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[@deanlugisto]

i used 7.500 lux (50 watts) and all my succulents grew like an instagrams succulents. pretty, colorful, healthy, shiny and compact.

[@hyun808]

Which light please

[@nafisaislamnithila5254]

Which time u use light 💡 for succulent,,(day or night)?

[@deanlugisto]

@@hyun808 the page is in my instagram @dean_lugisto

[@deanlugisto]

@@nafisaislamnithila5254 day. 10 hours minimum and approximately 14 hours. @dean_lugisto at Instagram for full details.

[@hyun808]

@@deanlugisto We are just asking which light. I scanned through your IG but closed the window. never mind lol

[@dawnpakstas4650]

Last year I used the purple grow lights and my house looked like a brothel from the outside! Needless to say they didn’t last too long!🙃

[@kimmiev9110]

😆😆😆

[@allthemusiclive]

That happened to me too! I used a lamp for dark treatment in the winter and our bedroom surely looked like the red light district 😅

[@stacychowaniec4198]

Same. Or like it was a cannabis factory before it was legal lol

[@mariadoupis1755]

😂😂😂

[@trinhtrinh7536]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kristyhettinga9326]

Grow lights have been the most frustrating thing to learn about with succulents. Thanks for the great information.

[@carolleblanc5244]

I have 3 different types of grow lights. Used them on my plants all winter. I had neighbors ask me what I was "growing in the spare bedroom". lol They saved my succulents this winter in LA. I started using 24 hours, but when I saw one of your videos, I did only 8 to 12 hours a day. They grew a lot better that way.

[@tranthingocthuy3222]

I want to ask how you set up your succulents in your spare bedroom? I have a spare bedroom too but I am not quite sure how to display them for sunlight and air ventilation. Thank you very much

[@jpearce136]

Wow this is an eye opening video! I’ve been using the Blurple lights and noticed that the succulents grow slow and still stretch. I had no idea you could use a white light!! This is so great to know. 💚💚

[@carolynfernandez586]

Wow, thank you for this! ☺️ I didn’t think I needed grow lights ... But now that I know it can be as simple as a desk lamp, it might help to keep my indoor arrangement healthy & happy!

[@ofthedawn]

Theyre not regular bulbs

[@Sheywh12]

They are regular bulbs just like she said.. Any Home Depot Walmart etc. Carries them Not sure why they said their not regular bulbs. I just wanted to let you know yes they are regular bulbs just higher linens that's all Same ones I use for my garden seedlings 🌱 every year. Fluorescent is a great bulb too!!

[@abbi2957]

Wow, I never looked into grow lights, I just assumed that they were special lights(kinda like the ones you use for baby chickens) and I am so glad I watched this now! Realizing I just need a regular lamp, and bright light! Going to start doing this now!😍

[@Lyddiebits]

Chicks need a warming light:) ours is red:)

[@Eram.Abbasi]

Most comprehensive grow light info. Great 👍🙂

[@CrystalWedel]

Great info! I ended up buying some LED strip lights that were labeled as grow lights. I've done pretty well with them, but it's good to know that I have more options for lights than I thought!

[@Aydansmamma]

Which LED strip lights did you get? Are they still working after a year?

[@thiennguyen9747]

Succulents need lower IR spectrum light- red, because thats what they get from nature- for being under taller plant! So thats why blue n red leds will not make your succulent happy! There was a youtube video explained this into details

[@AngelicaHeartLife]

Thanks for the information but you didn’t talk much about grow lights for people with more than just a few plants.

[@maryjanemarcia6740]

Thank you so much! This has been the hardest thing for me to do with succulents and apparently I have wasted time and money on not such good lights.

[@BigNameJamesStuff]

Use any led grow light that has Samsung's 301B LED lights inside it. Use the same stuff the pot growers use!

