All you need to know about sunlight for houseplants (with helpful visuals)
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Sunlight is undeniably the most important factor contributing to your plants well-being (or demise). I try to compile/summarise everything I’ve learnt from other plant gurus about this topic, as well as from personal experience. I briefly explain photosynthesis, plant evolution, definition of light levels, geography, seasons, and tips on how to maximise light for your plants. This is the only video you need to watch if you are learning about houseplants, or if you are an experienced plant parent who may want to forward this knowledge/lesson along to your less experienced counterparts.
As a reminder, here are my 6 light levels:
1. Low light
2. Medium light
3. Bright indirect light
4. Morning direct light
5. Direct light
6. Full Sun
I find it helpful to know your space light levels, and to communicate them using the right language as I know that we as a plant community is always helping out one another with troubleshooting.
My instagram: @bo.tan.ist
Very proud of jazz background music made by my brother for Rhythm Alley ( / 1499546840294473 )
Intro/outro music: bensound.com
Ok that planetary science lesson was already a bonus but then you including all the bad takes with beeps was hilarious 😂 Nothing wrong with talking with your hands, btw!
Haha thank you so much. Im quite a prankster in real life and hope that personality shines through as my channel develops. 🤓
Just found your channel and I want to say THANK YOU for explaining the WHY behind plant care! A lot of other channels will tell you to do something just because, without digging into the reasoning behind it. This leads to folks tending to plants without thinking critically about their decisions. One of the most simplistically educational videos I've seen yet. Keep it going!
Omg thank you for the encouragement. I was a college professor before so I have a different approach to learning.
@@onlyplants well that explains why I feel like I'm learning so much! Love, love, love this channel and your content!
Amen!!! I’m constantly looking for the “why” answers. Because if you know the reasoning behind the methodology, it can only help inform you as to what to do if/when something goes wrong. There’s no “this plant just didn’t like me and that’s why it died” no, you didn’t give it what it needed and we need to understand it if you don’t want to continue to throw money down the drain, let alone make a youtube video advising others on how to take care of plants!
Excellent Video. It is clear that you prepared so well because you are serious - but not boring. Great job! Sunlight is like a chicken breast? LOL! What about us vegetarians? LOL! I wondered if you were going to toss that Hoya at the end of the video sort of like a bride at a wedding. Why worry about being a "hand talker"? If that's you, then BE you.!Otherwise, you'll be just another dude doing plants on UA-cam totally boring and charmless. I really enjoyed this video because I live in a place where you need to protect yourself from the sun. Even cacti and many succulents, poorly placed in a collection especially in front of a west facing window will be soon be a crispy critter. As I said, totally envious of your location, humidity and access to plants but we have to deal with our own reality or move! Keep well, keep filming, keep being YOU and thank you for all your excellent information.
Oh my god thank you for the kind words! That is so encouraging!
Whaaaat, I've had a free light meter on my "hands" this whole time!😲🤚🏼🌞👍🏼👍🏼
Haha 😝
You speak so differently when someone is watching. So cute! Haha! Well, we all do behave differently when we're conscious. ;)
Haha yes I also switch accents depending on who Im addressing to 😅
Haha yes I also switch accents depending on who Im addressing to 😅
@@onlyplants Yes, I noticed that! And it makes sense. We multilinguals have that to deal with! Nyahaha!
Seriously, though, it makes sanse to change accents depending on your audience. Hehe
And OMG, I am on YT so much that I just told my virtual class, "Please type your answers in the comment section below. " lol
Ice breaker!
I like that you talk with your hands. I think it's nice to see how different creators express themselves.
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Oh my.... 2024 and I'm watching your playlist. Me, getting to know you as my new plant Guru. Your nervousness is kinda cute 😊
Haha thank you. Im a lot more confident now 😋
So excited to have a Plant UA-camr that lived in south east asia! 😊🙏
Haha thank you so much for the encouragement 😅
Yayyyy so true!!
