Proudly made in California, California LightWorks engineers high-performance LED grow lights that deliver next-generation results for commercial and home growers alike.
2025 California Greenhouse Rebate Program
2025 California Greenhouse Rebate Program
There are many challenges presented when growing non-native species. Climate requirements vary greatly by endemic region, and factors such as temperature, sunlight, and humidity can greatly affect a plant’s ability to thrive or even make it so it can’t grow. This is where indoor growing steps in. With their ability to create a controlled microclimate, they can reproduce the conditions present in the plant’s region of origin.
Located in Central California, Sunburst Nurseries grow dragonfruit plants for sale at Home Depots all over the region. As Dragonfruit is a tropical plant, the initial planting is done indoors to replicate its home conditions more accurately. However, some potential problems are presented when trying to do this, as imperfect technology can often cause issues. Below we’ll explore how Sunburst created a 21st-century indoor grow full of modern technology that decreased the time it takes their plants to root.
As tropical plants, high humidity levels are required for successfully growing dragonfruit. The central valley of California, not being known for its high natural humidity, necessitated the use of indoor grow rooms for a project of this type. About one year ago, Sunburst took over an old citrus fruit processing facility and converted some of it into indoor grow spaces. After installing a sprinkler system to simulate rain approximately once a week, the humidity levels rose appropriately.
However, the target humidity levels presented potential issues for lighting. Traditional grow room lighting requires power drops and power supplies on each individual fixture. In addition to being costly and inconvenient, these elements can be negatively affected by moisture. Sunburst’s solution was to use MegaDrive Linear 400 fixtures throughout the grow rooms. Up to 27 can be operated from a single power drop that, in this case, was placed outside the building to avoid the humidity issue altogether as well as avoid uncontrolled heating. The fixtures themselves are IP 65 Rated against dust or water contamination, providing further defense.
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Proudly made in California, California LightWorks engineers high-performance LED grow lights that deliver next-generation results for commercial and home growers alike.
