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title: "Hi All, I am considering adding a long plant shelf above this door…"
description: "Hi All, I am considering adding a long plant shelf above this door and windows. But wondering if it’ll be enough light? My current plant shelving is about 20…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Sarah"
published: "2024-07-21T19:50:44.861228Z"
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# Hi All, I am considering adding a long plant shelf above this door…

_Sarah님이 2024-07-21에 게시함_

Hi All, I am considering adding a long plant shelf above this door and windows. But wondering if it’ll be enough light? My current plant shelving is about 20 feet away from this door and those plants are doing well. You can also see in this photo that there’s an air vent in the ceiling that can be redirected as to not blow on the shelf if I put one up. This photo is taken at 2:45pm so it shows the afternoon lighting situation. Thanks for any opinions!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N2p4HsV8h6jcDTJQmpYI1u4wxODVPQ42NujLw6NVSh8/NjBwuPNDRe-dbPssPQs72w.webp?size=large)

## 12개의 댓글

### Sunny님이 2024-07-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You will need grow lights above the entry. It’s too dark.

#### Adam님이 2024-07-21에 답변했습니다.

Agreed. You could probably but very low light plants but you should probably still supplement with lights.

#### Sarah님이 2024-07-21에 답변했습니다.

Suggestions for low light plants that are on the easier side to keep alive?

#### Adam님이 2024-07-21에 답변했습니다.

Pothos, some trailing philodendrons, zz plant

### SharonE님이 2024-07-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like a great place to put those attachable tube lights.

#### Sarah님이 2024-07-21에 답변했습니다.

Do you have a photo or link of the ones you’re referring to?

### SharonE님이 2024-07-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I mean grow light strips. My DIL uses them in cabinets. No brand to recommend. They won’t let me post link. Look on Amazon

#### Sarah님이 2024-07-21에 답변했습니다.

Thanks for the suggestion!

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If you go with the “low light” plants a good tip is to buy them at the size you want them to be. Plants like Zz and snake plants can survive in low light, but they won’t grow. If you want them to thrive \& grow, they need lots of light.

#### Sarah님이 2024-07-22에 답변했습니다.

Good to know about snake plants. I can’t seem to get the lighting correct for my two snake plants. I’ve read high light and low light for them and have tried both but they’re still having a hard time thriving.

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-22에 답변했습니다.

hmm…mine does beautifully in a west facing window. they really like bright light and infrequent watering

#### Sarah님이 2024-07-22에 답변했습니다.

I’m going to move them today to an eastern facing window and see what happens. A couple months ago I split and repotted them from one plant into two so I know they’re still trying to get reestablished but definitely have lighting issues too. Thanks for the input!!

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