LEDs Extend Greenhouse Season Safely

LED grow lights target colors of light that plants rely on for growth and
health. Using this technology in place of traditional lighting will reduce water
and energy use up to 90%.  This number does not include the energy
savings obtained  by reducing your cooling costs in the summer months.
Saving energy while increasing greenhouse yield as much as 40%.  Include
these factors with the long lifetime of the LGM5™ led grow lights and it
equates to saving some of your hard earned money.
Each LGM5™ bar draws less than 9 watts of power.  And will light
any greenhouse for as little as 10 watts per M².  When used over planting
beds the LGM5™ is mounted side-by-side or end-to-end using  the
SunMount™ or LEDstick™..  The LGM5™ bars have a DC plug on each end
allowing up to 4 bars to be run in series.  When operated on 240vac,  the
cost of operation drops about 40% over the same setup running on 120vac.
The LGM brand is designed for solar and wind powered systems but can
plug right in to any standard outlet without the need for a ballast.
A typical HID lamp uses the majority of its energy creating heat that
must then be ventilated from the growing area. Temperatures at the bulb’s
surface are around 1500 degrees F.. Because of this heat- traditional grow
lighting requires a large amount of space between the plants and the light
source as well as precautions to avoid shock/fire/and burn risks that are
associated with high voltage devices.  LGM light bars operate at less than
15 degrees above ambient temperatures. LGM5™ are designed to operate
in greenhouse environments with very little fire or shock risks.  This
intelligent design opens up new methods to improve yield in a given area.
For example, with the bulb-heat issue solved, greenhouses and indoor
gardeners have the option of multi-tiered planting beds. Both planting beds
and lighting can be built into movable frames with  simple hanging systems.
Three or more vertical layers will exist where once there was only one. This
would effectively triple biomass production in a given area and is only one of
the doors opened by LGM5™

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