How Close Should You Keep Your Pianta Grow Light to Your Plants?

We recommend setting up the Pianta between 25cm and 90cm from your plants. However, the optimal distance depends on the type of plants you're growing and how much natural light they already receive.

Your plants will give you feedback, if they are growing slowly the Pianta can be positioned closer to give them more light, however we recommend keeping an eye on them if you do, curling leaves and darker patches are signs of too much light when the Pianta is kept very close.

How to Initially position your Pianta

For low-light tolerant plants

Recommended initial distance: 60cm-90cm
Grow area diameter: 60cm-100cm

Image showing the recommended grow light distance from plants is 60-90cmm, and the grow area diameter is 60-100cm

Suitable for plants such as:

ZZ plant, Devils ivy, Philodendron, Yuka Palm and Peace Lilies.

For medium and high-light plants

Recommended initial distance: 25cm-60cm
Grow area diameter: 25cm-70cm

Image showing the distance from the grow light to the plant is 25-60cm, and the diameter of the grow area is 25-70cm

Suitable for plants such as:

Herbs, Banana, Chilli Peppers, Tomatoes, Orchids, Ficus, Cacti and Citrus plants.

💡Tip: Avoid starting closer than 30cm when first setting up, to make sure your plants don't get too much light, you can always adjust after a few days.

Want to learn more?

At Grow Gang we like to keep plant care simple and easy, but if you want a more in-depth guide, become an expert with these guides below on best plant care practices:

>Measuring light

>Complete guide to grow lights and indoor plants

>Watering guide

>Pruning

>Seedlings care guide