Hello magical people of Growing Under Lights! super noob here, I was wondering what is the possibility of using LED stripes to provide supplemental lighting during the winter on a windowsill?
I saw a tutorial on
instructables
that uses LED light stripes as grow lights for air plants.
The tutorial seem to be written by a manufacturer of LED lights, and in the comment section, they claimed that the LED provides the right spectrum for plant growth......
(I have my doubt)
putting that aside, I found a
cheap version on Amazon, it says the following in the description
* LED Quantity/Type: 300xSMD3528
* Input Voltage: 12VDC
* Power: 24W
* Beam Angle: 120°
* Available Colors: Available Light Colors: White (5000-6500K)
* Light Output (lumen): 900-1100
* CRI: 70
* Operating Temperature: -25～60ºC
* Strip Width: 8mm
* Length: 16.4ft (5m)
* PCB Color: Copper
* IP Rating: IP33
Ignoring the fact it did not list the spectrum measurements, if the light output is 1000 lumens, and let's say I'm only using it to light up a square meter of space, does that equal to 1000 lux?
If I'm aiming to light up 1 m sq. of space with 1000 fc (10,000 lux?) of light, does that mean I will need 10 of the 1 meter LED light strips to fill up the 1 m sq. of space?
please excuse my ignorance if my questions are stupid...
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For reference, I live in zone 7b, on the shortest day of the year I get around 9 hours of sun. I grow a wide light range from Catts to Paphs on both the western windowsills and a bay window that gets light exposure from the north and the west. To be honest, I can deal with my plant slowing down its growth, but I would really love to figure out if I can add in some supplemental light without costing an arm and leg
LED light stripes for supplemental lighting?
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