Supplemental Lighting

Greenhouse Ranges 177-179

MVR1000/C/U Multi-Vapor bulbs

GE Lighting
Nela Park
Cleveland, OH 44112

West Wing Greenhouse

SON AGRO 430 WATT High Pressure Sodium bulbs

Philips Lighting Company
200 Franklin Square Drive
Somerset, NJ 08875-6800

Plant Pathology Isolation Units

MVR400/C/U Multi-Vapor bulbs

GE Lighting

Growth Chambers PGC 2 and 3

LumiGrow PRO 325 W LED

LumiGrow
Emeryville, CA 94608

Growth Chambers PGC 4-8 and Growth Room 11

T12/CW/1500 fluorescent bulbs
6 WATT LED A19 bulbs

Sylvania Lighting Center
Danvers, MA 01923

Growth Chambers PGC 9 and 12

T8/CW/841 fluorescent bulbs
6 WATT LED A19 bulbs

Growth Chambers PGC 10 and 11

400 WATT Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium bulbs

A graph showing the light spectrum produced by high-intensity bulbs in a growth chamber.
PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) spectrum produced by MH and HPS bulbs. Right click on image to open full size in new tab.

Growth Chambers PGC 13-17

T5/841/ECO fluorescent bulbs
6 WATT LED A19 bulbs

 A graph showing the light spectrum produced by fluorescent bulbs in a growth chamber.
PAR spectrum produced by T5 fluorescent and A19 LED bulbs. Right click on image to open full size in new tab.

Growth Rooms 1-3, 6, 10, and 12

Philips GreenPower LED Toplighting Module DR/W/LB

Philips Lighting Company

A graph showing the light spectrum produced by LED light bars in a walk-in growth room.
PAR spectrum produced by Philips LED modules. Right click on image to open full size in new tab.

Growth Room 9, Growth Chambers MPIA1 and PP2

T12/CW/1500 fluorescent bulbs

 

Growing Media

MSU Soil Mix

Equal parts (by volume) of loam soil, washed concrete sand, and Canadian Sphagnum peat moss. AquaGro 2000 G wetting agent is blended in at one pound per cubic yard of soil mix. Aerated steam pasteurized at 70 degrees C for 60 minutes.

A bar graph of macro- and micro-nutrient levels in a soil mix
Soil test results for MSU Soil Mix (December 2020). Right click on image to open full size in new tab.

Sunshine Mix #1

Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss, perlite, vermiculite, starter nutrient charge, wetting agent, and Dolomitic lime.

Sun Gro Horticulture Distribution Inc.
770 Silver Street
Agawam, MA 01001

A bar graph of macro- and micro-nutrient levels in a soil mix
Soil test results for Sunshine Mix #1 (December 2020). Right click on image to open full size in new tab.

50:50 Mix

Equal parts (by volume) of MSU Mix and Sunshine Mix #1. 

A bar graph of macro- and micro-nutrient levels in a soil mix
Soil test results for 50:50 Mix (December 2020). Right click on image to open full size in new tab.