Yesterday, I wrote about what environmental indicators you should use to ensure you’re dealing with a particular category of light. Here are the commonly accepted ***outdoor*** definitions:
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“Full Sun” – 6-8 hours of direct sun
“Part Sun” – 4-6 hours of direct sun
“Shade” – less than 4 hours of direct sun
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So to test each of these, it would suffice to just estimate how many hours the sun would shine on the spot.
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When you are indoors with a plant that prefers “bright indirect light” or “low light”, don’t assess it based on an estimate of how long the sun shines directly on the plant. Assess it by asking yourself #whatmyplantsees – what is physically surrounding the plant? It’s a two-step assessment:
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1) Put the plant where it will have the widest possible view of the sky
2) Check that the plant can tolerate the direct sun when it comes into view
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Using these two guidelines will ensure that your “bright indirect light” plant is getting the best possible light situation in your home (and notice how “widest possible” implies that those who have the largest, unobstructed windows will have the best possible “bright indirect light”). Other guidelines like “bright enough to read” or some assessment of the shadow never really made sense to me and they also erred of the side of starving the plant.
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As you can see, I love talking about the nuances and complexities of light (instead of oversimplifying it) – what would you like to discuss about light?
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