[@dogeeatsveggies]

i love you! thank you for this! i almost bought a uv lamp with box lmao. i am so scaredof the uv thing thank goodness a lamp day light works

[@cg0401]

Temu is finally where I found A shocking variety. ( Read the measurements carefully and if you decide to get Strip lighting for like A three-tier shelving unit make sure you know what kind of plug your getting. Some plug in but MANY have the same whatever it's called like for A phone charger. ) They also sell cheap though. I live in the Desert and water is about as expensive as A midgrade gasoline. Indoors is hopefully going to let me still enjoy indoor growing. (I have very low water items planted but they do occasionally require A little water.

[@susanlisson7066]

The Temu grow lights have USB plugs. You can now buy power boards which have USB outlets on them.

[@Iridia_]

This is so amazing and helpful! I have wanted to use grow lights but found it so overwhelming that I didn't even know where to start. I'm going to try this! Thank you!

[@rickbriggs7753]

I took a dollar store 100 watt LED and cut the plastic bulb off. Now that's Brite

[@dyrcosis]

I've used the blue red LED while overwintering some of my plants in my garage. Even supplementing those with "plant" lights (those that have that blueish film on them), my plants survive, but don't thrive. Next season, definitely time to switch to something closer to daylight.

[@lsw9441]

I have a fluorescent light in my kitchen and wondered if I could use it for my succulents. Thank you for answering that question and for all your great tips! I love your collection btw. I’m hoping mine will look more like that eventually.

[@janetneumann9835]

So, if course I invested in the lights that can be blue, red, or combined (sigh). They are on 12 hours a day. Guess I'll need to shop again. Thanks for the info

[@reedrobb]

Great info, thank you. Question… I’m guilty of the comments about Burple lights. I’ve been using 3 big ones this year. But, it appears I need to switch. However, I don’t see Jades in your trays. Would you say this light rule is true for these Sucs too? I’m considering 7000L strip lights at 6500K.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

The blurple lights aren't inherently bad. I know people who use them and they've worked. My experience is just that white lights are often brighter and cheaper for a similar setup. If yours is working, I wouldn't switch. You could also try leaving them on longer or moving them closer to the plants.

[@marietitus3007]

So appreciate all the hard work you've put into getting these videos out each day. They have all been filled with great information.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Thank you! Glad it's been helpful

[@carolgardon5692]

This is the information I have needed!! And I’m surprised I already have the lights I need!! Thank you so much, it is a joy learning from you 😊

[@cathyroberts2890]

Thank you for this, I was just worrying about what lights to use this morning. Talk about perfect timing.

[@josecruz021]

Does anyone know how well these bulbs work for tropical plants ?

[@susanmahaffey2356]

This is what I’ve been wondering how to pick lights for my succulents. . . Thank you!

[@beast-plantsfulgham3896]

Got an HLG 300L bspec for my succulents.

[@coralsquad7763]

I used kessil led 160 & Kessil 360x as experiment to grow my succulents. Kessil led grow coral & I’m sure it work for succulents Expensive light but I’ve it already so let give a try

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

That sounds great! Experimenting with what you have is a great way to go.

[@tiredbunny15]

As a gamer millennial, my plants and i are growing under bright rgb blurple lights 😀

[@keeganwhite203]

Hi! What about yellow lights? I bought Barrina T5 5000k lights but they’re yellow. Will those work? And for a shelf that a foot deep would you recommend one or two strips of lights?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Those should work. More light is generally better, so I'd do two strips on the shelf. If it seems like it's too much light you can run them for less time.

[@yumewhiz]

Im using aquascapes lamp, the lux perfect, lux and CRI you can adjust until now all the succulent and cactii still survive and their color magnificent Will try to use led/flourcent as you recommend

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

If what you're using is working, keep going with that. But if you're ready to add more lights you can try these: #ad amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine

[@sigira]