Your surroundings are SO beautiful and peaceful looking😍
I started audibly giggling when you added the “pilea” bit. See I didn’t even bother to type the name. Pilea pepperonis 🍕 is good enough for me,
Haha pepperonis🙈
Your sense of humour is hot like the full sun ☀️ 😂
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Love your hand talking!! Adds emphasis to your content. Your detailed knowledge and love of plants is inspiring. Thanks.
Thank you 😅😀
Talking with your hands shows how much you’re into your obsession with plants. It’s perfectly fine. Great video!!!
Whoaa thank you 🖐
I am so happy to find such a guide for lighting that a lot of us can relate to. Very good information, thank you.
FINALLY! A comprehensive explanation of lighting! Thanks so much!
I do agree that when seasons change, plants have to be moved around. Luckily people in the tropical regions get exposed to relatively similar amount of sun throughout the year, it's less of a hassle! My mom lives in Surabaya & I really hope she's willing to add more greens in our apartment. Always love your vids, extremely helpful for plant noobs like me :)
Thank you do much. Show her some of my videos to get her inspired! More cool videos are coming soon.
Wow, never thought of plant light and chicken breasts...everything tastes like chicken, hah hah. Great tip about gauging sunlight by finger prints visibility and sunlight at equator..you make plant geeks cool. I have run out of window sills..south, West and north dies only..semi detached
Be the plant, you are so silly.😁.great video.
I’ve watched multiple videos from you and long videos are besstt. also ur hand gestures i love. keep doing what u do!
Thank youuu. 😀
Hi from Texas, USA 🙋🏻♀️.
Thanks for yet another great informative video. Please don't worry about talking with your hands, most of us do. I loved the bleeps, and that you are real and showing your personality. I've binge watched most of your videos this weekend. You have really gotten the hang of this! And I love reading the comments from all over the world. Keep up the good work! Hi to Brother and Dad, also!
Wowwww thank you so much. And Im happy to be connected to Texas!
Nice to hear your thoughts on cultivating houseplants. Your channel is off to a great start! Happy growing.
Wow thank you so much for the encouragement. It means a lot. 🤓
Thank you soooooo much for taking your time and making such videos for all of us..I really needed this class.its actually a good idea to take some extra time and eliminate every possible doubt rather than just winding up quickly for the sake of uploading a new video. Thanks a lot . Appreciate your knowledge too.
Thank youu
You're a treat to watch. Keep it up!
- a beginner plant enthusiast from the Philippines.
Wow thank you. Ive been getting a lot of messages from the Philippines and they have been the warmest 🥰
I am so glad I found your channel!! Great info, easy to understand and apply. Much appreciated 🙏🏻💙 I am enjoying all the sun in Michigan at the moment 💛☀️✨
This was so entertaining 😂 loved the captions and the hand talking. Great job keeping it fun and informative !
Very true... thank you for the tips.
You’re channel is great! You had me at pilea pepperblahblah. And the hand talking! You made me laugh which won me over.
I live in Deep South TX and my brightest light all year is on the north part of my house.
Lmaoooo the pilea struggles are too real 🤣🤣🤣👌
Haha I normally can say it no problem... I swear 😝
Made me laugh more than I should have 😂
This is such a great video! So informative and very well explained. Thank you so much for this video. I'm new to the plant world and I'm loving the journey. Your doing a great job on your videos. I'm kinda binge watched them.
Wow thank you. I appreciate it and will work even harder for the next contents
🤣 Hysterical! Thank you for being so down to earth! Not to mention the tips and tricks are very helpful.
Thank you so much I’m overwhelmed by positivity and encouragement. Sending you love ❤️
I learned so much on this video. Also the bleeps had me giggling. So cute and funny. Hahahah. This channel is by far one of the most helpful channels I have seen on plants!
Whoaaa thank you 🙈
just binged on 5 consecutive videos of yours. I adore your content. I'm learning and procrastinating on my responsibilities. But it is justified because I am learning the science of everything plant related!
