Plants need the sun. Beyond water and some good dirt, it is the essential element of a plant's growth life cycle. However, not everyone has a suitable climate for growing plants. Either that or you want to grow year-round instead of only in the spring and summer.

Indoor growing operations have become standard for those of those with green thumbs and no tropical climate. A greenhouse or sealed room can still nourish and grow flourishing plants with artificial light.

LED grow lights are great for indoor operations that want to save on traditional lighting. Anything with a bulb will run a much higher electric bill. Did you know that there's an even better version of an LED? Full Spectrum LED grow lights (also known as FS LED grow lights) allow plants to receive even more beneficial sunlight to keep them healthy and growing big and strong.

What Are the Differences Between Grow Lights and Full Spectrum Grow Lights?

As we mentioned earlier, the only difference between a normal grow light and one with a full spectrum is the range of light. Typical grow lights will be on a narrow spectrum of red to blue, but the full range will reach every color and the invisible light spectrums of ultraviolet and infrared.
Additionally, full-spectrum LEDs are usually more expensive than their counterparts.

How to select the right LED for cultivating light?

Some factors are important in choosing the grow light that the plants need. In this case, it is a matter of taking into account the type of plants and flowers that are needed in a given crop. Some plants may need moderate lighting, while some flowers need a lot of light.

In particular, these aspects are critical because too much light can burn some plants, and too little light diminishes flower growth. So the spectrum and the amount of light produced by a grow lamp are critical aspects to consider.

Even the spectrum is the ability of a grow light to cover all stages of flowers and plants. Also, there are other basic aspects to consider, such as the installation procedure, a waterproof structure, and heat dissipation.

Although all these aspects are secondary, they are also important enough to develop cultivation with a good level of comfort. If energy efficiency is added to the above aspects, the user will be able to choose the best LED to grow light.

Maxibright Daylight 480w PRO LED Grow Light

Features:
Maxibright LED grow light boasts a full spectrum of light with a fixture efficiency of 2.7 μmol/J and a total output of 1296 μmol/s. This is all made possible by 5 bars of high-quality Osram and LUMLED LED chips, covering a 1.2m x 1.2m area perfectly, with outstandingly uniform light coverage. All of this bundled up into a slimline and lightweight design. In addition to its new slimline design, the DAYLIGHT 480W LED PRO has new and improved clip-on bars, making one person assembly a breeze. The 'fanless' design means the unit is silent and has no mechanical parts, hugely reducing the risk of failure. High-quality components and passive heat dissipation, teamed with the ability to dim this unit, means temperatures stay cool in your grow room regardless of the weather. Not only does the unit stay cool, but it now comes with IP65 ingress protection as standard, meaning the humidity from your grow poses no threat to the lifespan of your LED.

Slim 480H Dimmable LED Grow Light 480w (120 Degree) 3500k

Features:
The Optic LED Grow Light is a top of the line LED Fixture that is sure to amaze anybody who uses it. This all Aluminum fixture is lightweight, sleek, and built to provide maximum passive cooling capabilities for the Optic Double Row LED Strips. Powered by a "Best in Class" Meanwell HLG 480H Dimmable Driver giving you many years of reliability and top of the line efficiency. Slim 480h Represents the integration of the Best from CREE, the Best from Samsung, and best from Meanwell. Samsung's horticulture specific LM301h White LEDs are in the class of "Most Efficient" from Samsung and they go through a special lens treatment to stand up to high humidity environments. Featuring CREE's 460nm Deep Blue and 660nm Deep Red for a balanced Spectrum that can be absorbed in ultra-high intensities, best possible flower quality, and density.

What makes the best LED grow light?

The best LED grow lights have a few things in common - a uniform spectrum, efficiency, high-power, and reliability/durability.

Spectrum/uniformity
The best LED grow lights have a uniform spectrum, so if you have 4 plants under your light, they all get the same spectrum.
We already touched on spectrum a bit, but its important to reiterate that the best spectrum consists of not just red and blue light, but also infrared (IR) and Ultraviolet (UV).

Full spectrum LEDs allow you to grow from seed to harvest with the same light, as opposed to having to replace bulbs or use different grow lights for veg/flower.

Power
The more light your LED actually gives off, the bigger yields you'll get (for the most part). So, the best LED grow lights need to be incredibly powerful.

Efficiency
In general, LED grow lights are very efficient. But, the best LED grow lights tend to also be the most efficient. Operating at a high level, producing high power, and maintaining a low cost to run is very important.

Reliability/Durability
Given the cost of LED grow lights, they need to be seen as an investment. Obviously, your investment needs to last you a long time for it to show a return.

Therefore, the best LED grow lights are reliable and durable, standing the test of time.

Conclusion
Indoor gardening is slowly becoming popular and so is the equipment that is necessary for that. Before, you could only grow the plants and fruits in your background that are suitable for the environment around you. But now, technological advances have brought in a lot of apparatus that helps you grow a wide variety of plants even if you do not have sufficient light around you.