{"id":7683,"date":"2025-04-08T19:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/?p=7683"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:21:09","slug":"strawberry-cultivation-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/strawberry-cultivation-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry cultivation challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-158519145\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1623033947\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-913677600\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1303893853\" class=\"col medium-2 small-6 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#6ebd8f;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2017948007\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Articles<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2017948007 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2017948007 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1303893853 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 34px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-834840956\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-834840956 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2918167025\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Strawberry Cultivation Challenges: How to Overcome Key Growth, Energy, &amp; Lighting Issues<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2918167025 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-892132152\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-892132152 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-452370811\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-452370811 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2607643500\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Strawberry cultivation presents unique challenges and insecurities compared to other crops.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>An increasing number of chemicals against fungi, botrytis, and other threats have already been banned, or are likely to be prohibited in the coming years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Growers need to reduce their <strong>energy consumption<\/strong>, while also managing rising <strong>energy costs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Growers will need to choose between growing <strong>June bearers<\/strong> or <strong>Everbearers<\/strong>, as well as between plants grown from fruits, or daughter plants.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To cope with the first challenge, growers will need to grow their plants<strong> stronger.<\/strong> However, this may come at the cost of <strong>yield,<\/strong> as they must find the optimal balance between vegetative and generative growth.<\/p>\n<p>For the second challenge, there are various technical solutions available, including <strong>LED lighting<\/strong>, <strong>second screens,<\/strong> <strong>E-boilers<\/strong> and <strong>solar panels<\/strong> that still transmit PAR light, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The third challenge presents a difficult choice, that might be too hard to make at this point. Will <strong>Everbearing<\/strong> strawberries offer comparable (year-round) yields to <strong>June bearers<\/strong>, or will the cost associated with labor and maintaining a stable workforce tip the scale in favour to Everbearers?<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, can breeders develop <strong>F1 hybrids<\/strong> that offer more consistency from plant to plant?<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2607643500 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-163378736\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-163378736 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-384119038\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Balancing between generative and vegetative growth with LED lighting<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-384119038 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-384119038 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-112242538\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Balancing generative and vegetative growth can be managed with various tools, such as <strong>CO<sub>2<\/sub>, temperature, humidity<\/strong> and <strong>light.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-112242538 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-376140431\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1619249480\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_124296769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberry plant with fruit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_124296769 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1619249480 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-607441926\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_200391871\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Strawberry plant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.2.jpg 405w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.2-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_200391871 {\n  width: 94%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-607441926 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-4283229890\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Lighting plays a crucial role<\/strong>, particularly in adjusting the amount and timing of far-red light. The ratios between<strong> red and far-red<\/strong>, as well as <strong>blue and red<\/strong>, significantly influence plant balance. In the long-day varieties, or <strong>Everbearers<\/strong>, the biggest influence is in the number of hours you use your lighting installation. Using more than <strong>12 hours<\/strong> of light induces flowers, while extending lighting to <strong>18 hours<\/strong> leads to excessive flower induction. This can cause the plant to grow out of balance, requiring longer recovery period after fruit production. A well-balanced plant, on the other hand, ensures a higher overall yield.<\/p>\n<p>Growing with up to <strong>3 hours of red-only<\/strong> light beyond <strong>12 hours of full spectrum<\/strong>, combined with <strong>10 minutes of end-of-day far-red<\/strong>, helps to increase light exposure without pushing the plant completely out of balance, resulting in healthier and fresher-looking plants.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4283229890 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1564224646\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1992288038\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-281736370\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2015407768\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2049463985\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberry plant\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2049463985 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-318118838\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2113367966\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Strawberries in greenhouse\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2113367966 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With the continued restriction of pesticides, protecting plants against diseases like Mildew, Pythium, Botrytis and others will increasingly depend on biological control and strong plants. Achieving the right balance in plant growth is essential for maintaining resilience against these threats.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"text-2699887261\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Reducing energy Consumption<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2699887261 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-2699887261 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most effective ways to save energy is by reducing heat loss through the greenhouse roof. Additionally, replacing HPS lighting with LED lighting significantly lowers energy costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While both measures have big advantages, especially in cost reduction, they also pose challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Keeping the screens closed significantly increases humidity levels, which can create challenges for climate management. Installing dehumidification systems can help mitigate this issue, and some of these devices can even recover energy by capturing latent heat from moisture.