Hahahaha awesome! More videos are coming soon!
* imagining dad and bro grabbing a chair and sitting in front of you, watching you present, and nodding their heads in approval XD *
Subscribed🤗. Clearly you know about plants, just showing what kind of plants you have. Base on your experince, I truly believe on everything you explained 👍
Thank youu appreciate the trust
Beautifully Explained..
Really incredible and indepth presentation and explanation, thank you really much for actually showing us such useful approaches and an educational video
Brilliant!
Sean, your videos are really helping me out with my plants. Thank you for explaining about levels of light. It's really informative.
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Thank you!
This is amazingly helpful and making sense. NOt just generic info that you can ready via google anywhere. Most of the infor/videos you can find are from US and they talk more on what fits their climate, soil type and seasons which very much unlike ours ( I am from Manila btw). So yeah, please keep being amazing and I am a fan! Thank you for sharing your passion. More videos for the asia-based plant parents!
I'm new to houseplants and this is the most helpful light video I've found so far! Big thanks!!
Whoaa thank you so much 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Hi Sean, thanks again for all your great advices about light. For me it's the most difficult. I take my time moving my plants trying to find the better place for them. I do the same with mirrors to put lignt in some dark places!! Great video again !!
Thank you!! And good luck!
Wow! This is the most comprehensive video on light! Thanks for taking the time to explain in detail with such good examples! 🥰
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Thank you. Genius, you seem like a truly good person keep it up man! thanks for filming that and being yourself. made my day even better :)
Whoaaaa thank youu
Thanks for discussing the slow process of integrating a plant to a new environment...makes sense.
Really liked the idea of testing for and understanding how to to recognize different light levels.
Nice thanks for writing in 🤓
Love your channel! And lol i like your pilea
Your garden is other worldly. Just stunning. Thanks for the helpful information!
You’re most welcome 🤓
Love love the presentation of your videos 💚💚💚
Haha thank you 😅🙏🏽
This is the most helpful definition of bright indirect light and medium light. Thank you
You’re welcome 😊 stay tuned for more...
Thanks for sharing and love your candid and cute presentation 🌱🏵❤
You’re welcome. I hope this video helps!
Thank you for this very informative video
This guy is fun..... you nailed it1😆
Luv the mirror tip ☺️❤️
Fabulous information Sean! And a unique and excellent way of explaining lighting. It's also so refreshing to hear about lighting from a Southern hemisphere perspective! Some of these plant names are quite tricky!
Thank you so much 🤓
Thank you for ur great info.. 🤗🤗🤗
Wow this is a game changer for us in the Philippines!
Been only watching plant videos from the US 😂
Haha thank you. I started this channel because I’ve watched all the US channels, and want to compile what I know and apply it here to asia.
Thank you for this video and I love Pileas. I have propagated many and I call them flying saucer plants.
Haha nice
It's fun having plants in South-East Asia for these following reasons
Humidity
Rain
Sun
No snow
love your videos from the Philippines
Yes we definitely have that advantage. Although I must say that I may enjoy the challenge of the weather in other environments too because I love a good science hack! Hhaha. Sending love back to the Philippines.
omg your backyard is amazing with those babies and that lake view, looks so relaxing
Thank you 🐸
Thank you for your practical approach! Can never have too much info on light and watering. I must say I still struggle to define 'bright indirect' in my own space, but you've clarified Eastern windows for me. And I love the fingerprint trick, which I am going to use. I started using a light meter, but I find that indoors it still depends a lot on where you point it, how you use it (you have to let the light meter see what each plant sees, as you say, every moment of the day/weather). I also find it a good way to learn about my space and my plants (noticed same thing about the rubber plant) by moving them around, which is a very slow seasonal learning process. The plants I have been struggling with to find their good light are rhipsalis and begonia varieties. My Hoyas seem to do well in morning light, though the pubicalyx hawaiian purple is yellowing after a year in this spot. Looking forward to more videos. Taking care of desert plant seedlings in their first year in terms of water/light/soil is high on my list of where I find it hard to find very specific info. Gaining knowledge through experimenting is costing a lot of seedlings' life/health currently : ) Best wishes for you and your plants from Dublin, Ireland
Thank you so much. You are right moving them around and observing them over time is the best way to figure out if they are happy or not. Some high light plants that have been grown in lower light conditions in the nurseries may be happier in medium light than bright light!
