I have a set of "dumb" grow lights plugged into some smart plugs which connect to Home Assistant. It's simple, it works, and I like getting the power consumption data as well. Having multiple "zones" would just require another smart plug.
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Did you opt for branded, more expensive grow lights or buy from e.g. Aliexpress or similar?
These were relatively cheap, off of Amazon. Probably not spectrally perfect, but they've been good enough for my seed starting.
Next level overthinking...
Go buy a couple of good LED lightbulbs, 4000k is a good balance, and hook them up however you like.