Submitted 2 days ago by glimse@lemmy.world to houseplants@mander.xyz
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Hey there. I grew some Stephania and want to give one to my friend but where she wants to put it will require some supplemental lighting.
There’s nothing above it so undershelf lights won’t work. She understandably doesn’t want a floor stand or clip-on light in her foyer, either.
So I’m looking for something like the photo…minus the “smart” app stuff. There’s a lot of crap brands on Amazon and I only really know of Barrina and SANSI whose options aren’t great for this.
Any suggestions?
Theres too many. Getting one that that not “smart” is a great starting point. My tatic with these sorts of purchases is to look at the shipping company and google them independently from the shopp app/site. If its a some sort of subsidiary moving low quality junk into the country its usually easy to spot.
Also dont buy anything with a clearly Ai generated image. Outer-net photos only.
And if you can, fuck Amazon.
Well that’s the problem, most of what I’m finding are from no name brands and everyone just recommends Barrina, SANSI, and Soltech on forums. I’m trying to find some other decent brands
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 days ago Perhaps you can find a lamp at your local thrift store, swap meet, or flea market? Assuming the fixture works then it’s mainly a matter of getting a nice grow bulb for your plants. Good luck!
Maybe, though I’ve never seen a good one when I’ve looked. I get most of my pots from resale shops and have kept an eye out
Secondhand anglepoise lamps with clamps so they can be attached up high for bigger plants, and the cheapest and brightest white bulbs I can find in multipacks, are what I use.
I have 60 plants (currently), mostly tropicals and succulents, and they’ve been thriving under these lamps and mostly without natural light for nearly a decade now. My monstera is fucking massive, to the point where every year or so I remove a section of at least 3 or 4 leaves to keep it able to fit in my flat.
You really don’t need to be shelling out for fancy lamps or bulbs to have most plants grow indoors!
Soltech lights are nice but wildly expensive.
soltech.com/…/fern-vita-led-grow-bulb-adjustable-…
soltech.com/…/versa-tabletop-grow-light
If she can hang a pendant light I have these too and like them. www.amazon.com/…/B0CDHFL6MR
Wow that first one looks awesome but yeah, might be a bit overkill. It seems like such a simple product but I don’t trust these companies with randomly generated names
My big thing is I very much value lighting that is good for plants while also being pleasant for my human eyes. All my lighting is 3000K. No hospital lighting, weed grow lights, exposed leds, etc. that has meant I’ve ended up paying more for that. Sansi lights are 4000K or 5000K. Some Barrina lights I have are 3000K.
Cort@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I mean you can just put a grow light bulb into a normal desk lamp, and it’ll work just fine manually (no smart bs to deal with).
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well, I could if I could find a normal desk lamp without a giant base that looks nice