🌿 Hello, I live in Hawaii and so happy I found your channel! You are so very talented, smart and helpful. I can tell how passionate you are about plants. Thank you so much for sharing your talent. Looking forward to watching all you videos. Mahalo🌿
Wow thank you so much for the encouragement
A lot of bees plants I cannot gown, it just gets too hot in Arizona. I grow a lot of Mediterranean plants that take the heat. I grow a lot of cactus. 🌵 But love all your plants. I have a lot of full sun. But most of my cactus are shaded my mesquite trees to give them some shade. Great channel new subscriber. I am parenting so much about house plants.
Whoaaa yes the full sun in Arizona is another level.
I like the World map you presented to figure out lighting. Very useful info. I live in Eastern Canada 🇨🇦 so winter is brutal here. I got a few horticulture lamps. During summer, my plants stay outside (from mid-June to early August) in a shaded area and that’s when they thrive. Outside, get light but humidity as well so they’re growing like crazy (cactus not so much)
Artificial lights are a smart choice in your conditions. I would love to discuss that in a later video 🤓
Out of the blue your channel has become one of my favourite, it's nice to get a perspective from the tropics. I am in Guatemala, and I do struggle with understanding the movement of the sun here. Especially now with covid, I have more time to obsess over what sun light is best for my individual plants. My variegated monstera is now on my balcony, facing south, but I know I will have to move it soon because the sun will be directly above for the rest of the year. Unsure if to move it inside, or in the backyard... so many things to consider! One needs an astrologist and astronomer for such problems!
Whoaaa hello and welcome to the channel. So happy to be connected to someone all the way in Guatemala! Keep in touch ya!
Oh wow, thanks so much for your explanation of light with the world map! I've been growing plants for years with a pretty sound understanding of how light works, but the way you explained it with the different lines for various seasons etc really made things that much clearer! Have only seen a couple of your videos but really loving your content so far!
Wow thank you so much. That is so encouraging. More videos coming up soon!
@@onlyplants Pleasure! Looking forward to it!
This video is so helpful. I just wished you had a tour of your plants showing the different kinds of lightings.
In my video titled “all my plants” you can see them grown in different conditions
Amazing and thoughtful video. Subscribed and recommended!
Thank youuu appreciate it🤩
i've never heard of the fingerprint trick before! thank you for your knowledge :)
Haha thats because I came up with it. The common test for low light is an area you still can read a book in. But I find that not helpful at all because it doesnt take much light to be able to read a book... also carrying a book around with you around the house to check for lighting is no fun 😅
So informative! My plants have been doing so well because of you, thank you!!
That makes me soo happy to hear! Thanks for writing in
this one .love it💚💚
This video is very helpful!! ❤️❤️
Fingerprint Wow! I like that info thanks you 🙏
You’re welcome 🤓
I love this! so helpful and informative.
Thank you for the encouragement
Done! Like it. It all makes full sense, scientifically speaking. Thumbs up!!
Thank you!! 🤓
Thank you for a great informative video and also for the laughs :D
Haha thank you I enjoyed the process too. And getting connected to people across the world.
Great content!! You have such a wonderful understanding of plants and plant needs. Thank you so much.
On another note, you remind me so much of my nephew. He is Amer-Asian. His mom is Vietnamese and his dad American. Very nice guy!!
Thank you so much 🙏🏽
Great video! Thank you so much!!