I actually was just researching the affects of specific color spectrum on plant growth. The reason why the blue and red lights don't work as well as full-spectrum bulbs/light is down to several factors. However, a big one that you somewhat touched on is that blue and red grow lights are lacking in the green light spectrum. It turns out while blue and red lights are readily absorbed by the plant's chlorophyll (thus spawning the huge menagerie of "blurples" in the indoor plant community), green light is also important in photosynthesis. Previously, it was thought to not be very important for plant growth/health due to the fact that the plant would, well, reflect some of the green spectrum back (what we see is what light is reflected back at us so this is why plants appear green to us) . It turns out the green light spectrum is also very important in photosynthesis, particularly when it comes to the lower leaves (because it isn't as readily absorbed as red and blue lights, light in the green spectrum aren't as readily stopped/absorbed by the upper leaves of the plant and are able to "travel" to the lower leaves where they can continue to be partially absorbed by the plant to continue on its merry photosynthesizing way). Basically, green light is necessary for increased photosynthesis efficiency....I think it may also play a role in the efficiency of the plant's gas exchange but can't remember. Then there are other factors (UV lighting, far-red light, and I'm sure a multitude of other things we are only just learning about). Basically, white light for growing= a more well-rounded diet for the plant whereas "blurple" light= putting your plant on a diet by taking away an entire food group. ETA: A better example than food/diet is probably something like being locked in one room all the time, even with all your survival necessities, and being able to freely come and go as you wish. You can survive being locked in one room because your most basic needs are still being met but you aren't going to thrive and are generally going to be happier if you can come and go as you please. Also, the reason for the stretching in plants under the "blurples" (which I love) is likely due to the imbalanced light spectrum being offered to the plant--more specifically, the red light spectrum .

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Very interesting and thorough! Thanks for sharing🙂

[@heinzhaupthaar5590]

Quite probably you were getting funky colors and weird growth with blurple lights because they need too much blue light to get to sufficient light levels. Blue light for one is the most "aggressive", therefore increased light stress coloration, and secondly has quite an impact on photomorphogenesis, therefore strange growth. Red light might have an impact on that as well depending on species. Especially succulents with their nice thick and fleshy leaves can make very good use of green light, so at appropriate light levels there's a less exaggerated amount of red & blue. Green light might actually have effects on succulents and cacti it doesn't have on most other thin leaved plants, but I'm still far from having a conclusive opinion and any idea of the underlying cause, so I won't go into detail and risk spreading bs. Anyway - if it's just supplemental it won't matter much which light color you choose, but if it's almost exclusively artificial lighting I'd recommend a lower color temperature. Around 3500-4000K/neutral white seems to be pretty ideal, the higher color temperature "daylight" leds unfortunately have a spectrum that's far from actual daylight and reach their high color temperature rating by a huge spike at 450nm/blue and low red. In nature the blue light is spread out continuously from somewhere around 425-525nm, but common LEDs have what's called the "cyan gap", with very little to almost no light emitted between the 450nm "royal blue" spike and the green wavelengths. This makes them more aggressive for plants even though they got roughly the same color temperature as daylight. Using a 3500-4000K light mitigates that somewhat, usually by having still plenty of blue light but substituting some of it with green and yellow (and maybe a pinch of red) which is way more gentle for plants. If you want to get something that's actually daylight-like I can recommend "Fluxstrips" in the HiCri version (not affiliated in any way, just a very satisfied customer) with bridgelux "Thrive" chips (or anything else with 5000K blx throve chips on it of course). In 5000K they actually come extremely close to real daylight, alas at the cost of efficiency and not being plug & play but very easily diy-able. They're still way more efficient than those common lower priced led lamps and bulbs, but quite a bit behind compared to other high quality/professional/semi-professional solutions usually using Samsung chips with conventional led spectrum including the cyan gap. Maybe someone finds it informative, just noticed the video is already 2 years old - not 2 days 🤦‍♂️

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

No worries! This is a really in-depth response. Thank you so much! We get people watching it all the time, so this will be helpful.

[@gillyhickton4883]

So interesting! I'm not at this stage with my little team of succulents yet. We're still getting to know each other!

