Glentronics PL-1 Intelligent Plant Light

Monday, 19 March 2012

Product Details

Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN: B0007CXXB4
Item model number: PL-1

By : Glentronics
List Price : ~~$50.00~~
Price : $43.51
You Save : $6.49 (13%)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Keep indoor plants healthy with this ingenious plant light from Glentronics. Its patent-pending assembly automatically changes the amount of light it gives the plant, depending on whether it's spring, summer, fall, or winter. Just set the season once, and the lamp's internal computer chip starts the daylight cycle, simulating Mother Nature. A 9-watt, full-spectrum fluorescent bulb mimics the sun's rays for optimal growth. As if that wasn't helpful enough, an accompanying sensor signals when plant needs water. The lamp accommodates plants up to 14 inches tall in a 5-1/2-inch pot.
The Intelligent Plant Light contains a computer chip that automatically changes the amount of light your plants get with each season

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Product Features

Plant light; automatically changes amount of light depending on season
Just set season once; internal computer chip starts daylight cycle, simulating nature's clock
9-watt, full-spectrum fluorescent bulb mimics sun's rays for optimum growth
Patent-pending design; sensor indicates when plant needs water
Accommodates plant up to 14 inches tall in a 5-1/2-inch pot

Glentronics PL-1 Intelligent Plant Light

Customer Reviews

This "plant light" may be okay for a low grown plant that needs little light, but is definitely not as good as it claimed for most bonsai trees for the following reasons:
1. The 9 watt florescent light is not sufficient for bonsai (as a full grown tree).
2. The sensor only works in regular potting soils but not bonsai soils since bonsai soils promote drainage.
3. Although the pebbled base holds water, it only provides a minimum of the surrounded humidity to your tree since the place is not enclosed.
4. The said "Intelligent Four Seasons" light has never been useful indoors since the indoor's temperature has never changed as it has done in nature. That is, your tree will not go through dormancy indoors; an insufficient light during winter will definitely kill your indoor tree.
Get a 50 watt Phillips made Agro-Lite plant light bulb plus a humidity tray in your local hardware store instead. It costs you less than $10; and, it will provide a better result. Even with the help of the plant light, it is recommended that your bonsai tree needs sufficient sunlight in order to thrive!

I really didn't expect it to do too well as I planned on using it for emergency revival of my two sickly bonsai. I got it set up in my office (no windows at all) and placed my two sad trees under it.
One is a serissa, surviving its dim place in the house, the other is a small ligustrum which has been dropping leaves over the last 3 weeks. On friday I watered them, turned on the light (set for winter) and set the lamp 3 inches over the ligustrum (the taller of the two).
Monday I came in and the ligustrum already has new growth... I'm happy and the bonsai are happy.