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_263770357\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:20px 0px 30px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A7R0191.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Greenhouse lights heliospectra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A7R0191.png 800w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A7R0191-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/A7R0191-768x386.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_263770357 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Switching from <strong>HPS to LED<\/strong> can also present challenges, particularly in regions where the temperatures are very low in the winter. Greenhouses might not have enough heating capacity to compensate for the lack of radiated heat from the HPS lamps. This radiated heat not only warms the environment but also <strong>increases leaf temperature<\/strong>, which makes the leaves warmer than the air around them. This has a huge effect on the capacity of the plant to evaporate.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"text-1322182112\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Spectrum control<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1322182112 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-1322182112 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ideal light spectrum for strawberries is still being researched, but <strong>controlling far-red and red light separately<\/strong> has already proven valuable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Red light can make the plant think it is in a <strong>short day<\/strong> (June bearers), while doing photosynthesis for a <strong>long day<\/strong>. Additionally, long-day plants (Everbearers) can receive extended lighting hours better when exposed to<strong> red only light<\/strong> for several hours, helping them maintain balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Being able to give <strong>End-of-Day far-red<\/strong> is interesting for all varieties, as it helps regulate stem elongation and reduce labour costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Controlling the ratio between <strong>red and far-red<\/strong>, as well as <strong>red and blue<\/strong>, is also interesting to managing how vegetative the plant grows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1119180711\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1646280288\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1436130183\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_1921-2-e1744103007808.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberries in greenhouse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_1921-2-e1744103007808.png 700w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_1921-2-e1744103007808-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1436130183 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-273193749\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\"><br \/><\/span><\/span>Investments that seem to be a must<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-273193749 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-273193749 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2459298746\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Combining the second screen with an <strong>LED lighting system<\/strong> typically compensates each other on temperature, the lack of heat is compensated by the reduction of heat loss with a second (energy) screen. However, this does not solve the humidity\/evaporation problem, as the combination increases moisture levels inside the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>When the moisture problems can be effectively managed through other methods, both energy\/cost-reduction strategies are necessary for growers to remain competitive.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2459298746 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4247557948\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Growing June bearers, Day neutral varieties, or Everbearers<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4247557948 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-4247557948 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2366899082\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everbearing strawberry varieties such as Favori, or Murano have a smaller first flush, but can maintain the same fruit load throughout the cultivation. This helps with keeping the workload (and staff) constant and allows growers to work mainly with their fixed crew.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2366899082 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1867403919\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1243003668\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1240677147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7.jpg 793w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1240677147 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-505334143\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">June Bearers like Elasanta, Malling Centenary, and Inspire, on the other hand, have a big first flush, with subsequent flushes decreasing in size. It also takes longer between the harvest and new flower induction.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-505334143 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1032033216\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-370267521\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1976880122\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8.jpg 346w, https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1976880122 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2056671661\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_612992751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8.2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"strawberries\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_612992751 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3318298157\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Day-neutral varieties are less commonly chosen for greenhouses with lighting, as their fruits tend to be smaller than those of Everbearers and June bearers.<\/p>\n<p>The benefit of installing dynamic LED lighting with spectrum control is that growers can change between different varieties grown and can easily adapt the spectrum to that varieties needs. Thereby building in flexibility for the grower and safeguarding the investment made during the lifespan of the lights. \u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3318298157 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-203363887\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236803281 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"203\"><strong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"203\">How to Make the Right Lighting Decisions for Your Cultivation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-203363887 {\n  font-size: 2.05rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n#text-203363887 > * {\n  color: #6ebd8f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2539465508\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We understand that making the right lighting decisions can be overwhelming, especially with so many factors to consider for optimal cultivation. At Heliospectra, we are here to help you navigate these complex decisions. Heliospectra is a company that has been producing <a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/led-grow-lights\/mitra-x-c4-multi-channel\/\"><strong>multi-channel LED lights<\/strong><\/a> for horticulture for more than <a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/blog\/press\/heliospectra-celebrates-10-years-of-dynamic-light-control-with-heliocore-and-15-years-of-dynamic-lighting\/\"><strong>15 years<\/strong><\/a> and has developed their software platform for wireless control for 10 years!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/heliospectra.com\/led-grow-lights\/mitra-x-c3-multi-channel\/\"><strong>multi-channel<\/strong><\/a> horticulture lighting, trust the company with the most experience in this field. 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