How to choose LED plant lights for succulents
First of all, it is necessary to determine whether the plant is sufficient. Many plant growth lamps on the market have a marked power of 100W, and the actual effective power may be around 30W. Such a large gap is definitely unacceptable for consumers.
However, there is indeed a gap between the actual power of the plant light and the actual power, which is generally within 30%. On the one hand, because the voltage of the red lamp bead in the LED plant lamp is lower than the voltage of the blue lamp bead, the power supply will generally be red. The lamp bead is designed. On the other hand, because the voltage and current of the lamp are like filling water in a water cup, it will spread out when there is more, so the actual input voltage is slightly lower than the voltage of the red lamp bead, which will lead to LED plants. The actual measured power of the growth lamp will be less than the power marked by the merchant.
The color temperature of LED plant lights has no obvious effect on plants, but because it is grown indoors, we who like succulents will inevitably pay attention to our baby. This involves the impact of red and blue light on the human body. Red and blue light are too strong. It has an adverse effect on the human body, mainly the human eye. Long-term exposure of red and blue light with a low color temperature to the eyes of humans and animals can cause dizziness, and high-intensity light exposure can cause vision loss and even blindness.
Experts suggest that the use of red and blue LED plant lights to fill light indoors should control the color temperature below 5000K. However, in the plant light family, in addition to the red and blue LED plant lights, there is also a kind of LED full-spectrum plant growth light. The light is soft, usually yellow or pink, and the color is beautiful when it shines on plants.
Affect the coloring and lengthening control of succulents
There are two main reasons for the overgrowth of succulents. On the one hand, there is insufficient light. This is also the biggest and most fundamental reason for the overgrowth of most plants. For succulents, the minimum light intensity is required to be no less than 3000 lux, which is lower than this. Plants have a greater chance of growing under light. On the other hand, it is the ratio of water and light. In the case of insufficient light and water, the probability of plant overgrowth is relatively small. When there is sufficient water and insufficient light, the probability of plant overgrowth is greater. In fact, the most fundamental control of plants The leggy method is still in light control. Reasonable use of LED plant lights is one of the best ways to effectively control the growth of plants.
Light also directly affects the coloring of plants. Succulents will fade when they become elongated. Therefore, if the light is insufficient, the coloring of succulents is not mentioned at all. There are two main factors that affect the coloring of succulents:
(1) Light: In the case of sufficient light, you can use ultraviolet light to color. Many friends may encounter such a situation. Hearing others say that ultraviolet light can color flesh and meat, and the sun has ultraviolet light. You can take it directly at noon in summer. , The result is colored. After a period of time, purple and black will appear. After a period of time, it will slowly wither. Even if it does not wither, the purple, purple, black and black color will remain unchanged. The reason is that the cells in the flesh have already Sunburned by ultraviolet rays, it became purple and black. The reason is very simple, things must be reversed, the correct method only needs to go out in the summer morning and evening.
(2) Temperature: Everyone who understands succulents knows that the key to coloring succulents is actually temperature. In summer, succulents are easy to fade because of the small temperature difference in summer. This can also explain why succulents only color in spring and autumn and early winter. Conclusion, Temperature difference is the key to coloring succulents.
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