How Much Light Do Calatheas Need?

Calatheas are actually pretty easy to sort out light-wise: Bright rooms: put your Calathea somewhere where it won’t get direct light (or only gets direct light in the morning) Dark rooms: put your Calathea in the window No windows: 16 hours of day under a weak grow light (i.e. one with a USB connection). Bright …

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Are Grow Lights Worth It?

It feels a bit weird to be going on about the amazingness of using grow lights for house plants when we’re about to go into an energy crisis. I’m not currently using mine. I love them but now is not the time. Perhaps I’ll flick them back in the depths of winter, but we’ll see. …

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Bestva House Plant Grow Light Review

Bestva were kind enough to send me a grow light to test out, a couple of weeks after Mars Hydro sent me one. Whenever I get sent products I test them for about three months before reviewing them so I can get to know the product well. Reviews after using the product for a week …

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Cheap Amazon House Plant Grow Light Review

Grow lights are often one of the first purchases house plant beginners get, purely because light is usually the commodity we have the least of. One grow light can allow us to increase our collection LOT. But grow lights are difficult to pick. There’s always a tonne of specs that we don’t get. And the …

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Fluval COB as Grow Light Review

This review is for all of the people that have aquarium lights hanging around, and want to know if they work on house plants. Fishkeeping is one of those hobbies that can result in having a lot of excess Stuff. Lights, heaters, filters, air stones…etc etc etc forever. And you can’t chuck it out, because …

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