This week I’m digging this grow light setup that arrived a couple days ago. The man and I assembled it tonight – easy peasy. I’ve never used grow lights before and I’m excited to level up my gardening game.
This model is from Gardener’s Supply Company and is a modular system. This means that you can start with the base unit (which is what the above photo is) and add on later. The units stack onto each other. I’ve seen some very elaborate lighting setups in the homes, basements, and garages of gardeners, enough to make me drool. This one that I got is more of a basic, beginner rig, which is perfect for me.
I went ahead and sprung for the set with LED lights, as opposed to fluorescent, for the usual reasons that one might choose LED (more energy efficient, give off less heat, last longer). It was a bit more expensive ($30 more). Since the lights will be on for a good portion of the day once the seedlings go under, I think the extra cost will be worth it in the end. The unit’ll be parked in the laundry room, which seems to be turning into a plant nursery these days.
I’ll post updates to the blog on how well it performs after it’s been up and running for a while.
Have a great weekend!
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