Natural Lighting for Houseplants Tips & Tricks! | Indoor Plant Lighting!
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- In this video I talk about about natural indoor plant lighting! I discuss how much light indoor plants get from each direction window as well as how to tell what type of sunlight a plant needs. We also go over some signs that your houseplants may be getting too much or not enough sun exposure & what to do in that situation. Natural lighting indoors is so important for plant health, of course there are grow lights that can be introduced into a houseplant jungle if the current lighting isn’t enough, but I definitely prefer sunlight for my plant collection if possible!
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Hey Harli, the orientation changes for people who will in the southern hemisphere! If you live in Australia or New Zealand etc, then North Facing windows are the brightest and south facing windows are darkest :)
obviously not I can’t believe I forgot to mention that! Thank you for pointing it out
Hey Harli I don’t know if you can help me but I have a caladium and it was doing pretty good but certainly some of the leaves have this brown spots and I don’t know what to do could you help me.?
@@blackdogultra Toilets don't flush clockwise in Australia. When you flush, the water comes down the back and goes up the front and rolls over. Toilets that "drain" seem to be an American thing.
@@demidron. im in new zealand and i can say the same
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YES so glad you point out that "tolerating" low light is not the same as thriving in low light!
Every time I read that Sansevieria are a low light plant I get sad for all the Sansevieria out there that are dying a slow, slow death in low light :-(
If you can’t comfortably read a book in a certain room, it’s not a happy place for plants. Or something like that 😄
Which is why i only read in my car
Helen Jenna yup Planterina always says that
Honestly I am not sure about that. I can read in pretty low light. I measured the light with my phone for an area of my house which is very dark and it mentioned 10 foot candles, where no plants could live, yet I can read without issues
georgiana salajan you are the exception, not the rule 😁
I am just saying that it is a pretty vague rule
Don't forget to keep your windows clean! If they're dirty, less light can come in making for less happy plants!
You also have to keep in mind obstruction outside. I have north facing windows in my bedrooms, but they're actually brighter rooms because there's no obstruction outside the windows, whereas my south facing living room is much darker because of the balcony overhang, pine trees and other buildings obstructing the light.
Do you supplement With artificial light?
I was watching one your older videos and you said you have a ghost?? I need to know more now lol. I love all your plants. I'm currently growing my collection.
You should do an "ordering plant stuff on Wish" video!
I totally second this!
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Oh wish. Lol never again 😝
But my house has in-between directions. My windows are north east, south east and south west. I also have awnings over the majority of my windows. It's all trial and error. I have heard bright indirect means the plant can see the sky but not the sun. I have some plants in my bathroom and changed out the light bulbs for 5000 Kelvin daylight bulbs and so far so good.
Katie Cooks and Crafts mine too!! I think I’ve figured out where most of my plants like to be, but sometimes it’s been a challenge!
Do you leave your light on all day?
@@MountainsnVallies not on purpose but I'm a homemaker so I'm home (and use the bathroom) throughout the day. Also my children leave the light on as they come and go. It's on much of the day. They are led so power usage is not very high.
wow didn’t even think that altitude would affect light. I literally live 39 feet above sea level 🤧😂
This literally couldn't come at a better time !! We are moving within a couple months, and I've been paying attention to light and windows.
We will have a sun room this time ! Totally enclosed but windows on two walls. Boyfriend gave it the okay to be a plant room. 😍
Erin Armstrong Omgsh me too!!! I’ve been nagging him about the importance of better windows at our new apartment
I’ve watched quite a few videos on lighting for indoor plants and this was actually way more helpful than most. I’m jealous of all your windows. I don’t have any south facing windows. ☹️
I’ve seriously been searching for a video like this for so long!! Thanks girl 🥰
I rewatched the Q&A with your husband yesterday and seeing the bed frame all I can think about while watching this video is that he hates it haha
Haha I moved the plants off of his side so I think he doesn't mind as much now :P
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Now I want a bed like that so I can hang plants, but they would all be pothos! Lol, cause I have only one tiny window!
