SL0900151 13 Watt Indoor Energy-Efficient Plant Grow Light Set with 4 CFL Lightbulbs for All Year Usage in Home

The SunBlaster 13 Watt Grow Lamps worked great at providing additional light for my sun hungry succulents and houseplants. While I my plants generally get enough light throughout the day, I noticed some of my plants - particularly the succulents - started slowing significantly in growth. I tested moving my plants into a southern window and found my plants’ growth was at their best...unfortunately I only have so many southern facing windows and space near them. The SunBlaster grow lamps easily helped fill in my plant’s light needs without me having to bunch all my plants in a single area nor without me having to buy new lighting fixtures. I moved a few of my smaller plants under a lamp that’s in a room that gets some light, but not enough to allow something like succulents to thrive. The light is on for at least 6 hours in the fall months (roughly 6pm to midnight), and I found my plants are thriving there. My string of pearls and string of hearts are doing so well that I ended up putting another bulb in another lamp in my house so my peperomia and marble pothos can get more light - those plants are doing much better as well. The lightbulbs fit in standard light fixtures, provide ample cool lighting that plants grow towards, and seem to be long lasting and durable. My one complaint is that the lighting is very cool and sterile looking - but as long as my plants are happy and growing, I could really care less. These lights will not provide any warmth for your plants, so if you’re looking for something to keep your plants warm, you will need to look for a different bulb. Overall, these are a great set of grow lights that will help your plants grow better and won’t break your budget. They’re definitely worth trying out if you’re looking to add a little more light to your houseplants.

I've used other types of plant lights which all worked just fine. But these "Sun Blaster" plant lights seem to be a bit better. They produce very little heat and are very bright. Within only a couple of hours of use, the plants under the light were "reaching" for it, with stems and leaves all pointing toward the light. This is also true for one cactus I have which grew a long thin flimsy extension on top (shaped like a drinking straw cut in half), the extension also leaned in the direction of the light after several hours. I've only used the lights for a couple days so far, so I cannot comment on how long they last or how well they work in the long term. But one added bonus is that in one room in my home which gets almost no sunlight, the room feels brightened as if I were outside. The light color is brilliant bright white with a hint of blue (not yellow like the sun), much like lights in an office setting. I've had no issues so far, no crackling noises, no malfunctions. Just bright light that the plants and I seem to enjoy. I will write an addendum to this review only if I find issues with these lights; otherwise readers can assume my experience with these lights has been a positive one. Addendum: Above was written in December 2016, now it is June 2022. Amazingly, I still have the original bulbs from the 2016 purchase, used about 8 hours a day ever since the purchase (except subtract one year I did not grow anything in 2019) and the bulbs are still going strong. Especially useful to keep my smaller outdoor plants alive indoors through the winter and begin sprouts indoors before Spring (like tomatoes and peppers). I have gotten so much use out of these light bulbs, but they do need to be close to the plants which depend on them.

These bulbs are fantastic! I bought them for my plants, and run them pretty much all day. I have them in my ceiling fan, and another fixture in my room, and they’ve really helped in supplementing the horrible winter sun I get. All of my plants, even slower growing ones, all have tons of new growth since I’ve installed them. As someone who also buys a lot of plants, these lights have really helped my plants transition from a greenhouse space, to my home. There is a downside to these lights though. The color of them is very cool, and isn’t super great for humans. You will get use to the color, but it will take a while. I also wouldn’t use these as the only lights in your room, even if it was a plant room. It’s super harsh, and the less time you spend in the room with the lights on, the harder it will be to get use to them. I have a couple warm light bulbs in my ceiling fan, shining away from my plant area, and it really does help even out the lighting.

So I bought these to replace my Philips 60w Agro-Lite A19 Plant Light bulbs. Those are getting increasingly harder to find. I also have my plants in my Home Office and by afternoon the room gets very hot with my grow lights on all day. I use those bulbs in regular floor pole lamps and table lamps. Anyway, I switched the bulbs out today and wow....the room is much brighter and cooler! We shall see how my plants like them. All of the bulbs that I installed work, now we'll see how long they last compared to the Philips bulbs. It really does look sunny in here now, so I'm hoping that the plants like it :) These are somewhat cheaper than what folks are charging for the Philips bulbs....when I can find the Philips bulbs. These bulbs arrived safely and nothing was broken. So far, so good. They are 900 Lumens, I don't know how many Lumens the Philips bulbs are because it's not on the packaging. These are 10,000 hour life (approx 416 days) which is about how long the Philips bulbs last. Again, we shall see! If they truly last that long, and my plants like them, I found my new go to grow bulbs! UPDATE MAY 1 2024: My plants are loving these bulbs. They are growing great, no more crispy leaf edges, and my Philo Brasil and Philo Prince of Orange are maintaining their color variations. My Ti's and Palms are rich greens. It's near to impossible now to find the Philips Agro 60 watt bulbs, so this definitely was a great purchase.

I used these with clamp lights hanging from a metal shelf to start my seedlings. They are great. My seeds all germinated--nothing lost. My plantlings were in great shape when I transplanted. They give off a lot of 'sunlight' but not hot. Perfect

I have a 48” Sunburst light bulb for my plants in my window that need full sun and use these bulbs for plants that only need some sunlight. They work well.

I've been using these grow lights for years. My plants seem to really enjoy them. Great for indoor plants as well as starting seeds for the garden. Can't go wrong with the price

They’re great! I don’t think I would ever need a different brand. My plants love them and grow very strong and green. It’s been over 6 months and I still haven’t had to change the bulbs.

They work great - when they work! I ordered a few boxes and I had one light not working in almost every box.