What is Reddit's opinion of TORCHSTAR LED Indoor Herb Garden, CRI 95+, Herb Grower Light with Timer, Indoor Gardening System, Full Spectrum Light, 24V Garden Kit for Plant Grow Novice, White, 4000K, Pots & Plants Not Included?

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I moved a handful of babies and cuttings to a Torchstar Growhouse by a mirror for winter. Many of them are thriving, though a couple others look stressed, and need new homes. I think the mirror might have over done it. I was more concerned about keeping them so close together. In retrospect, the move was totally unnecessary, because the plants I left in the same ambient NE light are doing fine.

I usually let them dry before I move them back to the light, but it's possible if I was in a rush.

This girl is in this set-up from Amazon. I wasn’t sure if it would work at first, but they’re amazing. Can handle my most light-hungry succulents

Plant Grow LED Light Kit, Indoor Herb Garden with Timer Function, 24V Low Voltage, Indoor Harvest Elite for Gourmet or Plant Enthusiasts, Rosemary, Lavender, Seed, Pod Ornamental Gift https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GJ93PP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_n8NhCbMCYC9ZM

LMAO. I sat down at the computer to see if I could trouble shoot WTF's wrong with this plant. I got on here, saw these photos and thought 'man, that's what mine looks like. Wait, mine's in a red solo cup, too! Hold up, that IS my plant?! WTF?!?' I totally didn't realize or remember posting this last night. I gotta pull it together.

Anyway, if you didn't guess, this is my first grow, and my first ever plant. It's a Colorado Seed Company Krishna Kush Indica. I cracked the seed using the wet-paper-towel-on-a-saucer-under-saran-wrap method. That was Sunday, September 29th. The seed had emerged within 36 hours and I planted it in a red solo cup with some potting soil from Walmart mixed with some sphagnum moss (about 80-20 loam to pete). Used the pencil trick (seed about 1/8" below grade level, tap root pointed down).

Within 48 hours I had a solid germination going on. I have the cup in this thing:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075GJ93PP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's a counter top "brooder" for seedlings and smaller herbs. I had planned to move the transplant into my grow cabinet in the barn after it got big enough to move up. The light source is about 5" above the top of the cup, so about 4" above the leaves. 4000k light spectrum and about 850 lumens, on for 16H and off for 8H.

I water about every 72 hours with distilled water. No nutrient supplements at all yet. The soil medium doesn't have any excess moisture. If anything the top 1/3 of the cup is somewhat dry; I can feel the weight of the damp soil nearer the bottom of the cup.

Win or lose I'm gonna move the thing into the cabinet later this week and see if the lights/fans in that are better than this table unit. What's the worst that can happen?

Personally, I would find more appeal in something that offers less in the unit. I'd say look for something that has a light and stand, that looks decent enough, and lets you sort out your pots and seeds yourself. I'm thinking of something like this (though I'm not recommending specifically this product). Make sure the product you choose offers strong enough light for the plants you want to grow.

I'd suggest this because it still gives a neat appearance and added light (in case your office does not have a lot of natural light on its own - most herbs and like light won't grow with just indoor lighting). But this allows you to use any pots and plants you want. Want to grow purple basil? Go for it. Want a small jade plant in some of the space instead of herbs? Buy one and put it there. The flexibility is worth the little bit of extra effort finding your own plants creates. These can still be very easy/simple to do.

If what you want is "some plants" rather than "edible plants", consider a grow light (on a stand or not), with a timer (built in or separate), instead. This gives you even greater flexibility in the variety of plants you can grow, and you can buy more grow lights if you want. The downside of this is there's a lot more research to do to figure out just which plants need what light and other care.

TORCHSTAR Plant Grow LED Light kit. I got it on Amazon. You can find it here.

I use this:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075GJ93PP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's in this:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075GJ93PP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So it's not starved for light at all.

I used potting soil and pete moss, so it shouldn't be hurting for minerals...?