The LED lights are highly recommended for the price. If the LED lights get enough sun shine this with us about 6 hours. Of course you can not expect that illuminated the garden is, but this is probably not the whole purpose. The lights switch on automatically at dusk. Just do not forget about the battery remove the plastic strip since otherwise it is impossible to charge the sun. The plastic skewer is not very stable, but in normal use, this should not be a problem.