier to set up than HIDs. Beginners have no problems plugging LEDs into an electrical socket and turning them on. Some LED lights are also quite flexible, making them easy to fit into almost any grow space.

How LED Grow Lights Work

LED bulbs produce light due to electricity flowing through them, but some energy is not being permitted to leave. Diodes allow current to only flow in one direction, and so the resistance is shed as light. The chemical makeup of the LED's material determines the type of light they shed.

Some light is easy to produce with a little chemistry, others took a lot of work. A full spectrum LED is actually a tricky thing. Some produce it with clusters of single-color LEDs to emit some or all of the spectra you want. Others have a complex chemistry feat, managing to emit all of them from a single component. This is done based on voltages fed into them.

Some of these broad-spectrum LED panels only emit white and UV light. LEDs can produce white light as actual white light, rather than combining component sources to produce it. Others are more advanced, capable of individual colors as well.

ECO Farm 650W Samsung LM301B Full Spectrum Detachable LED Grow Ligh...

Features:
The ECO Farm grow light is equipped with 1632 Samsung LM301b and 288 OSRAM LEDs, the actual power consumption is 650 watts to ensure high-efficiency PPE 2.8umol/J, better heat dissipation, and long service life. Compared with old plant lights, the average PPFD is increased by 30%, and the yield and quality are increased by 50%. PPF output is 1820umol/s. This 660W lamp can obviously replace 1000W HPS. At the same time, it also has an ideal full-spectrum and amazing heat dissipation. Sunlike Spectrum: Samsung lm301b 3500k +Osram 660nm Red Suitable for vegetable blooming and indoor growth lights. Widely used in commerce, homes, planting tents, planting rooms, water This 47"x44" large growth lamp is very suitable for growing tents of 5x5 feet. Finally, it is a fanless and zero-noise design, which is very quiet.

Input Voltage: AC 100–277v (347–480V customized)
Actual Power: 650W/6 bars
Power Factor: >0.9
Dimming Range: 0–10V/1–10V
Light Distribution: 120 degree
Spectrum:3500K+660nm LED Brand Samsung lm301b+OSRAM 
Number of chips: 632pcs LM301b 3500K +288PCS OSRAM LEDs 660nm
PPF: 1820umol/s
Efficacy: 2.8umol/J
Fixture Dimensions: 47*43.4*1.9inch (1194*1104*50mm)
Fixture Weight: 16KG
Warranty: 5 years
Lifespan: >50,000 hours
CRI: >80
Certificate: ETL&cETL, DLC, CE, RoHS

GIB Lighting 630W LED Grow Light

Features:
New LED lighting device GIB FS630 with a power of 630W for large growing projects. Spectrum designed for a complete growth cycle - vegetative and flowering phase. Minimal energy consumption - with only 630W consumption it provides 1575 μmol / PPF, which means an efficiency of 2.5 mol / J! It is suitable for the entire life cycle of the plants and can ideally illuminate 2 x 2 m in the growth phase and 1.5 x 1.5 m in the flowering phase. Due to the passive cooling without a fan, the FS630 works completely silently and is less prone to technical problems. The service life is specified as at least 50,000 hours. Compared to conventional HPS / MH plant lamps, the GIB Lighting LED FS630 630 watts can achieve 30–40% more power.

PPF: 1575 µmol / s
Efficiency: 2.5 μmol / J
Beam projection angle: 120 °
Lifespan:> 50,000 hours
Power: 630 W
Input voltage: 100–277V
Frequency: 50/60
Max. input current: 6.2 A
Power factor: 0.9
Driver efficiency:> 90%
IP protection class: 54
Operating ambient temperature: 0 ~ + 40 ° C
LED type: OSRAM OSLON®
Dimensions: 1087 x 1206 x 112 mm
Weight: 14kg

What to Look for When Buying

So, this isn't a super complex technology aside from the "gee-whiz" aspects of how an LED itself works. They are an affordable, quickly-made product, and outside displays and some future materials tricks we pull, their main purpose is illumination, and in this case, illumination that can help plants grow.

This means that while there are things to pay attention to while shopping for these, it's not as complex as it could be with other products. But, let's look at some of these factors, and keep them in mind.

Light Types - Full spectrum grow lights don't necessarily produce every basic light type singularly. Some, as we said, are actually white light and UV, and there's no way for them to select one of the RGB components discreetly. This is fine for greenhouses.

Form Factor - They all have a more or less similar form factor, but some are broader and thinner (producing more light surface), while others are dense and squat. Both have their strong points, as the condensed ones provide a more directional, concentrated UV source.

Controllable Strength - You will want, if possible, to be able to control the strength of the light being put out. Too much UV can cook some plants, too little can starve others. This also prevents you from being burned, as UV will burn you if overexposed. It's called a sunburn.

Timer - If you can get one with a timer, it does help. If you set specific durations and times for the lights, you could reliably produce a circadian cycle for your hothouse. This will be useful for space colonization.

FAQs About LED Grow Lights

What is an LED grow light?

LED grow lights, as the name suggests, are Light Emitting Diodes that use LED chips in the latest and effective way to generate light for plants. You will find LED grow lights in different sizes and shapes.

You should do your research and choose the one that suits your needs.

How do LED grow lights help plants grow?

Various researches have proved that color varieties of the LED grow lights are directly related to a specific purpose. It has been confirmed that certain colors induce plant growth, affecting root formation and the flowering process.

Adding more colors to LEDs provides more data about its growing environment and gives you higher quality plants.

Can I use any LED light as a grow light?

Technically, yes. You can use any LED lights as grow lights for your plants. But that will not help your plants grow as healthy as actual LEDs do because the regular LEDs don't have enough color or light coverage that the plants need to grow well.

Conclusion

No matter your skill level, LED grow lights offer indoor cultivators a plethora of positives. Not only are these lights eco-friendly, but they can also produce seriously sticky buds without draining your electricity bill.