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Intelligent Plant Light - Indoor Grow Light

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I am a very good gardener, but even I have my limits with indoor gardening. For years I have never understood what people like about African Violets - those pink, white, purple little plants with fuzzy leaves that some people keep in colonies on their desks and window sills. They fuss over them, filter their water, dust their leaves, tweeze off old flowers and talk to them. I mean what do you say about plants with names like Itty Bit, Cute as a Bug, Ma's Easter Corsage and Space Babies?
The Intelligent Plant Light has changed my view of them forever. You cannot fail with this item unless you water your plants with coffee and use them for ash trays. This thing moniters their humidity, light, water and blooming with a new kind of cool light. Give this to your friends who swear they have black thumbs. I now am hooked and have over 20 violets with wack-a-doo names, as well as a coleus, several geraniums and even an impatiens held over from the summer and too pretty to throw away. TRY IT!

I LOVE these lights! I was skeptical at first but am back today to order yet another one. Do you have a dark room with no windows or just a dark corner of your house, put one of these on any table and viola!
Here's how it works:
Once you plug it in and set the season, winter, spring, summer or fall it's set. The light turns on and off after approx 12 hours on the spring setting, it will cycle through and go to summer then fall and winter and shortening the length of light hours to simulate sunlight. (just push the button back to spring if you want to grow violets)
Also there is a metal prong attached you can pop into your pot and it will tell you when you need to water by how far you put it in the soil,a light flashes on the back of the arm base when it's time to water. The prong is several inches long so push it all the way down for cactus, yes, these are working great for my cactus by keeping the light only 1-3 inches above the plant, or down just a tiny bit for a water loving plant like a peace lily. I can grow African violets like a champ by keeping it on the spring or summer setting. Oh, and you can fill the base with an inch or so of water if you want to create some humidity, just sit your pot on the raised bumps and keep the water below them. Tells you when to water, adds humidity if you want (works great for orchids) turns off and on automatically. It's a winner all around in my opinion. I bought four of these and am back for my fifth today. A nice plant on a stand with this light brightens the gloomiest corner. These are packaged well and would be a wonderful gift!

These indoor plant lights are relatively inexpensive, provide good quality light and come with some added features that are good for keeping difficult to grow plants. For example, there is a moisture tray with raised studs to keep your plant above excess water. This is very good for orchids because it provides humidiy without having your plants sit in the water. Also, you can raise and lower the height of the light within limits. In addition, this unit has a moisture probe that you can push down into the soil or growing medium at different depths. When the plant needs to be watered an indicator light will tell you. By varying the depth of the probe, you are measuring for different degrees of dryness. Once you get the depth worked out, you are in business for that particular species of plant.

One of the poor design features of this unit is the timer. Interestingly, you need to plug it in at dawn to take advantage of the seasonal light cycle. In the manual, they suggest resetting the season on the first day of each season and plugging it in at sunrise. This isn't exactly covenient or well thought out. The probe also is bit light and has a short wire. A little extra slack would be very nice as would a heavier duty probe.

For specimen plants like African violets, miniature orchids and others that are difficult to grow, these things are great and cheap enough to leave in an office environment without worrying. The light is also very nice for a bedroom specimen plant and not bright enough from a distance to interfere with sleep. These lights also cast enough periphery light to be other plants nearby, if necessary. I sometimes do that when a particular plant is not blooming.

I have several of these and they are really a nice addition to the house. My house is a bit dark and this is a great way to add some additional light and a natural accident. The colors of flowers are also particularly vivid under this type of spectrum. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you pick a few of these up. They also make great gifts.

I am really sold on this light! It fits perfectly on top of my rolltop desk and keeps my african violet lush. I like that it is a convenient size-not too big, yet you can get a six inch pot on it. The light settings are a plus because I am using the winter setting in summer because my window gets some light but not enough for my violet. Very pleased with the quality of the product. I am going to buy another one.

I bought this plant light and I got very disappointed. If I had not thrown away the packaging, I would have returned it. This is NOT suitable for indoor plants because the lamp is like any other ordinary fluorescent lamp. Fluorescent lamps are not good for plants. In order to have best results from indoor plants, using artificial light, it must be a gro-lux wide spectrum fluorescent type of lamp. Gro-lux lamps have the wide spectrum of lights that looks very close to the sun ray lights. Fluorescent lamps DO NOT have this!

I have an Phalaenopsis orchid that was not doing so well. It was never evenly moist and it didn't seem to get enough light. Then I decide to try this product. To my amazement, my orchid is now, several months later, healthier than ever.

The wavelength of light created by the bulb in this system seems to be good for indoor plants. The system has a built-in timer that mimics all four seasons, so you never have to worry about your plant getting adequate light. I very much appreciate the moisture indicator that is built into the system. It is simply a two-pronged probe that you push into the orchid planting medium which indicates the moisture level. When the media dries out, an LED indicator blinks to remind you to water the plant. The light is adjustable so you can either lower it for smaller plants or raise it to accommodate bigger ones.

Unfortunately, there are two drawbacks. First, I wish they made bigger models for bigger indoor houseplants. Secondly, the built-in timer that keeps the light on for a certain number of hours, depending on the season you choose, cannot be reset. When you plug the system in, it starts its lighting period from that moment. So, say for instance, you plugged the plant light in at 9pm one night and it's on the spring setting. In this case, the plant light would stay on all night for a total of roughly 12 hours. Not good if the plant light is in a bedroom and you want darkness while you sleep. Therefore, try to plug it in at dawn and set it on the appropriate season so that the lighting will roughly mimic daylight hours. This is not important if you don't mind the light staying on at night.

All in all, it's a great buy for its price. It saved my orchid and I would imagine it would be good for other houseplants too like African violets, herbs, and ivy.

I am very pleased with this product. I am using it to grow a baby African Violet and it is doing quite well. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't have enough light but loves to grow these and other beauties!

I have 4 or 5 of the Intelligent Plant Lights, and one at work so I can grow my Orchids and African Violets. You set it for the season of the year and stick the water sensor in the plant and it has a flashing light when you need to water. My plants are beautiful because of this product. I did have to replace the grow light bulb recently but it lasted 3-4 years and I ordered it through Amazon too. If you want beautiful plants, order this light.

Arrived quickly. Easy to assemble. Easy to figure out the controls. Water sensor in the soil is nice for those who need reminders to water.

I had purchased the light in hopes of keeping my much loved bonsai alive until the warmer weather when it thrived outside. When the light first arrived the light bulb burned out after less than 2 weeks. I think these are the type of bulbs that are long lasting. Anyway, I ordered 2 additional bulbs since there were only 2 left and I did not want my plant to be without the correct light. I am still on the first of the two bulbs I purchased next although the leaves on my tree are falling off even though I have purchased fertilizer from bonsai boy. I don't think these lights can take the place of warm weather and real sunlight. I am very sorry I am losing my beautiful long leaf ficus.