Are LED plant lights any good?
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Any good name ideas for this plant?
Comments (16)This is what I love about asking lots of people about names. I never would of thought about some of these suggestions. There are some very diverse ideas. Al, good idea on the Golden Charm, goes along with the story. And no, Pampers is a bad Idea. Dax, good name, but save it for when you find the perfect plant to go along with it. Edwin, Blue Clovers was found in a seed bed as a 3-year old seedling. I spoted it from about 10' feet away. Just happend to be walking down that row. It had the curlyest, bluest needles I had ever seen. Ken, those are good suggestions as well. I hope to hear more ideas. I cant really make a decesion until I find out if its a boy or a girl. Thanks for all the kind words. We should do this again the next time I need a name. Most know I have a few that arent named yet. And I must appologize to all who have plants with descritions and provisional names, instead of a proper cultivar name. I cant really put a name on a plant until I know it meets my seal of approval. This can take years sometimes for me to really evaluate. Keep the names coming!...See Moreany one use LED for lighting?
Comments (2)@trisha_51, If these posts don't have you running for the hills yet, then maybe I can help. Forget about led's right now. The technology just isn't there yet for the money you'll spend on a led fixture. Not to mention, I have yet to see any impressive results from led grown plants. Sure you will save some money on electricity, but if you go with fluorescent lighting, you will save money on the light to offset the electricity costs. Hope this helps....See MoreAnyone found any good plant sales so far this year?
Comments (5)Honeybunny, Seriously? It seems like there are more than I can go to. I could go broke just buying a few things from each sale. We've got some of the more popular ones (that have already announced their dates) posted on the ETPS website (or you can see them in my post on this forum, linked below). Do you come to the UT Arboretum Spring and Fall sales, Bloomsday, the Friends of the Gardens sales, all the Racheff garden sales (one is this Saturday, BTW), the Franklin Square Plant Sale, the plant sales at Ijams Nature Center, and the Talahi Plant Sale (sometimes I'm not sure this one rates at the top of my list, but other times it has been good)? Here is a link that might be useful: East Tennessee Upcoming Plant Related Events...See MoreAre LED lights good?
Comments (9). LED lights can be misleading in some ways . . . . As far as light output; they consume ( those presently widely available on the market ) about the same amount of energy to produce a given amount of light; as a high efficiency fluroescent. So, while you can hold one in your hand and feel "no" heat; they do indeed produce heat at about the same level as fluorescents do. We do not PERCEIVE the heat; simply because LED's tend to be very good at producing high intensity in a shaped beam . . . not light in all directions. This makes them very useful for small task lighting, or uses where the light is really only needed in a narrow beam. Large area illumination is NOT their forte; and while it can be done it DOES get expensive . . . and the energy consumed to do so will be on par with fluroescents doing the same task. As a perfect example of what I'm saying; consider traffic lights, or now the tail lights on vehicles . . . . tradtionally done with incandescents. The LED equivalents that can be had do NOT produce the same amount of light . . . . but they DO produce a high level in the specific direction / plane that it is needed in. Traffic lights need to be very visible directly head on . . . their illumination to the sides drops off rapidly . . . LED's can serve this function and other similar ones very well . . . One more note . . .. "Luxeons" . . . are a particular LED that have VERY high light output . . . and they come manufactured ON a heat sink; which in turn must be mounted to a real heatsink to keep temps down where they should be. The particular circumstances of the application will determine how much of a heatsink is needed. Also know that LED's are for the most part quite tolerant of running them at higher currents / temps than they are spec'd at . . . while not a good long-term idea; it can produce amazing amounts of light . .. at the expense of LED lifetime. Heat is one of the major killers of LED's; over time their output will drop . . . and running them hot will accelerate WHEN that will happen. It may matter in your application; or it may not. Their lifetime is VERY long; so using one in a way that drops it's useable lifetime to half it's normal one; simply will not matter in some circumstances. If the LED in your flashlight lasts only 10 years instead of 20; it just may not really matter . . . . Bob...See Morehartfordgrower
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