LEDs spur lily growth in Holland, lettuce in Maryland

Lumigrow has announced the details of a horticultural LED lighting project at South Mountain MicroFarm in Maryland where the move to solid-state lighting (SSL) resulted in a 60% increase in yield for lettuce and a more modest 10% increase for microgreens. The grower is using an aquaponic approach growing greens and raising tilapia fish with the circulated water nourishing the leafy green crops. Meanwhile, LED grow-light manufacturer Hortilux has announced that Dutch lily grower Together2Grow, which we covered previously in a story about an LED supplemental lighting trial, has installed SSL covering a 5000-m2 growing area.