Thank youu 😛
Very educational, thanks. Love the finger print trick.
Thank you hope it helps!
Great tip about being able to see your fingerprints! I just walked around my house checking my light levels :)
Haha nice! Its the best light meter (for plants)
I became a fan of your channel.😊 Those subtitles always make me laugh. I learn lots of things again, like always. At this video you have a shy smile on your face probably because of your brother watching and it was fun too 🤣 Thanks for the video.
Haha thank you so much 👻 you’re so kind as to comment on a few of my videos. I appreciate it
@@onlyplants It's my pleasure 💟
Wow! ! very informative.gd job.Be yourself.enjoy watching all your videos.👍
Thank youuu. More videos to come to stay tuned!
Great video! Interestingly, midday sun is actually more intense than afternoon/evening sun because there is physically more atmosphere for the suns rays to pass through in order to reach the earth’s surface (think of the suns rays passing directly through a piece of glass versus passing through the glass at an angle).
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Love this! Thanks for the tips
Thank you 😅
Your plants are amazing!!!! Congratulation!!!
Thank youu
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🤓
Thank you. So informative from a novice plant lover. Looking forward to more videos...
Thank you Amaya 🐸
@@onlyplants Your welcome. Your viewer from the bayarea USA. error on the like and dislike button;)
Ничего не понимаю, но смотрю с удовольствием. Завораживают ухоженные растения. 👍
Thanks for your video @onlyplants- I was gifted a Calathea Makoyana and have had the hardest time taking care of it. For one, I live in Chicago, where the air is usually dry and the sunlight varies by season. I don't have a humidifier so what I've been doing is heating a pan of water until it steams and then placing my plant directly over it or near it with a clear plastic bag (to create a greenhouse) environment. It works occassionally but sometimes it gets too much humidity and my Calathea Makoyana becomes very dark green and kinda droopy. Other than that, I try to boil my water, let it cool and then water my calathea, just because I don't have a water filtration system in place.... so just there, trying to take care of my calathea, goes almost 2 hours of my day. It's crazy.
But that said, your low to medium light finger reflection gaze tip is very helpful and I'll keep that in mind.
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Omg, you are soo adorable and informative. I have to subscribe! Keep them coming. Btw, you reminded me of myself trying to say some scientific plant names 😂😂😂👍
That was very helpful thank you
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Great video - good explanations- good deep definitions with examples of what you mean😊😊
Haha thank youu
Thanks for the informative video!
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Great video dude, thanks for sharing. The Pilea part made me laugh a lot 😂
Thank you 😝
Thank you very much for your knowledgable sharing. I have a north facing balcony and didn't know it will get some sun during the summer months. I live in Vietnam.
Oh yeah you will get more sun in March-Sept 😌 but depending on how high up you are in vietnam it varies. In Hanoi you may not feel it as much as in HCM.
@@onlyplants thank you so much for your reply. I live in HCM. Currently, my balcony doesn't get any direct sunlight but it's pretty bright, and my plants are loving it just being out at the balcony (they used to be indoor with medium light before). I was watching your light 102 video and learned so much as always.
Thanks for an in-depth and informative video on light! I agree that light is one of the essential aspects to nail in the world of houseplants. I just wanted to add that some of your subscribers or viewers do not tan so quickly!😅 It could take hours for that to happen. With that said, I hope you could include other tips beyond hand tanning to determine or measure light inside our homes in your future videos. Thank you, and keep up with the excellent work!
Haha that actually crossed my mind after the video. 😆
This was an awesome video we got to see a different side of you I think your brother was making you laugh and nervous lol but I thoroughly enjoyed it was very informational thank you
Thank youu
Loved your video! Very informative and I subscribed!
Thank you so much! More to come 🐸
Very informative as always. 👌🏼
Thank you mister 🐸
Terima kasih, bermanfaat sekali. GBU
Makasihh 🤓
NOoooo.....I like ur hands movement...so cute