I posted a picture of this plant on Reddit a while back proud of how long its vines had gotten. A jackass Redditor commented and said that the plant was light starved (he had more to say, but I’ll leave that out).

Anyway, is my plant doing OK? Does it need more light? I’m training some of the vines over the curtain rod so that it can get more light from the window.

  • uphillbothways@kbin.social
    7·
    1 year ago

    It’s fine. That’s an understory plant and would die in direct sunlight. They get bleached out and fry in the sun pretty quickly, especially when accustomed to interior conditions. They naturally grow on tree trunks in deep jungles. They grow towards light because that’s how plant hormones work.

    Ignore the jackass.

      • uphillbothways@kbin.social
        0·
        1 year ago

        Yep. If you want more leaves and greener growth, a pinch (like 1/2 tsp) of mild fertilizer, like a 5-4-5 organic or similar, could be added occasionally. (every couple months during the warmer part of the year) Ideally, dissolved in a few cups of water. In natural conditions, this would mimic an animal/insects dying nearby or a bird shitting near the root zone. Without a source of nitrogen from time to time the plant will steal from older leaves (yellowing them until they fall off) to fund nutrient requirements of new growth.

  • Roshakk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Looks pretty good to me! I’no expert whatsoever but if I see the plant growing with good distribuiton of leaves on the vines it’going good!

  • echoclap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I think it looks lovely. Something I like to do with vining plants is propagate the extra long vines and pot them back into the same pot. It’s a fun way to have more plant babies, more vines, and a fuller looking pot!

    • The Giant Korean@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thank you! That’s a good idea. I think I’d need a bigger pot for this guy, but I’d like to try that. Maybe I can prop into another pot.

  • zoobiedoobie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Your plant looks great. Don’t let that redditor bother you. The vines are beautiful but they will grow bigger if you give it something to climb on like the curtain rod you mentioned. I think that guy was saying your plant was light deprived because of the leaves being smaller than the older ones. It’s normal and not all plants have to look picture perfect. Your plant is healthy and looks great. To be honest I am jealous that I don’t have such a lush and healthy plant.