How to grow cannabis indoors using LED grow lights
Welcome to our online class about growing cannabis indoors with LEDSlooking for a simple guide that will walk you through the steps of a successful first grow. How exciting for you because everything you are going to need to know can be found in this article. The information on how to grow weed indoors provided will bring you from a newbie all the way to a successful grower.
You may have heard or might think that growing marijuana indoors is a difficult process but this online course will bring you up to speed one step at a time until you have the confidence to grow. Anyone can grow cannabis it only requires the will to learn, a few minutes a day to watch over and maintain your cannabis plants and some space for your grow.

Cannabis has many slangs; weed, pot, marijuana, bud, ganja and many more. These refer to the dried and cured buds of a female cannabis plant. Cannabis plants grow all over the world in many different climates. Female cannabis plants produce famous flowers that you think of when you think of weed.

The flowers of these female cannabis plants contain the potent ingredients that people are looking for; THC and CBD. It is these flowers that are harvested, dried and cured to produce usable marijuana. The cured buds are used to smoke, vaporize and consume via edibles .

Ten years ago, when I first started my cannabis journey it was difficult to locate quality buds anywhere. We are talking about the days of low quality, seed-filled weed that barely had any medicinal quality yet alone barely got you high. Since it was hard to find quality cannabis I looked towards growing my own. That's when I started learning how to grow weed indoors using LED grow lights.

LED Grow Lights
LED’s are the new kids on the block. The technology has come very far in a short amount of time. Two years ago, I wouldn’t have even talked about LED grow lights but now it’s all that I use.

LED suppliers have claimed for a long time that their LED systems provided bigger better buds and yields while using half the electricity of HIP lighting. Until recently this was not true. People have been sold low quality LED lights and were told they would grow better plants and it was just not the case for several years. Now people are still selling junk LED grow light kits that are worthless but many companies have cracked the nut and developed 150w cmh grow light that do produce like any HIP system.

I would strongly encourage the new grower to invest in new LED technology as it is easy to work with and will cost much less to produce your plants over time. I’ve reviewed 15 LED grow light systems and my findings are here.
Pros of LED lights
Cutting Edge & Custom Spectrum – LED grow light technology has arrived! You can now grow plants from seedling to flower with one light; with the flip of a switch, your light bands can be altered to provide the best light for vegetative and flowering stages.
Stealth – LEDs are the perfect lighting system for growing indoors and especially good for growing in tents. These lights require very little room above your plants leaving much more height in your grow space for your plant to stretch out. The low heat generated by LEDs generally won't need to be vented out of your grow space like and HID would.
Options for low heat, low electricity– A LED quantum boards canada panel doesn’t produce much heat or use much electricity
Wide Spectrum LEDs that provide more color spectrums that cannabis plants use
50,000 to 100,000 hours life
Start Growing Bigger Better Cannabis Plants with LED Grow Light
Expensive setup– LED grow lights are a more expensive upfront investment. The cost of purchasing a quality powerful LED will be 3 to 4X more expensive than a HIP system. Saving come after you have a few grows under your belt when the energy cost savings start to add up.
Selecting LEDs requires research– Every LED system is different, especially when compared to your basic HIP system. Each maker and model uses different LED chips, different wattage chips, different reflectors and so on. If you don't read my review on the best LED grow lights I wouldn't purchase an LED system. You won't know what you're getting.
Light Burn and Bleaching– Quality LEDs are so powerful that they can burn or scorch your plants. When first starting out with samsung lm561c quantum boardyou'll need to start your lights about 4 feet above your plants until they are used to the light. At that point , you can experiment and find out the best height for your particular LED system. Currently, I'm growing with two different LED grow lights. One of the lights requires about 28 inches of space above the plants, the second setup only requires about 10 inches.
Lower Yields than HIDs– This is a tricky con as some LEDs do not perform as well as HID lights. Many LED's I've tested and seen have produced lower yields then HIP systems. I've never found a difference in THC potency. But like I've said the newer LED grow light systems can yield as much or almost as much as HID systems. You just need to get the right LED system. There are higher end LED lights that will grow bigger plants than HID available at the higher end of the cost scale.
Like I’ve mentioned I’ve switched to LED grow lights exclusively and am very happy with the results I see. I love the quality and smell of the bud I produce and it is a little different than when I grow with HIP setups.

There might be a slight reduction in yield but nothing to really complain about. I seem to grow the same amount of bud with LED as I did with a HIP. I wouldn't switch back to HIP if you paid me. I just find LED once setup is a no hassle system that lasts basically forever and doesn't require light bulb switching when you change growth states from vegetative to flowering.

Always beware of scam LED sellers! You need to know what you're buying when it comes to LED. Do some research or read my reviews before buying any LED system. You can easily be scammed and end up with a less than amazing quality LED that won't have the energy to flower your plants.

Do yourself a favor and read my 2018 LED grow light reviews. If you purchase one of the systems I recommend you won't have any issues. I lot of people are going to say that LED isn't good enough yet but they are wrong . I based my decision to switch to LED on hard information that I collected and tested.

The last word on choosing Your grow lights
Each lighting type and lighting system has their pros and cons. You need to find a system that fits your budget and grow area best. Try to look to the future when you buy and go with LED.

Have a good luck!