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Added 2025-07-03 21:19:42 +0000 UTCComments
Of course! There are two different bulbs I've used. First is an actual grow bulb which is $27 for one bulb. I've used this to help my aunt over winter her citrus trees in her dark garage and they've done great. I use one bulb for two ~3-4 ft trees pushed close together and the light is as close to the tops as possible. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3364WGY?th=1 But if you want to go even cheaper there are these bulbs 2/$28 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV6CQ8JL?th=1 So these bulbs are not explicitly for plants, but based on the website they have the following criteria: * 250 watts * 3000K * CRI 80 For a light to be usable by plants it needs to be bright and in the red or blue wavelength ranges. 250 watts should be good assuming you keep the light close to the plants like a spotlight. 3000K and CRI 80 together probably indicate that the spectrum is broad enough to contain the light the plants need. Website for more details: https://www.sansiled.com/products/upgraded-nondimmable-a21-27w-led-3000k-5000k-light-bulb?srsltid=AfmBOorZ3M03HJgMLXFTgni4lAVWZy_U5D5tcN4SHxDIaXPdCia3nJ_Q Empirically, I use the non-grow bulbs in the winter when the sun is too low to make it over the roof of a nearby building to give the plants direct sun and it works great. I have *not* tried it year round in somewhere as dark as a garage.
Hendry
2025-12-19 21:28:26 +0000 UTCHey Ms. Modernism (if that even IS your real name!!), I was wondering about the not-plant lights you talked about in the video. I will be planting some stuff in the spring and likely won't have adequate lighting at the place I'll move to. I've absolutely noticed the outrageous prices for "grow lights" and would love to know more about these regular LED bulbs that do as good a job. What do I need to look out for? Which bulbs did you get?
kaldo
2025-12-19 08:02:12 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed this video, glad you included my Rhododendron fact!
Ruaidhrí O’Chionnaigh
2025-07-05 00:52:51 +0000 UTCOh yeah haha. My coleus also gets STUPID large and leggy shooting out everywhere blocking all the light. So my coleus secret is "reverse pruning". Every few months I cut off all the good looking tips, pull out the rest of the plant from the pot, and just poke the "pruned" tips back in the same soil haha. The coleus wants to live so badly the tips grow roots and now I have a really attractive looking plant. If I pruned the regular way it would just be sad stocks since the really nice leaves are always at the tip
Hendry
2025-07-04 16:56:23 +0000 UTCOh fun question! For the drama plants, I actually kind of lucked out with my coleus, I didn't expect it to have that property. I've heard peace lilies are good at the temporary extreme drooping, but don't have any myself. But for just sourcing plants in generally I have two strats, one is to get cuttings from friends/family. The other is to go to my local home improvement store straight to their discount plant section... basically I'm pretty sure they have not bothered to hire anyone to water the houseplants so the whole discount section is just packed with super dry sad looking plants at like 80% off
Hendry
2025-07-04 16:41:31 +0000 UTCAs someone with a dramatic coleus, this was very validating to watch. Mine has the issue that it will shoot up really quickly when in sunlight, but then fails to sustain itself. How do you take care of your plants if you need to be away a while? I've tried the self-watering globes with mixed results
Yan Knoop
2025-07-04 07:55:00 +0000 UTCLoved this video, I'm similar in liking systems with visual indicators of when a regular task needs to be performed. I would love your strategies on deciding which plants to get!
Brian Zick
2025-07-04 01:27:18 +0000 UTCAs the person whose plant woes nominally inspired this video, it was EXCELLENT. Thanks Hendry!
Dan Engler
2025-07-03 22:59:06 +0000 UTC
