13 Of The Best Grow Lights For Indoor Plants And Seedlings

Maybe it’s time to start your flower and vegetable seedlings.

Perhaps your houseplants are drooping during the short days of winter, or sulking in a new home.

Or maybe you simply want to enjoy the taste of your own fresh herbs year round.

Whatever your need, grow lights can instantly provide hours of mock sunshine that your plants need for vigorous, healthy development.

They can provide any color spectrum required for every stage of growth and are easy to set up. The lamps run cool to the touch, are low wattage, energy efficient, and have long lives.

This also makes them economical. And by starting your own seedlings, you’ll quickly recover the cost with fewer trips to your local nursery!

But they do come in a huge array of shapes, sizes, and configurations.

To simplify matters, we looked for units from reliable brands that are well-designed, easy to set up and use, and provide effective coverage – and collected a few recommendations from our own writers, of course!

Here’s our take on 13 of the best grow lights for indoor plants and seedlings.

Freestanding units typically have one or two tiers for plant trays and require a suitable location to accommodate their size. They are available with either LED or fluorescent bulbs, and some have casters so you can move them around easily.

Unlike the modular units, these come in fixed sizes.

1. GLOW ‘N’ GROW GARDEN CART

Burpee’s Glow ‘n’ Grow Garden Cart is a single-tier system constructed from powder coated aluminum, with four large casters for easy maneuverability.

The low-profile canopy has been designed to give complete plant coverage from the four 22-inch LED tubes.

Glow ‘n’ Grow Garden Cart from Burpee

The canopy fixture has a variable lamp-to-tray height of 20 inches, and is easily adjusted with the suspension chains on the overhead crossbar. This should be enough for starting seeds as well as growing small pots of herbs.

The cart has a generous single shelf that accommodates up to four standard-size plant trays without overcrowding.

Sturdy and easy to set up, the garden cart measures approximately 49 L x 23 W x 28.5 H inches.