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light your houseplant
By Shee Naa of bala
Houseplants have been bred to require less light.
This does not mean “No Light”. Generally, plants
will manufacture food and grow better if more
light is available. However, we face another
contradiction. “Shady plants” can be retarded in
their growth if given too much light.
Normally, flowering plants need more light.
Geraniums, Begonias, Cyclamens, and
Chrysanthemums do best with more light such as
a south window which gets more hours of sun. (In
the future, I shall type “Mums”. That is too many
letters.) Plants grown for foliage will usually do
better with less light. Palms, ferns, vines, etc.
should not be placed in direct sunlight. Nature
can break these rules. I have wild fern growing inthe full sun all the day. It is growing wild. I would
never try to grow this as a house plant and put it
in a bright window.
West windows should be avoided unless you
have some type blocking curtain or shade. Look
out the window at 3:00 in the afternoon. You will
see how strong the sun could be on fragile plants,
even flowering ones.
Except for certain foliage plants, North windows
do not have enough light for growing.
Just from checking the available windows, you
can see where you are starting to limit the plants
that can be grown successfully. You need to do
this check with each of the requirements.
For an additional investment, you can purchase
lights that will make it possible to grow lush plants
such as African Violets. These lights make it
feasible to grow plants in a windowless
basement. I have seen plants grown with lights
only and then win awards at shows. |
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