From the course of school biology it is known that in the light in the leaves of plants there are reactions due to which organic substances are produced. It follows that any representative of the flora needs full light for full growth and development. Therefore, when it comes to the need to grow seedlings in the premises, indoor plants in greenhouses or domestic winter gardens , phyto-lamps for plants come to the aid.
Popular phyto-lamps
Immediately it is necessary to say that conventional incandescent lamps can not be used as phytolamps - they become very hot and can damage plants. There are a lot of specialized lamps today, you can choose sodium, halogen, energy-saving, LED or fluorescent phyto-lamps. The latter, by the way, were very popular until recently, but their shortcomings, such as fragility and the gradual weakening of the luminous flux, pushed them to the background. They were replaced by advanced fluorescent lamps, the so-called induction phytolamps, which in time reduce their radiation intensity by a much smaller percentage. But, perhaps, the most popular and effective for today can be called LED phyto-lamps. First, they consume very little electricity, and secondly, they serve for a very long time. These two factors negate the high cost, relative to other types of phytolamps. But the main advantage of LED phytolamp is that it creates rays of red and blue spectrum, which is extremely important for the growth and flowering of plants.
Selection of phytolamp for plants
How to choose phyto-lamps for plants, if the assortment is so wide? The answer to this question is not that difficult.
- In any case, it is necessary to pay attention only to specialized devices, since they do not emit infrared and ultraviolet rays, which are undesirable for plants. It is especially important to take into account these characteristics, choosing phyto-lamps for flowers in the greenhouse.
- If you are selecting phyto-lamps for greenhouses , it is important to take into account such an indicator as the heating of light sources. If the phytolamps are very hot, they will disrupt the equilibrium in the greenhouse, you will have to constantly take additional measures to maintain the temperature and humidity.
- Phytolamps for seedlings should also be characterized by non-interference in the temperature balance, since tender young plants can easily be burned or dried.
- Also, the choice of a lamp may depend on the requirements of the plant, if it is necessary to stimulate growth - a blue spectrum lamp will be required, if it is necessary to influence the flowering and fruiting - you can not do without the red spectrum lamp.
The need for plants in the illumination
The requirements for the intensity of lighting for each plant are different, so choosing phyto-lamps for plants should also consider this indicator. Of course, there is no need to recreate indoor lighting corresponding to the natural, but average needs to be taken into account, as plants that do not receive enough light begin to vary, stretch out into
- for plants developing in the penumbra, the lamps will be needed only if the vases are very far from the window, while the illumination from 1000 to 3000 lux will suffice;
- for plants growing in conditions of scattered light (and this is the most part), it will take from 3000 to 5000 kl;
- for plants that need direct sunlight (for example, exotic), will require more than 5000k.