STADIUM TURF GROW LIGHTS.

Stadium Grow Lights in Australia

Gilba Solutions are turf agronomists and sports turf consultants. We are the experts in grass growing lights and turf grow lights in Australia and are the agents for SeeGrow Stadium grow lights. 

SeeGrow is the world leader in turf grass lighting solutions and turf fans. SeeGrow units are designed specifically for Stadium turf grass in shade and golf course turf.

Comm Bank Stadium was the first venue in Australia to use turf grass-specific LED grow lights in 2020.

US research shows that ryegrass needs a Daily Light Integral (DLI) of around 23 for optimum turf quality in natural sunlight. Even though ryegrass survives at DLI’s as low as 10, in a high-use situation a DLI this low limits recovery.

The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) aims to improve energy efficiency across the USA, and similar legislation is likely to occur in Australia.

States across the USA have begun to include HPS Grow Lights in their efficiency targets with an aim to phase them out.

SeeGrow Stadium Grow Lights.

• SeeGrow LED Stadium Grow Lights use up to 80% less power vs HPS light rigs. In 2022 work, Etienne Abélard and Christophe Galbrun state that despite their initial high cost, LED grow lights are the best choice as a light source.
• LED lights are energy efficient.
• LED turf grow lights last up to 50,000 hours. In contrast, HPS bulbs last only 16,000 hours.
• Over 24 hours you get an increase of up to 10 mm in shoot and root growth. This means that they are ideal to get quick recovery after off season events.
• SeeGrow lights are easy to manoeuvre, and have a small storage footprint. This means that when storage is limited these are a great option to consider.
• SeeGrow Stadium grow lights have an inbuilt irrigation system and heater. The heater does not affect the light spectrum.
• With the use of purpose-built LED turf grow lights, the turf gets what it needs rather than what the light emits. The light spectrum is specific to turf grass.
• Each individual LED diode emits light of a specific colour spectrum. This ability to adjust and customise the light spectrum means that LED turf grow lights offer a flexibilty that’s impossible to achieve with other grow light technologies.
• They do not give off heat. This means that you can use SeeGrow Stadium grow lights with no damage to the existing turf.
• The use of LED lights results in a significant germination and growth response when you seed with cool or warm season grass.

SeeGrow supplies Stadium Grow Lights to these Venues:

• Comm Bank Stadium (Parramatta).
• Chelsea FC.
• Aviva Stadium.
• Wembley Arena.
• Millennium Stadium.
• Manchester City.
• AS Saint Etienne.
• Werder Bremen.
• QPR.
• Arsenal FC.
• Swansea City.
• Juventus and
• Singapore Stadium

For more information relating to LED turf grow light selection, and the key differences between the available technologies check out our blog on the use of light to improve turf health.

LED Grow Lights for the Lawn

We recently introduced small, easy to assemble LED turf grow lights for lawns. These run off a 220 V mains supply. Simply assemble and “plug and play”.