Which plants can live in bright light, which plants will thrive in medium light, and the different care needs that plants that thrive in lower light need. How to not burn your house plants, and how much light Monstera need
Monstera deliciosa can grow very well under grow lights, but there are a lot of factors to consider. This article is specifically about Monstera deliciosa, because they can take a lot more light than most other aroids, but can also grow in lower light conditions. Other aroids typically need less light. There’s a huge range …
Calatheas are actually pretty easy to sort out light-wise: Bright rooms: put your Calathea somewhere where it won’t get direct light (or only gets direct light in the morning) Dark rooms: put your Calathea in the window No windows: 16 hours of day under a weak grow light (i.e. one with a USB connection). Bright …
Grow lights are often one of the first purchases house plant beginners get, purely because light is usually the commodity we have the least of. One grow light can allow us to increase our collection LOT. But grow lights are difficult to pick. There’s always a tonne of specs that we don’t get. And the …
This review is for all of the people that have aquarium lights hanging around, and want to know if they work on house plants. Fishkeeping is one of those hobbies that can result in having a lot of excess Stuff. Lights, heaters, filters, air stones…etc etc etc forever. And you can’t chuck it out, because …
As house plant caregivers, we get a bit…stuck on bright, indirect light. We’re bloody obsessed with the stuff, believing that if we can find ourselves enough bright, indirect light, all our plants will thrive. Aaand…it’s kinda true. I mean SURE, they’ll still need water and humidity, but if you give a plant enough light, that’ll …