We are thrilled to welcome Alan Kenwood, President of North Jersey Orchid Society (NJOS)

Talk Title

Growing under LED lights

Talk Description

I’ve been using artificial lighting to grow orchids for many years. I first started back in 1978 by growing Phaelenopsis in a clothing closet under fluorescent 48 Inch lights, with excellent results. Over time, I have used many different types of lights as the technology changed. With the advent of LED lighting, with the many advantages of LED technology, I currently grow more than 350 orchids under LED’s, and supplementary LED’s for more than 150 orchids, all indoors. I also use LED’s to grow a small collection of various carnivorous plants, colorful houseplants, and Anthuriums. 

I hope to sort through the confusing terminology of describing artificial lighting, to demonstrate several types of LED lights, and to show how to accurately measure LED lighting specifically for growing various types of orchids