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Had to pick between a fancy grow light or a cheap one last month
I was setting up my indoor herb garden for winter and my wallet said no to the $200 Spider Farmer light. So I grabbed a $40 no-name LED panel off Amazon instead. Now my basil is all leggy and pale, barely 3 weeks in. Should I just bite the bullet and return this thing for the real deal, or is there a middle ground light that actually works?
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jenniferwells1d agoTop Commenter
Oh man, I feel your pain on this one. Ive been burned by cheap lights before too, its honestly the worst when your plants start stretching out like that. There is definitely a middle ground though, you dont have to spend $200 to get decent results. The Mars Hydro TS600 is usually around $80-90 and actually works really well for herbs and small setups. Just make sure whatever you get has a real LED chip and not some knockoff, and keep it closer to the plants than you think you need to.
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rayy8315h ago
@jenniferwells How close exactly are we talking for the TS600?
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