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UK houseplants, shelves and windowsills
Which grow light, how far above the leaves, and what it costs to run.
A practical guide for flats and terraces: full-spectrum bulbs, shelf bars, clip lamps and propagation lights. No tent kit. Specifications are the maker's, not a trial run by this site.
Short December days, a north-facing room, or a plant leaning at the glass.
Start hereShelf or cabinetBars, cables and heat for an open shelf or a glass cabinet.
Start hereSeedlings and cuttingsLight height, a heat mat and a humidity dome, without a grow tent.
Start hereA bulb in a lampE27 and bayonet fittings, and why a closed shade is a poor home for the bulb.
Which grow light for my shelf?
Width, depth, the gap above the leaves, and what you are growing. The answer is a format, an indicative distance, a photoperiod and a rough daily cost at the current Ofgem cap. Open the tool on its own page.