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Growing Orchids Under HID Lighting
Here's a brief discussion about growing orchids under hid lighting. Nothing too technical. Nor is this the be all and end all about using hid lights for growing orchids. Yet if you're serious about orchids you at least need to be aware about growing orchids under hid lighting.|
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Whenever you're looking at growing orchids indoors you should at least know your lighting options. Which would be incandescent, fluorescent, HID lighting. Incandescent Lighting This is the kind of light produced by the bulbs in your living room lamps. Pros |
There are overhead in your office - those long tubes?
ProsI'm not aware of a specific orchid grow light. Still overall not a bad choice for plants like orchids that thrive under lower light conditions.
Less expensive to operate than incandescent bulbs
Bulbs available specifically designed for growing plants
Cons
Cost more
More involved set up
HID (high intensity discharge) Lights
Set up like halogen bulbs in that a small capsule holds the vapor the arc runs through - hid lights produce a "bright" light.
ProsSo I hope you can see the light. Indoor lights are nothing more than a way to replace sunlight.
Put out lots of light efficiently
Plants thrive under them
Cons
High upfront costs
Suck electricity
Put out a lot of heat
In the long run fluorescent lights are probably the most economical way of lighting your lovelies. Or you can step up and try growing orchids under hid lights. Since metal halide HID lights are the closest you can get to reproducing the light spectrum you'd get from full summer sun. But I'm not going to sit here and tell you growing orchids under HID lighting is the only way to go.
Back you go to orchid growing tips - lighting.
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