Tinted windows aren't just for your car! Plantaform’s Tinted Magnetic Windows do more than just enhance the sleek, modern design of your Smart Indoor Garden. These windows play an essential role in optimizing the growing environment by helping control light exposure, moisture levels, and protecting your plants from pets and curious little hands.
Every Plantaform Indoor Garden comes with 4 tinted magnetic windows included in the box and play a crucial role in optimizing your garden’s performance—let’s explore the five key benefits of keeping them in place!
Light Control: Dimming The Lights For an Ambient Glow
One of the main functional benefits of the tinted windows is reducing light intensity from the powerful LED growing lights inside the device. Unlike other indoor gardens on the market today that often feature glaring lights that shine all day and night, Plantaform's windows create are more subtle and subdued glow that follows the natural rhythms of the plants and daylight cycles.
How does this help?
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The tinting helps diffuse the bright LEDs, ensuring that your space isn’t overwhelmingly bright—especially during early mornings or late evenings when natural light is lower.
Tip: If you ever feel the LEDs are too bright, you can single-click the status light button on the Indoor Garden or visit the LIGHTS section in the Plantaform app to temporarily dim the LED lights for 2 hours.
Keeping the tinted windows on provides an overall softer glow and prevents harsh light from disturbing your home’s ambiance.
Maintaining the Right Moisture Levels
A controlled environment and humidity is crucial for healthy plant growth. The tinted windows help retain the right amount of moisture inside your Plantaform Indoor Garden, preventing excessive evaporation while allowing for proper air circulation.
How does this help?
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The 2 small openings in each window allow for airflow, but the enclosed design helps keep the humidity balanced inside the system.
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To adjust humidity levels, you can remove them, allowing excess moisture to escape, lowering the humidity inside the device. Conversely, if you want to introduce more humidity into your space, keeping the windows off will let the moisture disperse into the surrounding environment.
For optimal plant health, keeping the windows in place ensures the fog stays inside, helping to recycle any fog that trickles out of the main root chamber to maintain an efficient growing environment.
Protecting Your Plants from Pets & Curious Hands
If you have curious cats, playful dogs, or young children, you’ll appreciate the protective barrier these windows provide.
How does this help?
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The windows act as a protective barrier between the plants and the outside environment stopping pets from munching on your fresh greens before you do!
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Prevents small hands from tampering with delicate sprouts before they fully mature.
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Ensures your plants can thrive undisturbed throughout the entire growing cycle.
No more surprise plant nibbles—just fresh, untouched greens ready for your plate!
Better Fog Circulation & Less Water Consumption
The tinted windows enhance fog circulation, keeping the fog inside for maximum hydration and nutrient absorption.
How does this help?
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The enclosed space recycles fog efficiently, meaning your plants receive optimal hydration.
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Helps reduce water consumption, making the system even more efficient.
Temperature Control: Maintaining An Optimal Environment
The tinted windows play a crucial role in temperature regulation, helping to retain heat from the LED lights while also minimizing overheating when placed near direct sunlight.
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Retains heat from the LED growing lights, maintaining a consistent growing temperature - which is especially beneficial if you like to keep your home on the colder side.
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Reduces potential over-heating from Direct Sunlight - which is especially beneficial if your Indoor Garden is placed near windows with natural sunlight exposure.
Final Thoughts: To Keep or Remove the Windows?
While the tinted windows are not mandatory, they are highly recommended for the best growing experience.
When to Keep the Windows On:
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You want to reduce bright light in your space.
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You want consistent humidity for your plants.
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You have pets or kids that might disturb the plants.
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You want better fog circulation and water efficiency leading to less refills.
- You want to maintain optimal temperature.
When to Remove the Windows:
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You want to increase humidity in your space and decrease humidity within the Indoor Garden.
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You need direct access to your plants.
Grow Smarter with Plantaform’s Tinted Windows!
Your Plantaform Smart Indoor Garden was designed to look great and function even better—and the Tinted Magnetic Windows are a key part of that. Whether you leave them on or take them off, knowing how they impact your garden’s light, moisture, and efficiency will help you grow the healthiest plants possible.
