I have an Albo that my son purchased for me after coveting them for a long time, so it's quite precious to me. It's current sitting about 10' away from an enormous south facing window, and seems to be doing ok (a little browning on that one leaf).
I'm wondering if I move it to the wooden beam right next to that window if it would be too much sun for it. South facing, so incredible morning to evening sun, can get quite warm, and there are HVAC vents in the floor fight there.
Thoughts?
PS – new to us house, so our plant journey is about to kick into overdrive. 😉
by kiv558
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I see snow, so just put it in front of the window.
My thai faces the sun for 4-6 hours.
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What a great window! Put it as close as you can get it without it touching the glass. Mine aren’t albo but they love the sun.
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Mine are facing southeast so they get sun all morning.
there’s no such thing as too much light for a monstera. these things thrive in full sun outside in the tropics.
as long as its indoors and your roof isnt made out of glass theres no such thing as too much light.
To much heat can be an issue right next to a window but considering theres snow outside – not an issue either.
I haven’t found it yet, even with hot direct sun for 6+ hrs
Its never too much light unless it was living indoors and you out it out in the scoring sun at noon in summer.
Mine would not grow if it was by the window and it prefers a grow light and to sit in a spot where it gets hot. This is the office with 2 gaming PCs and a husband that seems to function as a heater. Sometimes in winter it gets up to +25 with the heating vents closed.
In summer it’s just a boiling room. Monsteras love it.
It’s browning due to not enough light. Start moving it closer every couple days until it’s right on the window.
Geez, nice flex🤣 J/K I’d so love to have that kind of natural sunlight in my place. I have to use mostly grow lights because I only have one prime south facing window and it’s on,y 4ft by 3ft.
Not related but obsessed with your window/door 😍
When dealing with pale/whiter variegations, I dont recommend natural light at all, as the heat will burn those areas. I use supplemental light to prevent it, and add silica to the fertilizing routine. Also: humidifier.
With lower/speckled type variegations, you can get away with standard lighting with little to no issue, as l9ng as it isnt direct sun.
This is just basic lighting, but once you’re aware of how directional lighting works in your home. I’d stick with that gor now. Most plants do not like direct sun unless they’re matured enough to withstand it or vegetation.
Note: as this is a south facing window, this means afternoon lighting, which tends to be hotter and can cause burn, but ten feet away, it should survive okay, but I would still use supplemental lighting for its main source of light.