Lmao same. Every time I see it, i rmbr that video
hi really intrested video. i would like to know where to put my monstera thi and the vaarigated one i keep then in west i am based in london. and i keep them like 1 feet away from window but is too close i have curtains on bur i am still getting leaves burn. any advice please
I have only 1 small southern window in a bathroom and that's the darkest room in my house. I've even had low light plants suffer in there. My bathroom with a north window (larger window) is better for low light plants. Most of my plants are in my "plant room" which has, believe it or not, a west window😆 I just crack the blinds and don't fully open them - and the only plants directly in front of the window are high light plants. The rest are beside the window or across the room from the window (so like 12 feet?) I feel like I'm doing everything wrong but it works in my house. And no, I'm not turned around on my directions. The sun sets in the plant room window👍I don't even have a tree shading that window or anything and the room is blazing hot every evening compared to the rest of my house. 🤷♀️ I should also add I'm living at around 1250ft altitude so maybe that's why. I never heard anyone mention the altitude component ☺
What about skylights? I have a rather large skylight in my bathroom ceiling that is 4 feet by 2 feet but probably a good 14 feet from my plants due to vaulted ceilings.
I am a new plant mom. Got my first plant 3 weeks ago. I am so lucky I found you. I was just thinking about light and had so many questions! I think you did a great job describing different lights with your words. 😊
Thank you, this was so helpful! I live in So. Calif and since I've started growing plants I've become more observant about where the sun is. At this time of year, the sun sets in the northern sky, so my west facing windows get minimal direct sun late in the afternoon/early evening. My north windows, however get a lot of light, including a little direct sun and eastern exposure is the strongest. And although we have a lot of south facing windows, they get absolutely no direct sun at this time of year! Would love to hear from others who live in the southern parts of the country.
Free Range Diva I live in Florida 10 minutes away from Pensacola Beach.. and the southern windows in my home get a lot of direct sun light in the summer.
Yes it made sense! Hard topic to cover and you did it well. Some good tips here. Thanks!
I have an app on my phone that measures the footcandles of light. That has helped me immensely understand the different exposures and distances because it's putting an actual measurement to it, versus just trying to wrap my head around the concept. Hope this helps!!
Do you know what the app is called ? Would be very interested in that !!
That’s a great idea.. ty i am now looking for a foot candle app :). I get confused about the lighting as i move further back from the window. This will be helpful.
Hey! I love your videos! You have such a bubbly fun personality! Thanks for explaining lighting. I am new to house plants and I live in Ohio where it seems to be gloomy most often. I also don’t have very many windows in my home. I have held back on getting plants that I really love because of my lighting situation. Do you think you could do a video on artificial lighting for people like me who struggle with proper natural lighting?
Oops, I think I've I've been putting my plant friends in too bright light lol.
I would add that stunted and sometimes distorted new growth, and leaves that never fully unfurl, can also be symptoms of too much light.
This video is amazing! It's exactly what I needed and I have not been able to find it anywhere else. Thank you so much, especially for telling us where you place your plants.
I only keep house plants in my room because I don’t have my whole house to myself and I have one east facing windows. My plants are doing well right now:) I used to set my arrow head outside to get more light and the edges got crispy!
And I was exactly like you! Before I got into plants I put one in my bathroom with no windows and I was like omg why did it die?! Hahaha
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This was an important subject Harli, thank you for dealing with it. I've got a south east exposure with a somewhat spindly evergreen in front of it but all the plants except the Crassula's like it all year round. The succulents need the southwest exposure of my screened porch in Summer. It's important that your walls and ceilings are white for maximizing light levels throughout your home! A lot of pictures and things can lower light levels generally.
Lucky to live in San(Sun)Diego...
I walk home looking at Plants people will Pay for...
Gratitude
Derek Quinn Same here! So many people in San Diego have “houseplants” thriving in their yards.
You explain so well, but I still struggle with light. I have two windows, and I kinda have to do my best with what I have. And I try to keep my eye on stresses in the plants and relocate if I see any signs that disturb my plants. I wish there was an easy to read chart to follow and BOOM success but Im afraid it's not that simple :P Maybe you could make a video about how to make room for lots og plants when you have little space? (:
Really great video! Thanks!! Do you dabble in grow lights at all?
Hi Harli, I watch your videos all the time and they're the best! This video is especially useful to me because I have a lot of plants and have been overlooking the importance of lighting needs for different types of plants. Some of my plants aren't growing well. They're alive, but they're not looking the best and not growing well. After watching this video, I've realized that I need to go through each of my plants and figure out if they're getting the right amount of light. I'm actually going to re-watch this video just so I can take down notes to help me out. Thanks again for this great video; it's a great help!
I really Love house plants but I get absolutely almost no sun light through my windows. I get a fair amount of light in 2 windows come late fall through winter. Otherwise my windows are in a horrible position compared to where the sun is. Even then I can’t put plants in front of the window because that’s where my couch sits. I have a decent sized house but it has small closed off rooms. I also don’t love all my neighbors who walk the neighborhood to see into my home as they are trying to be nosy walking by. I typically only keep our blinds and curtains open in the living room. I have tried keeping them open for the plants but almost no light comes in this time of year. If I could I would much rather have sun light in my than to have to turn on my lights. I just don’t seem to get enough though. I have been using some plant light to help keep them alive.
