How to know if your plant needs more or less light

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plantgrower1975 Holland, MI Apr 01, 2011

Hello,

I have a plant (I'm not sure of the species name -- I need to post to the plant ID forum soon!) that seems to be getting yellow a bit. I think it is probably due to too little of light. But, what are the symptoms of a plant that has too little light? Also, if I move it to a new location, how long until I should notice a difference?

Thanks!

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Doug9345 Durhamville, NY(Zone 5b) Apr 02, 2011

Are we talking a house plant here or a flower or vegetable that you've started early? I say on a plant that was severely short of light you'd notice a change for the better in 3 days. If it was something like a Christmas cactus that has been outside, had too much sun, and is very pale, it take them a couple of weeks to darken up.

We need more details. I have a plant covers a lot of territory. How long have you had it, where did you get it, what changes have you mad to it's environment and anything else you can think of.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 02, 2011

Yellow leaves can be caused by lots and lots of things, but too little light would not be on the top of my list of suspects. As Doug pointed out it would help to have some more details--some pictures of the plant would be helpful as well as more description of its location & how you're caring for it now. In the absence of any other information, I would tell you to check on your watering--overwatering is an extremely common mistake in plant care and is one of the many things that can cause yellowing leaves.

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plantgrower1975 Holland, MI Apr 06, 2011

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for the responses. I think my plant is a clivia based on some more looking. After this, and reading care instructions, I think that I might be watering too much. Supposedly they don't like much water. So I'm going to cut down on the watering (maybe to once a week, and I guess less in the winter!) and see if that helps.

Thanks again!

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Apr 09, 2011

A suggestion on watering...stick your finger into the soil and if the soil is dry up to the second joint of your finger it is time to water your clivia. They prefer to remain a bit on the dryer side....not bone dry by any means, just not wet or soggy.

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