[@Mal_O_Ware]

I just got an LED bulb. I don't know if it'll work or not. It's a Philips Cool Daylight (6500K) 4W bulb. Unfortunately I couldn't find a Daylight Deluxe one because it's unavailable in my country. Will mine be effective?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Yes that should be fine, it is still in the daylight spectrum which is what we recommend 🙂

[@CMYT2023]

I'm lucky not to need grow lights as living in an aprtment, space is a premium & lucky too I have sufficient space in the balcony for my succulents. However, I'm interested just for information sake & maybe for future reference.

[@42curlyworms]

My goal by the end of fall is to get lights installed on my shelves so I don’t get stretching this winter!!

[@katyedwards1]

I m just wondering if you can add closed captions on this video. Im deaf, need it. Pretty please? Hope you can adding some closed captions. I truly appreciate it as if you able to. Thank you 😊

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Thanks for the suggestion! We added those in.

[@davidbabcock1231]

What would a carnivorous plant be considered?? I don’t think they are succulents. Do you think it will work with a carnivorous plant or do you think I would need a special light for that

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

I don't think carnivorous plants are generally considered succulents. I'm not sure if this type of light would work for them, but it would be simple enough to test

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

I just asked a weed grower he got me some great lights

[@E4_7]

Would LED Light strips work as well? Like ones that are white?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Yes they should be fine just make sure they are in the daylight spectrum and 5000K or above. You can see examples of the LED lights we recommend on our amazon page in the grow lights section: www.amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine

[@DavidMFChapman]

Very good advice. Lumens, not watts. Lumens measures the total light power from the bulb, so you might get different results if the bulbs have different directivities. A long bulb and a spherical bulb will give different results. What really matters is lux, the power per unit area at the plant level. That will depend on distance from the light. That is the measure we should be using. Lux and lumens are 2 different measures!

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Thank for for the info! We have noticed many lights don't list lux or even the lumens sometimes. It sure would be nice if they were more consistent 🙂

[@DavidMFChapman]

@@Succulentsandsunshine the lamps should be labelled with lumens, as that is intrinsic to the lamp. Lux is the light intensity at the soil level, so it would depend on the installation and the distance between the lamp and the soil, so it is not intrinsic to the lamp. We should be specifying light intensity (lux) at the plant. You can get simple apps to measure that.

[@tarabittle3594]

I hate the look of those pink/purple lights lol.

[@1pink1plants]

Great video. thanks for the information.

[@hondaprelude2001]

My Succulents a facing the North side windows. They look very health, but I don't think they are getting enough direct sunlight. As I they don't have the color as they are suppose to. Does the Red/Blue light help for the color better or the daylight types better?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

We have found the daylight spectrum to best mimic sunlight

[@michellel2071]

This is great information once again! I'm loving Earth Week Extravaganza! Thank you so much!!

[@TheRobieFamily]

Hi! I’m new here and I was wondering how succulents do in a greenhouse setting. I have a small indoor greenhouse with a grow light on top. I live in Ohio where the weather is all over the place. Hoping for some advice from a succulent expert!

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Great question! Greenhouses can be fun with succulents, but you want to make sure that your greenhouse has proper ventilation (and shading if needed) so your succulents don't burn. We've got an awesome workshop on succulents and greenhouses in our Succulent Lovers Club! Learn more here: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-club

[@RobloxGamer12941]

Now see I wondered if I was doing it wrong and leaving my lights on all day long on my plants. I knew I probably wasn't supposed to do that so I think I'm going to start tonight turning them off when we go to bed and back on on the am

[@valzed1]

I was so excited to hear you use my term "blurple"! I don't use blurple lights for my plant friends. I've found a good set of dual head grow lights that I've been using for some time. I actually did have a desk lamp with a daylight bulb in it when I first started out and only had 2 plants. Sadly, the desk lamp broke. I also acquired more plants (I don't know how that happened) and figured they'd need more light.

[@isaaculentas]

Thank you soo much!! 😉👍

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You are most welcome!

[@peggypowell401]

Are all lamps able to use these stronger bulbs. I thought I read somewhere that you must be careful when pairing a lamp with a bulb that is strong enough to be used as a gro-light?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

It depends on the lamp, some older lamps may not be able to handle the higher wattage. Best practice is to check each lamp and compare it to the bulb you are using.

