At Sugar Moon Gardens, I start nearly everything from seed for both flowers and vegetables. This requires a complete grow light setup. Back in 2020, I did some research and found that you can use relatively inexpensive shop lights. However, I was concerned about the excess heat they produce. That's when I came across a research article from the Vegetable Academy: A Definitive Grow Light Study - and I was sold.
The article reviews test results from comparing different grow lights and highlights the best options. The author grows food in Canada—so if it works there, I knew it would work in Washington.
Finding the recommended Sunblaster lights in the US proved challenging. Fortunately, being close to Canada (especially Vancouver Island), I found a store there that ordered them for me and shipped them over. To my surprise, it was much less expensive, even with shipping—about 30% less.