Looove your channel! It's very relaxing listening to your videos while working and learning how to better develop a green thumb :)
I unfortunately live in an apartment with predominantly west-facing windows, so it's incredibly difficult getting my plants to thrive! I always want more plants, but it's such a sad trade-off when I don't have the adequate light to nourish them. Some day!
Glad you posted a video on my "sick" day off. Very helpful!
Hi, you're fired.
This video is everything I have been searching for!!!! Yaaaaas light recommendations 💡
Hi Harli! I absolutely love your videos! I love that you not only talked about the lighting but also mentioned the type of plants go best where.
Question, I’m wanting to get a rubber tree but my apartment is east facing only. Do you recommend placing a rubber plant in my east apartment?
Thank youuuuu for all that you do for us plant lovers!
Hi 👋🏽. please do video on insects and bugs on plants. how to get ride of them specially from calathea 🙏🏽
Hi Harli ..
Great light video, Thanks for sharing ..
Your plants are Beautiful 🌿
Have a great day ! 💕💕💕
Oldie but a goodie 👍 I live in the Pacific Northwest and days are starting to get noticeably shorter I have more plants than last season so I’m gearing up for them to survive winter 🥶
Had I known I was going to be obsessed with houseplants a few years ago, I would have added way more southern facing windows in our home. I have ONE TINY south window. So sad.
ME TOO!! How did you solve this issue?
@@righthererightnow4035 Unfortunately, there was no real solution to my problem unless I start knocking down walls and adding more windows lol. I just had to accept the fact that I really can only have plants that can handle low/med light and can only have a few at that, and they all crowd around the same couple windows hehe
@@sierrasetzer9653 That makes sense. I have the same issue, so I was thinking of adding a few grow lights to the room. But thank you for sharing hehe x
This was a perfect explanation of lighting for plants & the information is extremely useful (also spot on) especially for beginner plant parents! You've definitely tackled some fantastic topics! I really enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for your fun & relatable personality & delivery! Fabulous! 😉
What if you have SW facing windows lol?
Wow this has been one of your most informative and helpful uploads. Light levels are so subjective and so many factors to consider! For us citydwellers, tall buildings surrounding your place, balconies overhanging above a window,tall trees,etc. These things can drastically lower light levels.
Some good observations about lighting there Harli. It illustrated to me once again just how bright our light is here in New Zealand, we have possibly the most intense sunlight in the world due to our low air pollution and our proximity to the hole in the ozone layer. We are also closer to the sun in summer and winter than the northern hemisphere is, due to the elliptical orbit of the Earth - or so I've read. I have had to move plants away from south windows (equivalent to your north) and shift cacti to west windows from north (your south).
Hi Harli, your video makes perfect sense. I have west windows and light the light is of low intensity because of trees and UV coating, so I use supplemental lighting.
I’m so jealous of all of your huge windows! I have windows in all directions but my east facing windows have a porch over them and the southern facing windows have another house blocking the light! So my house is LOW LOW light! I just moved in here and I’m trying to make sure they’re thriving! I just bought grow lights to see if they’ll help!
Omg your peace lily is GIANT ! How did you do that ! Mine is almost 4 years old and is still small :(
How do skylights affect this.
Hi there
Good information
Have a good day
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Thank you so much!
This video's editing was potent
Hi Harli, Thanks, I actually understood this video. I think it's hard to explain but thanks, it's really helpful. And lol, I think I heard dog snores at 7:13!
Is it werid that my aloe likes low light?
Fairly new plant mom here and loving it! Thanks for this. I continue to experiment with lighting, especially when trying to place grow lights this winter. So using a compass, I found out I have NW-facing windows (more W than N). The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it makes sense that there's more light in the afternoon onward. I use insulated sheer curtains so I don't worry about cold drafts in the daytime anymore.
do you point your compass at the window to find the orientation or do you point it away from the window? This seems like a silly question but I can't find an answer anywhere!
@@nataliemuntyan At the window. Hence my windows are facing NW.
Really good breakdown on the different directions of light and their intensity! 🌞👍 Sidenote: Your hair looks absolutely great here. Girl you could be standing on a mountain waving it around in a shampoo commercial!
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WOW!!! That was the best explanation and use of examples of light i have ever heard. I have been watching and enjoying your videos for a while now but have never commented but for this i must and let me just say,
"you know your stuff."