[@luckycarebear9406]

I have a hen and chick with reddish Martin on the tips Is this something I can plant outside for the snow winters ? I don’t know why but it’s losing its red tips color

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

It depends on what kind it is and where you live. Take a look at this video for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZyld5usedxno5I You can also go here to find out why it's losing color: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-colorchange

[@solarwinds-]

Do you have to have Alexa or Smart Home for Gosund Mini Wifi Outlet? I only have wifi.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You don't need Alexa or Smart Home, that is only for voice control. You can control everything by downloading their app, and uses wifi 🙂

[@Blackraregem]

Just found this video what do you recommend for a elephant bonsai Tree for lighting

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

We would still recommend everything talked about in the video, daylight spectrum LED bulb. You can find products that we recommend here on our amazon list. www.amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine

[@janetgreen4991]

Now, that was the best explanation ever for what to buy and how to use grow lights. Thank you, Cassidy!

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You are very welcome!

[@annemariebiggs9711]

I know that plans or at least some of them go though this Winter thing where they get less water and obviously get less sunlight. So does that mean I have to use different Grow lights during Winter or does it matter

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

No you don't need to use different grow lights during the winter vs the summer. You can learn more about choosing a grow light here as well as get access to our free cheat sheet all about grow lights. www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight

[@ramaahbk6596]

I have one says 6500K 806 Lumen so Lumen is not the same as K . I don't know if it will work

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

6500 K is great, also you want it to be a daylight bulb

[@lettyrodrz9940]

And how many plants can i put under that size of a lamp?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

It's a little bit of trial and error. You want the plants to get as much direct light as possible under grow lights. The "fall off" is very fast -- meaning a few inches different can mean half as much light for the plants.

[@kimberlyconzett9524]

I got a grow light from Amazon. 3 long skinny Led bulbs, clips on the table that I have most of my succulents on. I love it!

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

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[@yvonneuriarte2429]

I'm using the purple/blue grow lights. They're about 14" above the succulents. Some of the smaller ones are stretching, I'll have to move the lights closer to the succulents. Thank you for this video.

[@sonofbuddhaTR]

Been using the red and blue lights, somehow my succulents are etiolated

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Succulents need a full-spectrum of light. The "blurple" doesn't provide all the light they need. You can get a cheatsheet here: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlightseasy

[@ofthedawn]

So no to regular led bulbs. Ive never seen any regular bulbs that have any kelvins.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You can try them, we have found the best results when using an LED bulb in the daylight spectrum.

[@donaleenchaisson2822]

So glad to see this video! I was going to go shopping for grow lights tomorrow and now I know what to get and it’s not going to cost the fortune like I thought it would 😃

[@AustinandBuddy]

So will that 1 light be enough for only 1 plant or could you get away with like 5 under it?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

It wouldn't be enough for 5 plants (depending on the size of the plants). There would probably be some stretching without more lights.

[@studentteaching841]

Thank you for your advice! I bought the light bulb that your recommended and my succulents are doing great. I love your channel! 😀

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

So glad to hear that!❤️

[@andnowi]

Hi, I'm trying to top-light a single enormous euphorbia ingens (succulent) in a south-facing window. I have one pendant 30W 6500K 2550 lumens LED T bulb, which I am thinking of replacing with one 55W 6400K 3150 lumens LED CF. Losing 100K for an extra >20% seems a good trade, but I'm not sure. Combining two 6500K lamps is difficult (two 30W lamps or one 30W and one 20W) because beam angles necessitate wide reflectors.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

That sounds like it should work! I've learned lately that the Kelvin (color rating) of a light doesn't necessarily impact the spectrum. I would definitely focus more on the lumens and brightness instead.

[@andnowi]

@@Succulentsandsunshine yes, that's weird ... the spectrum may not be affected by the kelvin (colour temperature) ... 🤔🤔🤔 ... so what should we be looking at? There is only so much info on a typical light. Should we just admit our ignorance and blindly shell out for grow lights?????

