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title: "My Tineke started dropping its bottom leaves… 2 today. Using a grow…"
description: "My Tineke started dropping its bottom leaves… 2 today. Using a grow light about 2 ft away. Is it too far? Should I move the plant to a window? I only have west…"
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author: "Kattygirl"
published: "2024-05-05T02:47:02.550351Z"
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# My Tineke started dropping its bottom leaves… 2 today. Using a grow…

_Posted by Kattygirl on 2024-05-05_

My Tineke started dropping its bottom leaves… 2 today. Using a grow light about 2 ft away. Is it too far? Should I move the plant to a window? I only have west facing windows in my apartment.

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## 3 comments

### Adian Rankin commented on 2024-05-05

Move it toward more light. Make sure the water isn’t soggy. You might have to repot it. These tend to be very picky and you just have to find the right balance

#### Kattygirl replied on 2024-05-05

Thanks. I’ll move it and hope that helps :)

#### Kades replied on 2024-05-05

Completely agree! I also had to move mine to a much warmer spot this winter, it was dropping leaves like crazy.

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