I do a lot of indoor gardening (less so at themoment, but life gets in the way) but from what I can see from their website, the LEDs are really underpowered - especially for any type of fruiting plant unless it's also getting strong sunlight in a southern facing windowsill. Basil also likes lots of light. Beware - as basil grows, it becomes a HUGE water hog - I had a basil plant drink over a gallon of water a day! I've used a lot of the relatively cheap LED lights found on Ebay - some are better than others, but if you get a 250W (or even a 100W for just herbs or lettuce) light, it will be much better for your plants... and as @gfweb says, you can see my grow light in my apartment window from down the street.
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I do a lot of indoor gardening (less so at themoment, but life gets in the way) but from what I can see from their website, the LEDs are really underpowered - especially for any type of fruiting plant unless it's also getting strong sunlight in a southern facing windowsill. Basil also likes lots of light. Beware - as basil grows, it becomes a HUGE water hog - I had a basil plant drink over a gallon of water a day! I've used a lot of the relatively cheap LED lights found on Ebay - some are better than others, but if you get a 250W light, it will be much better for your plants... and as @gfweb says, you can see my grow light in my apartment window from down the street.
