Horticulture ballasts provide the wattage and lumens needed for greenhouses, outside plants or growing hydroponically inside your building. Grow plants in any season with these high intensity discharge (HID) ballasts for halide, sodium or halide and sodium grow lights.

Ballasts function like transformers in that they boost the wattage. The lamps use this higher wattage to create the lighting environment for plants and vegetables. Buying remote ballasts eliminates any concerns of extra weight on your lighting system. When buying from a horticulture ballasts provider consider the following:

1. Consider the type of lighting needed when choosing from halide, sodium or halide/sodium horticulture ballasts.

2. Match your electrical power with choices from a horticultural ballasts list that includes 120-, 240- and 120/240-volt switchable models.

3. Choose horticulture ballasts by wattage ranging from a few hundred up to a thousand watts.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy an electronic Lumatek from the horticulture ballasts list

Lumatek horticulture ballasts use a microprocessor for consistent performance. No fans are required in these popular compact units that produce more lumens than magnetic models with improved efficiency. These are the newest types of ballasts on the market.

I recommend: Buy online the Lumatek electronic ballast needed for your horticultural lighting. These models are lighter in weight, kinder on your electric bill and completely silent, ranging from 250 to 1000 watts, 120 or 240 volts at GreenCoast Hydroponics. Choose 400 to 1000 watt Lumatek 120V electronic ballasts at 77hydrostore and order online.

Buy from a horticulture ballasts provider with more models

Find horticulture ballasts in all the HID categories. These companies carry HP sodium, metal halide and convertible (MH/HPS) ballasts. Wattage goes up to 1,000W in electronic and magnetic models.

I recommend: Click any remote ballast’s brand name to view the horticulture ballasts list containing a wide selection at Home Harvest and order online. Go to HorticultureSource.com, scroll through the pages of products and buy online. Purchase name brand ballasts with various power ratings at Botanical.com.

Contact a wholesaler to supply your retail business horticulture ballasts

These companies are looking for retailers in the horticulture business. They carry brand names with a variety of HID products.

I recommend: For wholesalers and retailers go to PGW and check out the 250- to 1000-watt, high performance horticulture ballasts; click “Contact Us” for phone number or fill in the form. Contact Humboldt Wholesale if your business entails agricultural reselling, garden centers or hydroponics stores. Click “Ballasts” under “Lighting” and look for brand name horticulture ballasts information.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Most websites offer accessories and complete systems for your horticulture ballasts. Check out the pricing for reflectors, lamps and different extension cord lengths when shopping.
• •  Each website's horticulture ballasts information provides the grow light type of ballast. Sodium lamps commonly find applications in commercial growing, while metal halide benefits vegetative and new plant growth.