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

I personally just use regular white LEDs. You can definitely get more complicated with lights and grow lights, but so far my plants have done well with the lights on this list: www.amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine/list/19ODR5PWMPI0H?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_list_d

[@thutrangtran7793]

May I know if LED 3000K works for succulents? Currently I am using LED 3000K and labeled as growing light, however my succulent still stretch out. So I am wondering if my lights are appropriate.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

5000 - 6500K are best. Learn more here: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight

[@thutrangtran7793]

@@Succulentsandsunshine Thank you

[@diannehopkirk9423]

I don't have any succulents inside (yet), but I'm going to file this away for future reference. It is explained so clearly even I won't be able to mess it up - hopefully!

[@hogslayer0597]

I have one of those 'blurple' lights. It has three options, one is just red, one is just blue, and then there's the 'blurple' color. Which one is best?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

I would do blurple as it's likely more light overall for the plant. Brightness is a critical part of grow lights working well.

[@hogslayer0597]

@@Succulentsandsunshine ok, tysm!

[@rebeccavarela6943]

Another great video loaded with information! Keep it up! Thank you so much!

[@mow2595]

What do you recommend doing first, changing the distance or the time?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Whatever is most convenient. For me, changing the time is easiest since my lights are attached to the shelves. But my next step would be to put the succulents up on a block to get them closer to the light.

[@allisonmcelwee7639]

I had no idea it was that simple!! Probably, because I’m missing the green spectrum on my lights is why my succulents are still stretching and I’m not getting the colors you are getting. Thank you for the links and the info!

[@cheryld960]

Good to know! I hadn't realized having the lamp on only during daylight hours was recommended

[@billmarsh7760]

Hi, thanks for all the great information. I bought some 4 ft 6500K LEDs for my grow lights. Is that too high a color temperature for succulents?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

That's perfect!

[@billmarsh7760]

@@Succulentsandsunshine Thanks

[@christyarmstrong8909]

Perfect video! Answered all the questions that I had regarding grow lights. Thank you

[@AlanDayley]

Blurple. 😁

[@Jennabullis]

do you know if an Ott lite will work? I have an older one that I was hoping to use. Thanks for this helpful video!

[@singh64cbi]

Great information and well timed for me. Thanks a lot

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

We don't have experience using Ott lite, but it looks like it should work. You can always just give it a try and see🙂

[@aliciabarbour6256]

I have so many grow lights stashed in Amazon cart never purchased. I've been so lost as to what I needed. The blurple ones I did not want all over my house. So glad you did this!!

[@chantelhutter849]

Ooo! Wish I had seen this before I bought my “Burple” light!! Guess I’ll be returning it and getting a white one! Lol! Thank you!!! ❤️

[@mckenziedavidson7237]

So helpful ! I was just looking into getting grow lights for my new succulents

[@reesemarie9572]

Thank you so much for making a video on this!

[@barbaraaddon6418]

This was super informative. Glad to say I've chosen the correct lights that my hubby mounted under the kitchen cabinets for me. Thank you.

[@puffymama51]

Where do you find the little timers you had in video?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You can find them on our amazon page here in the grow lights section: www.amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine

[@Psionicbomb]

OMG finally I found an answer for what brightness to use!! Everyone says high, low, grow lights etc but no one says what watt, kelvin, brightness etc to use I found you as a guest on another channel I was subscribed to and have subscribed to you! Love the knowledge you bring as well as how to make the hobby affordable for as many people as possible! ❤

[@Psionicbomb]

Btw I use the Sansi lights from Amazon and love them! Just never knew what level to use of bulb

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

I'm so glad this helped! I've found that "grow lights" for succulents are so much simpler than it seems. But it took me years to figure it out 😆

[@Stitcher_in_MD]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’m in the market for grow lights and will check out your Amazon site for your recommendations!

[@artzyBLUEeyes]

I bought some of the lights on the Amazon list, and they saved my succulents through the last winter. They were the smaller LED 6 strip lighting. With how many succs I have, I may need my husband to build me something like you have. I'm happily overwhelmed by succulents.

