CannabisTech – How Grow Lights Affect Environmental Control

Grow lights are an important part of any cannabis grow, whether in a greenhouse or indoor. However, the powerful lights have a major impact on humidity and temperature, which growers should take into account.

The following are excerpts taken from an article published in CannabisTech magazine.

It’s Important to Understand How Light Affects the Environment

Understanding how and why lights affect humidity and temperature is crucial when designing a grow room or greenhouse. Without a complete picture of the environment you’re creating, it’s nearly impossible to optimize environmental control and provide the ideal growing conditions for your plants.

If the additional transpiration lighting creates isn’t taken into account, it won’t be possible to match sufficient dehumidification. Humidity will inevitably rise to 100%, risking mildews and other diseases. The same should be considered whenever changing or adjusting the lights in your facility.

Matching Dehumidification to Lighting

Matching the right amount of dehumidification to your plants’ transpiration isn’t just crucial in preventing diseases. It also creates ideal growing conditions, stimulating the plants to grow faster and larger and produce higher-quality buds.

In fact, dehumidifiers and grow lights are a perfect combination. Additional lighting may enhance photosynthesis, but only if humidity levels allow it. If the relative humidity in the space is too high, the plants won’t benefit from the added lighting. This is an important point to remember whenever adding grow lights or increasing intensity.

For more information and consultation regarding humidity control, or to receive a professional recommendation for your grow op, contact our experts.