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title: "Hello! I am really trying to take care of my plants this go round……"
description: "Hello! I am really trying to take care of my plants this go round… Planta says that my patio (Part sun) is too dark for one of my plants. I live in an…"
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# Hello! I am really trying to take care of my plants this go round……

_Gepostet von Han am 2024-07-02_

Hello! I am really trying to take care of my plants this go round… Planta says that my patio (Part sun) is too dark for one of my plants. I live in an apartment and really don’t have anywhere else it can go with more sun unfortunately. Can I put a grow light on it and keep it outside? Will that help it get the light it needs?

Thanks for any advice

## 4 Kommentare

### Hba kommentierte am 2024-07-02

Howdy! What kind of plants do you have and what direction is the light coming from? I have a few plants that, according to Planta, do not receive enough light. They are growing just fine!

#### Han antwortete am 2024-07-03

Thanks for your reply! I have a Madagascar Periwinkle and Lantana on my west-facing patio. They have been slumping a little and not blooming which is why I was concerned about light, but I think I also overwatered them. I’m not sure if they are or are not getting enough light, though

### Em kommentierte am 2024-07-03

I live in an apartment with only two NW facing windows, one of which doesn’t get as much sun because the walls of my patio block it. I don’t have any grow lights outside, but I did buy a couple of grow lights from Amazon that stick into a plant w a stake and then plug in to the wall, runs on a timer so I don’t have to remember to turn it on and off, and I have never been happier with how my plants are growing. I know you’re asking specifically about having them outdoors and I can’t speak much to that, but can definitely recommend grow lights for apartments w limited plant locations!

#### Han antwortete am 2024-07-03

Thank you, that helped a lot! I bring them in in the winter so this is very good to know 😃

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