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title: "Equipment & Materials"
description: "Tools and equipment for plant care"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-05-04T12:14:29.613Z"
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# Equipment \& Materials

Discuss supplies for cultivating plants, including grow lights, nutrients, soil and more

Misc. 21105 members, 389 posts

## Posts

- [Hi! So, I live in New England. It is starting to get cold outside and I am looking for a good, small space heater with…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/iq2zKZi8CGnKAVgB51aXbr.md) (by Victoria, 2025-11-06, 1 comment)
- [GROW LIGHT HELP Hi everyone! I’m thinking to get a grow light for my plants, it’s a mix of chinese money plant,…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/aRD5KkxdnLjmlIaDCBP5Rw.md) (by Riccardo, 2025-11-02, 5 comments)
- [I just sucked it up and ordered the Naked Planters. Tell me I didn’t make a mistake 😳](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/yBuKFA3koARlbKNaVeFRtq.md) (by MicAZ, 2025-10-25, 4 comments)
- [What kind of artificial light(s) help pothos, inch plant, and spider plant grow? I know natural sunlight is one of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/aVQrNvsM8h7cYV1PiRf9Hx.md) (by Tea, 2025-10-13, 2 comments)
- [Hello plant friends, I need to mist my plants, and I need recommendations for a brand for misters. So far I have broken…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Ant8oDi6k8hL9t0TTYO9Eq.md) (by Ani, 2025-10-11, 4 comments)
- [Does my Frank (Florida Philodendron) need supports for stems… if so, what kind do you use? Or does this plant like…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/gIi1hWboc61tluQmsxhnUJ.md) (by Plant Newbie, 2025-09-30, 6 comments)
- [Self watering plant GLOBE versus Self watering plant POT: which one for a peace lily that’ll be hanging from the…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Ob22yHxWJai0aa6UgACKRw.md) (by Sarah, 2025-09-26, 6 comments)
- [Dollar general is having a clearance event for garden stuff (I went for cover pots) this weekend. I got quite a few…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Pa7gga9YcGuhH5lSGe18j1.md) (by Stefanie, 2025-09-19, 1 comment)
- [Any recommendations on grow light specs for echeveria succulents?](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/OjBNnhkyHpiPzDOwk5DmVq.md) (by Gecko, 2025-09-18, 0 comments)
- [Why buy expensive pots, find a local nursery and buy there used pots. I buy these 3 gallon ones for 50cent each and…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/XIyYHseRRtmBnJnrExg528.md) (by Twinn, 2025-08-26, 0 comments)
- [Does anyone know why the app increases the frequency of water so much in the summer time for indoor plants? My house is…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/ZaCdBG4hTsfp1uHmRBFdBr.md) (by Ken Smoll, 2025-08-23, 8 comments)
- [Hello! I just moved my plants up to this ledge and I’m wondering how many more grow lights I need for them to succeed…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/sJ88nlFPufPbHNeqfnFPWu.md) (by AZDZ, 2025-08-20, 3 comments)
- [Took tent down and moved pepper plants outside because bugs are on the decrease and the tent cost about 4 dollars a day…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/w93ct0jaKCEx4HR44aWICK.md) (by Twinn, 2025-08-20, 2 comments)
- [Just made myself a homemade leaf shine/ pest repellent. Unfortunately all I had was a dropper instead of a spray bottle…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/fP0mEXVozB8NF0CvmFcuwS.md) (by Gabe, 2025-08-19, 2 comments)
- [Just got my hands on this beauty! Any tips?](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/ip59wM5fck6tssDEuPr4e7.md) (by Maria M, 2025-08-17, 6 comments)
- [Possibly ignorant question. I should just follow directions and leave it at that, but convenience sure is nice. Really…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/wQ8sb6uKBUdzPyH309Ejdp.md) (by MicAZ, 2025-08-12, 6 comments)
- [My first grow lights! The telescoping poles don’t stand straight so I just put the halo lights on wire shelving to…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/QZQ8SiIL2DdoYA6cSFj0bh.md) (by 9thFloorGreenHouse, 2025-08-11, 2 comments)
- [My New soil Mixture. And thoughts or recommendations about it](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/FvCxYPO8lOoghpCvgU1fnR.md) (by Twinn, 2025-07-26, 2 comments)
- [Anybody else struggle finding the right grow lights to try to not be obtrusive? Try to not look like grow lights? Not…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/QBbnD2u92mXaGhrsmJ9Kfj.md) (by MicAZ, 2025-07-26, 5 comments)
- [Am brainstorming on a plant related craft project and wanted to get some input from actual plant people. When you think…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Q4u7U5MaBrPHKO1FLPNfw5.md) (by BlondeinBrooklyn, 2025-07-24, 7 comments)

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