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title: "Looking for budget friendly grow lights/bulbs and reliable…"
description: "Looking for budget friendly grow lights/bulbs and reliable light/moisture/pH meter. My house has mostly south, west, and north facing windows. There’s a huge…"
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community: "Plant Setup Inspiration"
author: "Ashley"
published: "2025-04-17T20:37:46.831887Z"
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# Looking for budget friendly grow lights/bulbs and reliable…

_Posted by Ashley on 2025-04-17_

Looking for budget friendly grow lights/bulbs and reliable light/moisture/pH meter. My house has mostly south, west, and north facing windows. There’s a huge tree blocking the only east facing one 😤

I used the planta light measuring feature in the app, but I’m not sure how reliable it is. For context I live in central North Carolina and I’ve got succulents, herbs, and a rather finicky peace lily. Running out of room under my grow lamp!

Attached photos of my Plantuary (work in progress) it has a grow light, a east facing glass door blocked by a tree, and a south facing window blocked by another house. The planta light score was part sun/part shade at 4pm, and full sun at 2pm. Keep forgetting to measure earlier.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/y_ZVpFzF-UdNt7VMUbHRQKQbmk9SgpZk6_fSs9A-KyE/JujjD6iJTlyEictwcfUefA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/y_ZVpFzF-UdNt7VMUbHRQKQbmk9SgpZk6_fSs9A-KyE/-eWhrJjaQcu4Ie0d_qwUXg.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Ashlynn commented on 2025-04-18

My plant app told me my plant was in the dark like 3 feet away from an extremely bright grow light lol to be fair it was night but the light was super bright! Even in my phone it looked bright! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

### Ashlynn commented on 2025-04-18

I love your set up! Where’s it from?!❤️

### Ashley commented on 2025-04-18

The bar is from Amazon  
Brand: Anjuer  
Retractable Clothes Rack - Wall Mounted Folding Clothes Hanger Drying Rack for Laundry Room Closet Storage Organization, Aluminum, 2 Racks with Rod (Black)

Thought the hanging trays and plant stand were Amazon too, but I can’t find the order on my account.

The grow light is actually sold in the planta app, but I got it as a gift. It’s lasted like 4 years never changed the bulb.

### LemmeSaveThePlant commented on 2025-04-19

The south has plenty of light so you’ll just need to place sheer curtains or place the plants further away from the window. I used my entire south facing glass sliding doors in my last apartment and my plants loved it.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Kh5RT2ryubVCBF3HaZfpWalCJGLiZEsqflRWvYfgPD4/xgZxfJ4aQ7WwJt2H1uycyw.webp?size=large)

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