LED vs HID Lighting, Grow Light Engineering and Manufacturing, Light Spectrums, and More, with Kevin from Black Dog LED

LED engineering and manufacturing specialist Kevin from Black Dog LED is on the line to discuss the past, present, and future state of the grow lighting industry. Kevin discusses the ongoing competition between traditional gas HID light systems, versus the up and coming high tech LED systems. He talks about the advancement of technology, and how LEDs will continue to get smaller, cheaper, and more powerful- but not at the rate that they have been in the past few years. Kevin shares his affinity for growing all types of plants in indoor settings, including tropical fruit trees, and discusses how this led him into his work in light engineering. He also extrapolates on light spectrums and how plants have evolved in accordance with red and blue light- and what that means for cannabis growers. Kevin also gives an incredible overview of the LED manufacturing process, where he discusses "doping" or "tainting" the silicon crystals in lights with impurities- in combination with different hole sizes- in order to achieve various spectrums. You can find out more about Black Dog LED at www.blackdogled.com ---Today's sponsor is Fish Sh!t Soil Conditioner, an ecosystem in a bottle! Visit fishheadfarms.com use promo code growcast for 10% off, and members of mygrowpass.com get 25% off all fish shit! fishheadfarms.com--- ---Today's sponsor is Rooted Lyfe, for all your premium CBD needs! Visit rootedlyfe.com and use promo code growcast for 10% off and members of mygrowpass.com receive 20% off their CBD products! rootedlyfe.com---