My husband is a garden enthusiast who grows everything from seed. This year his plan is to plant something every week through the summer so we have small seedlings in the house all the time.
To test the effectiveness of this grow light we planted three identical pots with peas and corn sprouts. The first pot was left to grow outside in the sun, the second pot was left to grow near a sunny window inside, and the third pot was left in an area which does not get direct sunlight and was left under a grow light. The grow light was on a timer for 14 hours a day (off at night).
The attached video includes the photos taken every day for 7 days. I was skeptical that the plants under the grow light will do better than the plants left outside in the sun but as you see at the end of 7 days the plants under the grow light are significantly bigger. On day 5 the "window" plant got disqualified from the experiment because our cat chewed it. I continued to leave the injured plant in the photos for reference but it looks pretty sad. It should be noted that it was the smallest plant at the time when our cat decided to mess with the experiment. The results at the end of the 7 days are pretty conclusive! Grow light wins!
TaoTronics 12W Grow light fits into a regular bulb fixture. Each bulb has 3 blue and 9 red LED lights. The light weight 9.15 oz and is 5.5" long, and 4.75" wide. The light feels well made. The finish of the bulb looks neat, and when I shake it nothing rattles.
We are able to place six 3" pots under one lamp (we put them into aluminum trays to catch the draining water without taking up extra room for individual plates under each pot).
To get the most out of each bulb one lamp can service two sets of 6 pots if it is moved every 12 hours. Each set of six would have 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. This would be similar to day and night and you will be able to get enough light for twelve 3" pots.
One more tip based on our experience: Get a lamp with a goose neck that moves, as the plants get bigger you want to move the bulb a little further away. One set of our plants got a bit too too close to the bulb and the leaves got damaged.
The light was purchased in 2014 and is still in use as of spring 2018.
You can find it on Amazon by following this link.
Ali Julia review ★★★★★
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