Powerful. Precise. Proven.
As tomato growers face increasing pressure to optimize crop performance, reduce energy use, and steer high-wire crops with precision, Heliospectra provides dynamic LED lighting and smart control solutions to meet every growth goal.
Why LED lighting for
tomatoes?
Tomatoes are light-demanding, high-wire crops that require optimal spectrum and intensity to maintain balance, productivity, and profitability — year-round. With Heliospectra’s tunable LEDs and intelligent controls, you can:
Steer crop balance with precision
Adjust the light spectrum to influence generative or vegetative growth, helping you manage internode length, flowering, and fruit development based on production goals.
Maintain consistent yields through the seasons
Provide supplemental light during winter without adding heat. High-intensity LEDs support uniform fruit development and predictable harvests, even in low natural light. Work with our weather forecast and locally improved (with PAR sensor) forecasts in our DLI controller, which also includes local energy prices and for Canada, peak predictions.
Tomato growers are turning more and more into energy traders, balancing the grids and consuming energy when there is too much, switching off when there is not enough.
Boost energy efficiency without losing control
Fine-tune output and dim lighting instantly to match DLI targets or respond to energy market pricing — maximizing profit while reducing consumption.
The science behind the light
Backed by nearly two decades of plant research, Heliospectra’s lighting solutions that give tomato growers data-driven insights, dynamic control, and tangible results:
Multi-channel flexibility for every growth stage
Control red, blue, white, and far-red channels to enhance stem strength, canopy development, flowering uniformity, and fruit quality. For young tomato plants, red-only light at twilight keeps plants compact, while higher blue supports rooting and structure. In production greenhouses, red-only modes can boost efficiency on clear days when natural daylight provides enough blue and green. Broad spectral options also ensure flexibility to switch crops when market or environmental conditions change.
Far-red spectrum to support crop steering
Apply far-red strategically to encourage stretch or accelerate development, while maintaining plant health and energy savings, or give a slight generative impulse, although the impact of that is highly dependent on tomato varieties and other tools might have more impact, like a grow pipe near the head and one near the fruit, more CO2, lower humidity, cutting 1, or 2 leaves more, etc., it still is another tool in the toolbox
Uniform, high-intensity output for greenhouse success
Deliver consistent DLI and spectral quality across your entire crop — critical for maintaining even growth in high-wire systems. High uniformity at the height of the motor of your high wire crop, 30-80cm below the top, ensures even growth, so you can optimize watering and nutrients for all your plants, not just the ones with the highest, or lowest light level. Over-watering will cause too much vegetative growth, while under-watering limits photosynthesis and can even cause leaf burn.
Data-driven control with real-time precision
Smart systems automate lighting based on crop needs, time of day, or environmental changes — helping you stay in control and optimize every cycle.
Our selected products for
tomato cultivation
Explore our top-performing lighting solutions for tomato growers. Designed for high-wire crops and dynamic production needs, our LED systems and smart controls help optimize plant performance, improve working conditions, and lower operational costs — all while supporting year-round harvests.
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