[@luckycarebear9406]

Is 50watt sunlike led ok ?

[@RandiJoy1961]

When I first bought my first grow light, I thought I did “research” and purchased the red/blue light and I did not like it, but used it for a year or so because I did not know exactly what to do. I then decided to try a brighter one and bingo, my plants became much happier. Thank you for this info.....I will do even better! 😁👍🏻

[@desertrose8183]

Thank You for the information 😊🥰

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You're so welcome!

[@25Patman]

Somebody Help, I have a 2x2x50 grow tent with a 100 watt grow light. Do succulents need humidity at all? So far it doesn't look like it. I would love a few quick tips from anyone.

[@25Patman]

So far I have like two A type ladders in it facing each other. It gives me a big bottom and small shelves going up the sides. I have plants on different tiers and some are actually under the shelves alitte. Should I dim the light at all or run it at 100%? The top plants would be closer to the light. My girlfriend has so many I have no idea what level they should be on. I guess I just need any help possible. She does the watering but I want to make the optimal conditions for her tent. I just need help. Thanks for anyone replying.

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

High humidity is not great for succulents, as it doesn't allow the soil to dry out as quickly as it should. Here's a quick post on heat and humidity for succulents: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-humidity

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

It's great that you're setting this up! Here's some great information on grow tents: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growtent

[@c.b.727]

I have been growing all my young succulents and leaves propagation with just regular photography led lights (the cheap ones), and my babies grow so much faster when I compared with someone I've talk to who use the purple cheap generic "grow lights" from amazon that doesn't even specify the PPFD.

[@karmakauffman7445]

Great info on grow lights!

[@Miriam_Rivia]

Hi. How many lux / lumens are needed to prevent succulents from stretching? Thank you. Stay safe

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

The lights we use are between 1000 - 5000 lumens.

[@Miriam_Rivia]

@@Succulentsandsunshine hi! I found a 6000 lumen 6000 kelvin long (150cm) ceiling light. Thank you ❤️

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

Awesome! You are welcome 🙂

[@jodim9659]

Does anyone by chance know what kind of grow lights work for african violets? I bought those purple lights from Amazon because the reviews were so high and some reviewers claimed they worked for the african violets, but they aren't working for me. I will be returning those lights. I know they need bright indirect light so that their leaves don't burn.

[@eric3130]

Thank you! You answered all my questions in this video!

[@nanaSANDYx10]

I have a blurpie haha. But it’s doing ok I think. But I went to Walmart and bought 2 led desk white lights and I’m going to use them

[@jmeigh]

Thank you for this great video! I've been wanting a light set up but need something for a very small space so this is perfect! Would the succulents still need to be by some natural light for optimum growing conditions?

[@Succulentsandsunshine]

You can use natural light for part of the time and supplement with a grow light. It is also perfectly fine to just use a grow light indoors.

[@masterofpuppers7963]

Grow lights are so much easier and cheaper than the old days when only metal halide and high pressure sodium lamps worked. They were expensive and ran your light bill so high that it just wasn't practical. I just use the LED lights that I can afford at the time that I decide I need more, and the panels and clip-on bunny ears types have worked fine for me.

[@jennifertecson8033]

great info iam about to acquire growlights the soonest possible but good thing ive watched ur video. now all i need to use is just an LED light..thank you so much..god bless you😊

[@donnastephens1737]

I have one grow light bulb in a clamp lamp. It says it is 900 lumens. I have noticed some stretching, so I'm going to try your suggestions.

[@LilGagaChick]

I bought an led red blue white clip on grow light. I like it because it has a timer setting. I noticed I have to place it super close to my murasaki succulent or it will stretch. Everybody else is happy though! My sop and sod do well and everybody else is good do have to place it close to the murasaki like 2 inches away. It doesn't burn anyone else and they do great. That being said I still have them by a window so they do get some direct light, its just not that bright thats why I took out my led to help. Other windows in the house get loads of light but not in my room.