Purple or white lights

[RxPain-]

Just planted (first time) seeds indoors watermelon, onion, sweet pepper, Lima bean, green beans, cucumber, squash, tomato, corn, and okra which light is best?

 

[ChrisH]

I have a grow tent I use to start seeds indoors and I use an LED grow light. This is what it looks like inside the tent when the grow light is on.

 

[Sheryl H.]

I have purple(pink actually) on my small ones. They don't need the white till later but you may not wanna spend more to add that type lighting if needed. This has lots of info on all the colors

Purple vs. Pink vs. White LED Fixtures - Greenhouse Product News

There are two primary types of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used in horticultural applications. The first type is an LED that emits a specific color of light, such as blue light or red light (Figure 1). These are referred to as “narrow band” LEDs because their emission spectrum is within a...

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