Setup and Lighting Question
My wife has always been the plant person, but a few years ago she got sick and wasn’t able to take care of her plants, and unfortunately most of them didn’t make it. Recently, I noticed her interest coming back, so I picked up a couple of Monstera Albo for her. After seeing the plants from the first seller I bought from, I got really inspired and excited, so I joined her and started looking for more plants. Now we’ve ended up with everything in the photos, plus a few more in another room 😅
That said, I’m still very new to this hobby, even though I like to think I have some plant DNA from my grandma and mom. I’ve been doing a lot of research and asking the seller tons of questions about how he grows his plants so well. One of the biggest things I learned is how important light is.
I started with a generic grow light from Amazon, but now I’ve upgraded to four Barrina TR40s, along with a T1S and a T10 Pro to better support the plants. The space I’m working with is a high ceiling area with four east facing windows across the staircase, roughly 9 feet by 3 feet.
Based on what I’ve learned, I set things up this way because I want bigger leaves and for them to face one direction. That’s why I’m using the T10 as a directional light, the TR40s as overhead lighting, and the T1S to help fill in shadows.
My question is, does it look like the T10 is being overpowered by the TR40s and becoming less effective? Would it make sense to add another T10 in the middle to fill that gap?
Any suggestions on how I can improve the setup would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and happy planting to all of us 🤗🌱