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title: "Is my watch chain getting too much light? I’ve read some conflicting…"
description: "Is my watch chain getting too much light? I’ve read some conflicting things about its light needs. It already had some dryness up the stalks when I got it, and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/qF4Lt-siTq6zCEZFAz1E3Q"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Arlo"
published: "2024-08-26T01:34:24.332728Z"
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# Is my watch chain getting too much light? I’ve read some conflicting…

_Posted by Arlo on 2024-08-26_

Is my watch chain getting too much light? I’ve read some conflicting things about its light needs. It already had some dryness up the stalks when I got it, and it’s started to divide a little bit, but I’m still not sure. I have it in a north/nw facing window that gets 4 hours of direct afternoon sunlight. It’s also currently under a grow light that’s on 8 hours a day starting in the morning, but I can move it out from under the grow light but still be on the window sill if that’s an issue. An east facing window with 3 hours of morning light is also an option.

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## 1 comment

### Rosie commented on 2024-08-26

It’s impossible to confidently answer that. You need to use a light metre to measure what your window gets (most are under 500 foot candles) and compare that to what google says you need

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