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Can we talk about those cheap grow lights I got off Kijiji?
Last spring I bought a 4-pack of those purple LED grow lights for $60 from some guy out in Sherwood Park. I figured they'd be fine for starting my tomatoes and peppers indoors. First 2 weeks they worked okay, but by week 3 the diodes started flickering and one just died. I ended up losing about 30 seedlings because they got all leggy and weak. Spent another $120 on a proper T5 setup from Greenland Garden Centre after that. Anyone else get burned by those cheap knockoff lights around here?
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dakota_fox3mo ago
lol @nancyd85 have you ever babied tomato seedlings for 6 weeks only to have them flop over from weak stems though? That time and seed investment adds up fast, especially when you're counting on those plants for your whole garden. A few lost seedlings might not seem like much, but when you're starting from scratch and the season's ticking by, it stings a bit more than you'd think.
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