The Sunmaker 2 Indoor Gardening Unit consists of a box frame with
two growing spaces each measuring 30” x 30” x 30”. Each space
is equipped with its own wavelength-specific L.E.D. Grow Light panel,
and is enclosed by easily removable super-reflective side panels.
Normally
the Sunmaker 2 would function as one big grow area with the same kind of
lighting panel on each side, but to facilitate comparison studies, I
decided to separate the two chambers on this one, and illuminate each
side with a different wattage and red/blue balance. Thus, the left
lighting panel has an array of 16 red and 4 blue 3W L.E.D.s, for a
total wattage of 60 Watts and a red/blue balance of 20% blue. The
right side has a brighter, more powerful lighting panel with 25 reds
and 9 blues for a total wattage of 102, and a red/blue balance of
about 26.5% blue. I want to see how much of a difference that makes
to the way various plants grow, and I'm starting with Cilantro and
the two types of Basil mentioned above. (Isn't retirement great?)
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