I tossed out my grow light as it was too bright, even on low. But now I have stems that grew up towards the light instead of out. Did I ruin them? I have about 8 AV’s I’ve been trying to grow and they are all doing this to some degree. It’s been challenging-Im just trying for blooms. I put them into Oyama pots recently to help regulate my watering. Now this.
by bamend22
5 Comments
They probably need more light, but I do have a few AV that naturally just grows with their leaves pointing straight up like my Mac’s Tiamat.
Some of mine do that too. As long as they look healthy I let them do their thing 😊
I’ve seen mention of using parchment paper over the lights to dim them a bit.
Just means you can fit more in a smaller space.
If you give them more light they will drop back down. If you get the African Violet Magazine, there was an excellent article on how to adjust your lights and the requirements for good growth in the last issue. If your lights are on a timer, you can bump them up an hour every couple weeks until they begin to lay down.