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The One Thing Growers Ignore About Lighting: Darkness

Every commercial cultivator knows how much lighting matters. You obsess over spectrum, intensity, photoperiod timing, and you hang fixtures with laser precision. But here’s the uncomfortable truth. Most lighting problems don’t happen when the lights are on. They happen in the dark. The dark cycle is a hormonal signal Cannabis is a short-day plant. It relies on long, uninterrupted nights to trigger and sustain flowering. That dark period isn’t exactly downtime, but rather a biochemical countdown. During that dark period, the plant builds …
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HPS versus LED Lighting

When cultivating cannabis indoors, growers have no shortage of artificial lighting sources to choose from. However, the most popular options are high-pressure sodium (HPS) and light-emitting diode (LED) lights. In this blog post, we discuss why these two are preferred over other artificial lights, the differences between them, and what to consider when choosing HPS or LED lighting. Why use HPS or LED lighting over other options The challenge with using any artificial light to replace natural sunlight is the energy cost, its …
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