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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

- [Looking for potting soil suggestions! I have a few monsterras, jade, bear paw, snake and a spider plant. I want to…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/C3Y-123lSFqLwUyzB0_7PQ.md) (by Hannah, 2024-09-25, 10 comments)
- [Soltech Aspect \[large) dupe/copycat. I took PPFD readings when I bought my first one of these and although I forgot…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/I1dU6SViRJOKHZZTxQxVtQ.md) (by The Funstigator, 2024-09-25, 4 comments)
- [How expensive is it to run a large 40 watt grow light eight hours a day per month?](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/kgTDwB_ESe-lM5INGmO53Q.md) (by Plant Grower, 2024-09-20, 7 comments)
- [Can we talk about….. Moss Poles? The kind filled with sphagnum moss that need to be kept watered. I don’t have any set…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/N33w_-PvR4imkwLbvhdtHA.md) (by Mads, 2024-09-16, 21 comments)
- [I just discovered a spider mite infestation on a few of my plants today, and I need some pesticide recommendations. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/xDWzudzKShm2vLSWwL3ywQ.md) (by PlantMum, 2024-09-12, 6 comments)
- [8/30/24: Target has a deals on 5” pots right now. Black and white cache pots for $5 on their website.](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/udOsun7MTqCOZbcXchtmWw.md) (by Nic Van D, 2024-08-30, 2 comments)
- [hii! anyone have experience with Arber fertilizer? i have a lot of plants and i've never used fertilizer before (minus…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/2yKKYL-MSnyd_25px6JLww.md) (by c.cat, 2024-08-27, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone have any ideas on how to separate a saucer from a pot? I bought this planter at Big Lots and the saucer…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/TBwCL3EeQXKJQesH-y5hGA.md) (by Plant Lover, 2024-08-18, 3 comments)
- [Hello! Was looking to repot my peperomia into this pot; is it too big?](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/havbEm13TH2OV-ec7qDYog.md) (by NewbPlantMama, 2024-08-12, 6 comments)
- [Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for moss poles and grow lights. I will be transitioning my…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/5B8PE1oKQOeOEO_TZknjWQ.md) (by plantluvr444, 2024-08-11, 3 comments)
- [I just got this light meter and I tested it on this plant inside and even in my sunroom and I can’t figure it out.…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/FsAim7QhSWq3ERjEmUlrZw.md) (by Claire Jones, 2024-08-09, 1 comment)
- [This is the neatest thing! I put off buying a light meter for a long time, but now I’m glad I have it. Takes the…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/FF26MGI6RiyuJa6metfoDg.md) (by Mads, 2024-08-07, 8 comments)
- [Another lighting question: What do you all use for your succulents? I’m tired of my succulents getting all stretched…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/coQkH1fJQpSKaOmoENXAaQ.md) (by Mads, 2024-08-06, 7 comments)
- [i recently fell in love with plants, but in so many ways feel like a newbie. any advice on product/care for cleaning…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/CFNHeXwuTemn8fcKB6EfKw.md) (by justin undefined, 2024-08-05, 8 comments)
- [So this post is more about the Planta App than plants and I’m not sure anyone will have an answer but I figure it can’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Cps_fM1rQCKEK3CKSTDd0g.md) (by Heather, 2024-07-30, 3 comments)
- [Hi-can anyone give me some suggestions for grow lights that provide bright indirect light? Would be greatly appreciated!](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/nGFV689UREWxokdvX-I3mQ.md) (by Nichole, 2024-07-28, 2 comments)
- [It appears the majority of my house plants have hydrophobic soil. I’m going to run to town soon and see what I can find…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/Op-ksAC6TsqOAsQfIYCjVw.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-07-27, 2 comments)
- [Has anyone tried the Purived Houseplant Food or Prop Drops? I keep seeing them advertised on TikTok and I was just…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/0gSQD3qYTB2sgH2k6GAMYQ.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-07-20, 4 comments)
- [Anyone have experience using Repti bark as part of an aroid mixture? I would use it with perlite and soil for monsteras…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/dje3wg1gTuyCtQM5wTJW8A.md) (by fireside, 2024-07-17, 7 comments)
- [Lighting question: This is my plant corner at work. I bought an LED floor lamp to put in the corner, but it broke…](https://getplanta.com/community/fQipaoQNS2SCTJGI4q9l9w/rQT5LNk2QMG7ErlsRMtG7g.md) (by Mads, 2024-07-15, 5 comments)

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