Everything you've shared I've tried with much success, thanks. I think I understand the lighting in my small space a little better now too, lol
I'm still moving some of my babies to better living situations lol "thanks to you " What's Next? :)
You can say "the more light intensity there is" or I guess it would also be ok to say "the more intense the light is". Anyway, intensity (power per a unit of area) is a physical parameter:) (Yeah, already you said it at the end ;))
ps. sorry for editing this comment for the third time, but I just want to say that you could show the light exposure by some mobile app that measures illuminance in luxes, at least it gives some idea on the light:)
I like how you said what plants do well in which facing direction.
thank you for all the tips, i have a big window in the bathroom aswell, but we covered it with a special tape (so people cannot watch us in the shower), the plants also seem to like it, it is an extra filter over the sunlight.
Very helpful thank you.
Hi!!! Nice video. I would like to know the lipstick care please. Thank you
I'll do a video on that soon! (:
Its sooo hard to figure out light requirements, it’s nice to see someone put a video out on it, and I’m thankful it’s you 🙌🏻 i only have like 1 southern facing window 🙃
kerri mb same so all my plants have to be right there 😭😂
Thank you for the Shadow tip!
Great video Harli, I think finding the right spot for each of our plants and then finding the right lighting is half the battle. Interesting on where we live changes the light we have. I loved this video, thank Harli, have a great day, bye for now.
Very helpful video. One of the most helpful videos I have found so far on natural lighting. I would like to see an update to this video in the future. I am also curious if your pet (can't tell if it's a cat or dog, I assume dog) eats or chews on your plants. I see you have a lot of plants that are highly toxic to cats & dogs. I would like to see a video on that (if you have one already please let me know).
I know that one measure of light is footcandles, but that's all I know.
Lighting is so tricky AND so unfair when your windows dont get much exposure, but getting grow lights helps a ton for my plants!
Don't worry you made a lot of sense haha. This was really helpful. sometimes I just use the apps that show you the foot-candle or lux and just find how many foot candles the specific plant requires and it works for me.
I never realized the altitude situation! Thanks for fresh info, Harli!
I'm happy there was some new info in the video for you! Thank you for watching
Hi Harli! I went a bit overboard as a new plant owner with a whole bunch of houseplants without really doing much research beforehand (very smart of me) but your videos are helping me feel a bit more confident about keeping them alive! The information is super helpful. I have a weird apartment set up - two E facing windows and a S facing window that opens up to a covered porch with a big tree in front... Kind of weird and difficult for me to tell where the best light is, but I am moving the plants around based on their preferred lighting and keeping a close eye on them. Thank you for all of these fantastic videos! Keep them coming!
Thanks so much! My dorm room next semester is going to be a west-window, compared to my south-facing one previously. This video was actually really helpful! I'm hoping my succulents will be able to transition effectively, but we'll see. Keep up the good work!
Your words were not jumbled. It is just your Cockney pronunciation that is weird on an American. Not pronouncing your T's (as in Cockney) is very strange when using an American accent. For example: "Interesting" becomes "In-RES-in" and "Curtin" becomes "KUR-in". Eliza Doolittle goes to America. LOL
You're videos ALWAYS make sense Harli, the more you talk the more information we gain, I am just getting into learning more about house plants, I have always had some, but never really knew much about them, thank you for teaching me more about them...
If my eastern facing window has a shelf next to it to the side , does that mean they are getting all the direct light or is it a level lower of light ?
I’ve been watching your channel for a while and I love your videos. This lighting video has cleared up sooo many of my questions. Thank you so much for the wonderful info. Keep up the great work.
Any tips for skylights? I have 4 in my home, 3 are relatively small (about 15 x 15 inches) and one is large, about 3 ft by 1 ft). I never know how to gauge the light exposure in my home. Because I also dont have west or east facing windows. North and south only.
Great video! Thank you! You spoke a bit about Arrow heads.. do you have any Caladiums?? Very curious about the care for this plant!!! ❤
My east facing windows are shaded by my covered front porch, and 1 is in my 3yo's room. All of my open windows are north facing. Boo. I use full spectrum grow bulbs in my dining room JUST to get enough light for my low light thriving babies. Next house will definitely need better windows
love your vids
I unfortunately only have one north facing window in my room, so that’s the only light that’s an option for me. I just move them around and see what they like the best, I think I have it set up pretty good, everyone is happy!
any update? im in the same situation 😭😭
My south-west window is my life saviour during winter, it's litterally the only place I get enough light in my appartment. My north-east window is covered by a big tree from spring to fall so it's barely usable, except for sansevieria but I'm trying to make it grow so it needs the light
this helps so much! i have about 6 plants and maybe 3 of them are doing okay or good and the others aren’t doing well at all. this answers all of my questions about lighting!
