Comments on: Planet Houseplant’s Beginner Guide to Grow Lights

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:59:32 +0000

In reply to Daniel. Just move them further away from it and gradually move them closer over a couple of weeks. If it's an overhead one you should be able to raise it. Some plants are more prone to bleach than others, so they may never be able to be directly under it. My P. squamiferum only produces white leaves when it's directly under a grow light.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:21:04 +0000

THANKS FOR THE ARTICLE. I WANTED TO ASK YOU HOW YOU ACCLIMATE PLANTS TO A NEW LIGHT. I HAVE NEW ONE THAT HAS UV AND IR LEDS AND I NOTICE THAT SOME PLANTS THAT I HAVE PLACED HAVE LIGHTER SPOTS ON THE LEAVES AFTER PLACING THEM UNDER THAT LIGHT. ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO ACCLIMATE THEM? THANK YOU!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:39:46 +0000

In reply to Helena Beckett. Thanks so much! Haha, I never considered the Shetland Islands as being fairly local, but I guess relatively speaking, it really is! I LOVE buying stem cuttings, even for plants you can find easily. The golden pothos cutting I got a couple of years ago has WAY better variegation than any full plant that I've seen.

By: Helena Beckett

Helena Beckett — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:22:20 +0000

I just discovered your site, and it’s instantly my go-to place for houseplant talk and advice. I’m fairly local (Shetland Islands) and share the reduced daylight in winter, and so many other aspects of growing tropical-type plants indoors up north. I grow mostly foliage plants with interesting shapes and colours, from odd stem + leaf cuttings bought on eBay; turns out I have very green fingers, so there are plants by every window and skylight. Your articles are a joy…..well done.