If you are tired of growing your herbs outside and partly because of some voracious squirrels enjoy them more than you do, the Hydrofarm JSV2 2-Foot Jump Start T5 Grow Light System is what you are looking for.
The Hydrofarm JSV2 2-Foot Jump Start T5 Grow Light System is great for seedlings, cuttings, flowers and house plants. It is equipped with a super efficient T5 lights that help your plants grow faster by providing more growth inducing light than traditional grow lights. It features a simple toggle clamp for easy one hand lamp height adjustment, and the fixture has an internal reflective finish that directs more light to plants.
The 2 ft wide Jump Start T5 Grow Light System is ideal for seedlings, cuttings, flowers and house plants. The super efficient T5 lights help you grow faster by providing 15-20% more lumens than traditional grow lights. It features a simple toggle clamp for easy lamp height adjustment, and the fixture has an internal reflective finish that directs more light to plants. Ideal for African Violets, orchids, flowering bulbs, vegetables, seedlings and cuttings. Super easy assembly.
Lowest New Price: USD 41.28
- Easily adjustable light height for growing plants
- Great for African violets, other houseplants and for getting an early start with garden vegetables
- Sturdy, durable and energy efficient
- T5 high output grow light fixture and bulb. 6' grounded cord with on/off switch
- Super easy assembly
Model: HYFJSV2
it works...
I bought this item about three weeks ago to put some seedlings under. They are doing very well. It is definitely a convenient little system and does what it says. It has a quality reflector and nice T5 bulb, although for the money, a two bulb hood would be better. The string pulley system requires a little messing around with to keep the light level because the plug gets hung up against the frame... No big deal. Easy to assemble, pretty sturdy. Overall a decent buy.
Beginner Gardener
After watching one too many movies like "Serenity", "Book of Eli", and "I am Legend"... My overactive imagination ran rampant with worst case scenarios- one of which lead me to realize, "If there were no grocery stores... I would not be able to feed my family..." It was in that moment that I decided, I need to learn how to garden. This somewhat irrational Hollywood induced fear has turned a girl who previously killed her friend's houseplants- including a few plastic ones, into a budding green thumb.
I began my new obsession with a growing collection of heirloom and organic seeds and a box of jiffy pots. I live in Houston and unfortunately began this new hobby during the hottest part of the year. With heat indexes in the hundreds I was forced to start my seedlings indoors on windowsills. I spent nearly a month chasing the sun inside the house. Moving the seedlings to the brightest spots throughout the day. I knew that this would result in leggy seedlings, but couldn't bring myself to invest in a grow light. Partially because of lack of space and partially because I wasn't sure how long I'd stay interested in gardening.
I have posted pictures and I am happy to say that in 6 days I feel as if my purchase has been justified. My seedling have flourished rapidly beneath the grow lights. I leave them on for 14-16 hours a day, in my absence they were on for 36 hours straight. I think there is a little yellowing of purple beauty pepper seedlings- but that may be from nitrogen deficiency. I water my seedlings with a little diluted liquid seaweed and will soon introduce a mineral product called Azomite. We'll see how it goes.
If you are also new to gardening, I highly recommend you purchase this growlight... it's the most inexpensive and easiest to assemble i've found on the internet. (and believe me, i searched for a long time- i really didn't want to invest to grow a few tomatoes that end up costing me a piece) You could go to home depot and diy a growlight, but that involves having a permanent fixture, mounting it under a cabinet or worse to the ceiling, figuring out the most user friend system to raise and lower the light, etc, etc. Plus if you decide to give up the hobby or need to store the growlight between seasons- (i'm hoping) it disassembles easy and fits back into it's compact box that's less than three feet long and 3 inches thick.
I gave the product four stars- because I don't have any experience with any other grow lights to compare results.
Happy gardening!
Good, solid product - rotten packaging!
The product is fine -- it did not take more than half an hour to set it up and get the plants under the light.
However, the package was left outside my door, in the pouring rain. It had no external wrapping, just the very colorful box that held everything without any packing whatsoever. So the box literally melted on my doorstep.
Although the product inside was OK, this was a very shabby way to mail it to me. It is only pure luck that everything inside was not shattered.
Poorly designed
Lousy directions--obvious that the writer of the directions did not try putting the Hydrofarm together. I found it impossible to attach the light to the stand with the parts supplied.
sketchy about buying this?
It's pretty cool! you should get it. It's pretty cheap too so you can't complain about the price. You'd save a lot of money if you just go to home depot or another hydro store where they sell lights. . I didn't want to do that so I just bought this and it works great. My plants are getting big :) EASY SET UP. serio pedo just get a screwdriver and you're set!
The Hydrofarm JSV2 is ideal for African violets, other houseplants and for getting an early start with garden vegetables. It is well made, sturdy, durable and energy efficient. The package includes a T5 high output grow light fixture and two full-spectrum Agrosunr light tubes.
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The Hydrofarm JSV2 perfect for what you want in an indoor garden. Set up is easy, fast and works just great. This is just a simple way to get light to your seedlings for a couple months if you intend to plant them outside. The light raises and lowers just as advertised. A great product for the price.