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Welcome to Houseplant Addicts Favorite Things!
We are so excited you are here. We decided to compile this resource for anyone and everyone to refer to. We are no experts, but we do have our favorite products we use! We are open to your suggestions and ideas! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via email or our Contact Facebook page. You can also leave a comment below!
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Lighting
When it comes to grow lights, we found these to work best for our needs. Of course, we will share a variety of different lights.
Tripod
But we like these due to having their own tripod, timer, and the ability to angle the lights as needed.
Lxyoug LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants Full Spectrum Plant Light
FRENAN Grow Lights for Indoor Plants with Red Blue Spectrum
The KEELIXIN Grow Lights for Indoor Plants and the AMBOR Grow Lights for Indoor Plants with Stand caught our eye since it has 5 lights!
Light Bulb
Our very own admin, David suggests the SANSI 200W Equivalent LED Grow Light Bulb. We love this idea. If you have lamps, why not use a grow light bulb! David says, “This SANSI Grow Light is a full spectrum, screw-in, LED bulb with an E26 base and a powerful 24w/2,400 lumen (200W Equivalent). It’s well built and can easily be used in a variety of fixtures. SANSI says this bulb has a 120° wide beam angle.”
Recommended by many of our HPA members: This GE Grow Light for Plants is a full spectrum light bulb with a high PPF output of 50 (although GE provides no PPFD information). It’s a 32w screw-in LED bulb with a powerful estimated 4,000 lumens.
Plant Food
Fish Emulsion
We love fish emulsion as it is natural and organic.
Neptune’s Harvest Fish is an affordable option! Remember, fish emulsion is concentrated, so you will be adding to water and then water your plants with it.
GS Organic Fish and Kelp Blend is another affordable option. With this one, we feel like you are not buying the “name brand” or “fancy brand.” So if the brand does not matter to you, this one is perfect!
Plant Stands
Let’s talk plant stands! How do you display your plants? I tend to favor simple metal shelving. I have one main one and two small metal carts. I also use a few table tops around my home to keep my plants!
“New England Stories” makes a verity of affordable plant stands using eucalyptus wood “that is processed under 1000°F without paint or chemicals”. This makes the New England Tiered Plant Stand more pet and child safe. Although assembly is required, everything you need is included. What’s more, no drilling, screws, or nails are involved. Our assembly recommendations are to go slow, put the first few sections together carefully until you have the hang of it, and don’t over-hit with the included rubber mallet. Once together, these stands are quite sturdy. Numerous webstores show positive reviews and one of our own admins also reports that after two years of use both of their stands remain in great condition.
Pests Solutions
One of the downsides to being keeping plants indoors are those pesky pests! Thankfully, there are many solutions!
One basic tool in the fight against those nasty gnats, is the STICKY TRAP. Although the Yellow Sticky Bug Traps do nothing to systemically control gnats, many in our HPA family, as well as our Admin/Mod Team, report that these sticky traps are very useful at managing outbreaks. Better yet, these traps are widely available at plant stores, big box stores, and internet stores.
Stay tuned! More to come…
