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The Future of Hydroponics LED grow lights provide a natural evolution in the indoor gardening market. According to a National Competition Policy Legislation review. “The hydroponics industry is the fastest growing sector in the horticulture industry.” The review goes on to state that "In a tightening regulatory environment to produce safe food, growers are under increased pressure to adopt best practice technology such as hydroponics, to efficiently produce high quality, safe produce. New water reforms and pesticide bans place additional pressure on growers to produce safe food." Hydroponics is universally recognized as a sustainable production method and it has a strong reputation for high quality, “clean, green” produce. Users of hydroponic supplies increasingly search for products that will increase their efficiency. The systems commonly in place today, such as HID lights, are extremely inefficient. They use enormous amounts of electricity, are bulky and difficult to install, and are still using the “glass envelope” bulb invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. Such old-school technology is fragile, hot, and inefficient- opening the way for the LED Grow Master product line. Hydroponic gardens are quickly becoming a part of everyday life here in the United States. Everyday there are 5,000 more people to feed from the production of farmland which is shrinking by over 15,000 acres a day. The result is over 1,000,000 household soilless culture units operating in America for the production of food alone. Russia, France, Canada, South Africa, Holland, Japan, Australia, and Germany are among other countries where hydroponics is receiving the attention it deserves. The race to efficiently produce is well under way, and LED's are lighting the path. -AL ************************************************************************** Revolutionizing School Lunch School lunch has become a swear word in the vocabulary of students and parents alike. Unrecognizable to many as food at all, many students are opting for pizza, the snack machine, or the lucky holders of a drivers license rush to the drive through of the nearest conveniently located fast food joint. But not everyone has been content watching obesity and malnutrition plague our children. The Edible School Yard is a one-acre garden and kitchen classroom at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkley. The successful program involves the students in every aspect of planning and harvesting the garden and preparing fresh food. In collaboration with the Center for Ecoliteracy this program offers a myriad of learning opportunities, and is inspiring other schools to incorporate gardening into their curriculum as well. The concept is very appealing, but for many schools, the funding for the addition of a greenhouse and kitchen classroom is hard to come by. The LED Grow Master line allows for a small scale operation to get schools started, requiring only an empty corner of a classroom and a minimal investment. Our lights operate at just a few degrees above room temperature, eliminating the burn risk of traditional lighting. LED lighting also eliminates the fire, shock, and breakage hazards associated with glass bulbs, making the LED Grow Master line safe for children in a classroom setting. The movement towards gardening in school is one that we can all be a part of. So start looking for that empty corner now because LED Grow Master is coming to a school near you. -AL ****************************************************************** Lighting for the Show For some of us our garden is more than just a source of food. For many, it is also the place where we bring visitors and customers so they can be filled with the awe of our green thumb. It is times like these that LED gardeners are prone to be aware of the "graying" of plants under LED's. The reason for this is the plant specific spectrum used in the LED Grow Master bars. Plant leaves reflect light colors that are not used efficiently for growing. Under white light, most plants look some shade of green. This is because traditional plant lights are based on room lighting that uses the colors that the human eye is most sensitive to- green and yellow. But since the LED Grow Master line of lighting supplies colors that the plants can use, very little light is reflected from the leaves. The plant absorbs nearly all of the light with the exception of a very small amount of green light included in each bar. The result is a plant that looks like it's in a darkroom. This is also a sign that you are not spending money to create light that your plants aren't using. In conclusion, our motto is "Light for plants, not people." So when the day comes to show off all of your hard work, you may want to keep this in mind. Just supplement a little sunshine. If that is not an option- full spectrum lighting will give excellent color rendering and is an efficient alternative to incandescent bulbs. Garden on.--AL |
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| October 1, 2006 Volume 1, Issue 3 |
In This Issue: The Future of Hydroponics Revolutionizing School Lunch Lighting for the Show Distributor Links www.cleanairgardening.com Dallas, TX 210-370-0530 www.westcoastleds.com San Diego, CA 858-578-4477 www.texashydroponics.com Austin, TX 1-866-25-hydro www.phantomplants.com Dracul, MA 978-761-6348 www.hy-yieldindoor.com Concord, CA 888-499-4375 iinfo@ledgrowlights.eu Netherlands 31628252816 Educational Links www.edibleschoolyard.org http://hort.ufl.edu/ggk/resbook. htm http://www.communitygarden.o rg/commgreenrev-99.pdf http://www.thewatershedprojec t.org/Library/research%20librar y.html Care to Comment? The LED Gardener appreciates all the input we receive from our readers. If you would like to submit an article or pictures of led grow lights or if you would like to comment on a current article please send submissions and comments or questions to angela@led-grow-master.com You are receiving this email because you subscribed at led-grow-master.com If you do not wish to receive this newsletter :Request your name removed angela@led-grow-master.com Contact LED Grow Master Global: Admin@led-grow-master.com |
