Teaser ....

[Shawn]

Nov 28, 2022 11:08:01 GMT -5 veng1 said:

Do know what the PAR value is for any of these lights?

I have no idea what PAR value is LOL

[maskedsonnet]

Those look super nice!! Now I'm even more excited, I went ahead and bought 1 tabletop and 1 trio as well do see how well I can incorporate them into my houseplant plans. Thank you!

[veng1]

@shawn

PAR is the amount of light that plants can use rather than, say, foot candles which indicate how much light people see.

I use this on my iPhone although it is also available for android:

apps.apple.com/us/app/photone-grow-light-meter/id1450079523

My Sprout measures 424 on the deck with the light all the way down.

My AeroGarden Classic (CFL) measures 105

Here is a good explanation:

growace.com/blogs/learning-center/why-is-par-rating-a-big-deal-for-indoor-grow-light-systems

[lynnee]

Nov 26, 2022 17:24:34 GMT -5 katyag247 said:

Hi lynnee , were you able to use the link that scarfguy posted to get access to the new grow lights?  It might be unrelated but a friend tried to shop the sale today and her password didn't work.  She asked to re-set her password but AG didn't send her an email.  She finally gave up.     

katyag247, you might want to pass this response from AG about my missing order info along to your friend:

We apologize for the inconvenience of not being able to access your previous purchases, our site has recently undergone some updates and changes. As part of these updates come out some consumers have been having issues accessing their past purchase histories in their accounts. This is something our web team is aware of and working on. However, we do still have the account history on our end, so if you need any help or have any questions about your past purchases we would be happy to help.

She should contact AG Customer Service about the problem, so that it can let the web team know that her account isn't working.

[campingcorgis]

Thanks for the videos, Shawn!  Very helpful!  

[scarfguy]

Nov 28, 2022 13:30:43 GMT -5 veng1 said:

@shawn

PAR is the amount of light that plants can use rather than, say, foot candles which indicate how much light people see.

I use this on my iPhone although it is also available for android:

apps.apple.com/us/app/photone-grow-light-meter/id1450079523

My Sprout measures 424 on the deck with the light all the way down.

My AeroGarden Classic (CFL) measures 105

Here is a good explanation:

growace.com/blogs/learning-center/why-is-par-rating-a-big-deal-for-indoor-grow-light-systems

Hey! Thanks for the link to the iphone app.  I bought an expensive light meter last year. 

This app works just as well if not better.

[katyag247]

Thanks for the videos, Shawn , very helpful!  These lights have a lot of cool features.  

[scarfguy]

Got my trio light today.  It's really nice!  I haven't decided what to do with it yet.

 You do need the app to take full advantage of its capabilities.

[campingcorgis]

Ooooo....they come in white too!  I didn't notice that before...

[maskedsonnet]

Been sick for a while, was well enough to unpack my stems and put them with the 2 plants I've got so far!!

I'm looking forward to getting more plants and lights set up! Have two more stems right now, and a table light and trio light on the way. I really like these!! It'd be nice if the prongs were longer though.

[Shawn]

Very nice maskedsonnet

[campingcorgis]

Dec 2, 2022 0:05:24 GMT -5 maskedsonnet said:

Been sick for a while, was well enough to unpack my stems and put them with the 2 plants I've got so far!!

Hope you are back to 100% very soon!  Glad you are having fun with your plants and gardens!  


  Is that C-3PO's head in the background!?  

[katyag247]

Thanks for sharing a photo of your stem lights in action, maskedsonnet .  I hope you feel better soon.   

Hey lynnee , I also lost a portion of my purchase history on my Aerogarden account.  Everything prior to September is gone.  I discovered it when I went to check the shipping status on my new Tabletop grow lights.  They should arrive tomorrow, yay!  It looks like the problem with my purchase history happened when I changed my password after Aerogarden updated its website.  Wasn't that in the beginning of September?  Anyway, thanks for letting us know that Aerogarden is aware of the issue and is working on it.  

[maskedsonnet]

Dec 2, 2022 10:42:01 GMT -5 campingcorgis said:

  Is that C-3PO's head in the background!?  

It's a golden skull!!

His name is Gideon (in reference to one of my favorite book series).

[maskedsonnet]

Got them hung up!! I've got the lights scheduled for 6pm to 6am, and they light up my living room really well without having to turn on the room lights. I really like that for when I'm on night shift, really brightens things up for me! I bet it'll be even better when I finish my greenery project!! I'm thinking I'll stagger the lights as they go up around the room, so at least 2 will be on at all times. We'll see as more shipments come in!!

[lynnee]

The stem lights and hanging plants look marvelous, maskedsonnet!

[Shawn]

I hope you are feeling better maskedsonnet