But are they common with the light yields and spectrum width of the GP? If so, can you cite where they're for sale? No hydro growth shops can source any at significantly better prices than the one in GP, and with higher energy use to boot. You cannot just go to IKEA, get a couple of meters of their bottom-price LEDs and start your indoor grow operation with that. Believe me, 1000's of people have tried and failed; forums are full of reports. (Mostly from people growing marijuana of course, but also chili peppers, which is my use case).
I actually have a grow shop around the corner from where I live who have chili peppers in their display grow boxes (because they can't grow marijuana there for legal reasons), and they use MH lamps still; if there would be a cheaper way to grow, they'd switch in a heartbeat, because indoor growing is about squeezing every last drop of efficiency from your setup (although it's been a while since I've been there to be honest, and I did see them advertise a LED grow light a few weeks ago, but still not at prices much lower than GP).
roel_v|10 years ago
I actually have a grow shop around the corner from where I live who have chili peppers in their display grow boxes (because they can't grow marijuana there for legal reasons), and they use MH lamps still; if there would be a cheaper way to grow, they'd switch in a heartbeat, because indoor growing is about squeezing every last drop of efficiency from your setup (although it's been a while since I've been there to be honest, and I did see them advertise a LED grow light a few weeks ago, but still not at prices much lower than GP).