Where would you recommend putting a somewhat mature (about 3') Norfolk island pine? Mine was too close to a heat vent so I moved it but it's right in front of a South/southwestish facing window. Is that too bright?
Hey there 🙂 soooo I have a rippled peperomia and it grew a bunch of spikes that I'm assuming the flowers grow out of. If I cut them off will the plant continue to grow? It's pretty small and I would like to grow bigger. Thanks in advance, have a great day 😊
My mom has some bamboo growing hydroponically in the basement that gets no sunlight and it’s fine it’s been growing for like 10 years and it’s like the curly bamboo and she has another like I think it’s called silver Ivy that grows in the basement with almost no natural light at all barely any light and it’s doing pretty good while it’s doing OK
I’ve watched pretty much all the light video and yours gave me the clearest picture! And it’s funny because you thought you weren’t making sense! Thanks for the help!
I'm so confused about where to put my peace lilly. It's off to the side (about 4ft) of an east facing window and a north facing window. It constantly gets brown tips on its leaves and blackish spots in the middle of its leaves. Now that it's winter it's not browning but it's not getting any new growth. 😕 I'm so frustrated. I can't tell if it's getting too much light or not enough.
I live in an apartment with ONE north facing window... so I just have a lot of grow lights, though natural light looks better imo.
You mentioned yellowing leaves with light exposure, is the yellow too much or too little sun?
You need about 400 lumens to 700 lumens of light for low light plants to be comfortable and grow. Here in the UK a lot of homes are dark but some house plants will be happy with artificial lightening from regular household bulbs or office lighting. My home is very dark, I get a bit of light on one side of the bedroom and the kitchen is the only bright place, the rest of the rooms in the house are too dark for house plants so I'm planing on running some extra lighting from solar power.
Thanks for the video Harli.. This is what I was looking for.. I could not grab everything you said.. But I have a better understanding now.. 😍 Also my variegated syngonium with dark green and white variegation was turning to light green.... I kinda feel it needs more sun ☀... Thanks once again.. 😍
My living area only has north and west. Kind of sucky cuz it’s no sun north and hard sun west. The windows are at ends kind of like an L shaped and I try to keep the plant on the Corner middle but my Monstera is dying everywhere. :(((
ya i think the video was good. You couldnt really compare what the low , medium , and bright light looks like to put it in perspective so hard to know for sure.
But i do have another question related to this video you may know the answer to. Here goes if your growing indoors and dont have any sunlight such as in a basement or other area of a place that just sun doesnt reach it. Is there better artificial lighting and what is your opinion on the best artificial lighting as well as the brightness levels compared to the lumens/lux of the artificial lighting source. ???
It is the best light video I've watched... so clear ans simple! Thanks
I don't have hardly any windows but my hoyas do love the west window with sheer curtains 😊👍
Wow! You sure have a lot of healthy looking plants! Thanks for the info.
Appreciate it! 😁👍👍
A floor plan would be helpful showing north south east & west. Label bright & low light & list plants. I might do that for my place. Would help on videos like this
In my room a have a smaller west facing window but the window is ground level. What kind of house plants could i place in this room so that it’s happy and i have so green. Airplane plant? Pathos?
I live in an apartment with only north west facing window that only get an hr of direct light a day. Do you have any recommendations of plants that might work a foot or 2 away from the window. My window sills are already full of succulents/cactus.
What do you think of having a grow light? I live in Colorado and our weather is so unexpected we can go days without sunlight in the winter. What do you recommend for these cold winter months?
Hi Harli! Could you make a artificial light for plants? I need to buy grow light for my ficus elastica but don't know what should I buy. Could Ikea grow light would be enough??? Thank you for reply!
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As long as the light has good intensity and temperature, you can use artificial light. The intensity will determine how close the light needs to be to the plant.
Summer Rayne Oaks has done a video on lighting, including artificial.
I would just think that direct light is when there are no obstructions for the sun to shine on the plant. And indirect would be like ambient light or filtered light. In my mind that has little to do with directions. Also, it is really important to let your plants get slowly used to bright light, the same as taking them outside. First just 15 minutes of direct light for a few days and then increasing the time gradually until they can be left there. Just putting them next to a South facing window will burn them if they are not used to it.