I get so much stuff from ecogrowhawaii.com that I don't bother to write a review unless something is either really good or really bad. These lights are really good! I have a LOT of tropical houseplants that had to become patio plants when I moved into my husband's smaller, darker house, but they still have to spend the winter inside from Nov thru Apr. Since this house has insufficient natural light for houseplants, I have to supplement with artificial light. In spite of strategic placement of floor lamps with full-spectrum bulbs in certain areas, I needed more light. These telescoping grow lights do the trick! I was able to target the plants that needed additional light by just sticking these lights in the pots where they were needed. I think I'm going to buy two more so a couple plants that get one-direction winter light won't have to stretch towards a window. Just a note: I put mine on the brightest setting (there are 4 levels) and used the full-spectrum light. These would also work well on the lower and warmer settings aimed at a wall for mood lighting. Because of the simple nature of the control, the timer settings (off, 6, 12, and 16 hrs) start when you turn the light on. I want mine to come on an hour before sunset on the shortest day of the year, so I'll have to be sure to turn it on then. After that, the timer should do everything for me unless there is a power outage.

At the very beginning of every February I start all of my garden plants under grow lights in my basement. I start planning and planting and getting ready to have beautiful vegetable plants to put in my garden come May 1st. For the last couple of years I've used a 4'x2' Hydrofarm Agrobright FLT44 (8 bulbs - 420watts) flourescent light rack. It has worked great for me, but the bulbs are so expensive to replace and you usually have to replace several (sometimes half) of the bulbs each year. I decided to go LED this year and am SO happy with that choice. I got two different lights to use because I had outgrown being able to use just one grow light for my plants. I got the SERWING 3000W LED Grow Light and I also got one that is basically the same but slightly bigger, the SERWING 4000W LED Grow Light. When my packages came in the mail and I opened them I was very impressed with their packaging. Both of them were packaged tightly with lots of foam and the lights didn't wiggle around at all. Everything was in good shape and ready to use. ------------------- SERWING 3000W LED Grow Light-This set can get light to an area of about 5'x5' and does a great job helping my plants grow. When they get bigger (if they aren't outside yet) the light coverage for flowering plants is 4'x4' because you have to lower the light down closer to the plants. This set comes with: -The 3000W LED Grow Light -2-17.5in Wire hangers for hanging your light -2 Black ratchetting lanyards for raising and lowering your light when needed (These are THE BEST!) -1-1.5m Power plug wire -A thermometer -The user manual For seedlings you should have the "veggie" light on and have it about 32-36 inches away from your plants. When they get a little bigger you are supposed to have the "Veggie" light on and the "Bloom" light on and keep it 24-32 inches above your plants. And then if you have actual fruiting plants under your lights you just have the "fruit" light on and keep your grow light about 18-24 inches away from your plants. ------------------------- -SERWING 4000W LED Grow Light This set can get light to an area of about 6'x6' for growing seedlings. When they get bigger before you move them outside the light coverage for flowering plants is 4.5'x4.5' because you have to lower the light down closer to the plants. This set comes with: -The 4000W LED Grow Light -2-17.5in Wire hangers for hanging your light -2 Black ratcheting lanyards for raising and lowering your light when needed (once again I LOVE THESE!) -1-1.5m Power plug wire -A thermometer -The user manual For seedlings you should have the "veggie" light on and have it about 24" inches away from your plants. Once you have fruiting plants you need to keep the light about 18-24 inches away from your plants. Depending on the stage that your plant is in you can use both the "veggie" and "bloom" lights or just the "veggie light." ---------------------------- The light that comes from these grow lights is much more energy efficient than my old fluorescent one and doesn't produce so much heat. The fluorescent lights convert about 30% of the electricity into heat, while the LED's only convert 10-20% into heat. There was almost no assembly that needed to happen with these lights. All I had too do is attach the metal hanging straps and carabiner then hang them on my hooks that I already have on the roof. These lights also have a fan built into them which is awesome! It helps cool the grow light while also getting some much needed air movement around my plants. My plants are so happy and growing so fast! Both of these lights are excellent for growing and do a top notch job at keeping my plants alive. I am very happy with both of these lights.