Is this bright indirect light?

Question

Hello! I used to live in a very dark north facing apartment, but now I have these big south facing windows! My plants are still adjusting, and I personally am adjusting by learning that “bright indirect” light does not mean the window sill of a south facing window. I got this plant stand in an attempt to make the light less direct (also, it’s pretty). Is this indeed bright indirect? Any advice?

@0LC · Answer

That looks to be bright indirect. I learned from Tanner the planter guy to look from the plants view and up. If sun is directly on them, and shouldn’t be, move them. But if there is no direct Sun on them, yiu should be fine

@MorePlants13 · Answer

If this still seems to be too much for them you could maybe add some sheer curtains or sheer blinds to the windows that will let light through but filter it.

@TwistedThreads · Answer

@ralts Bright indirect light is basically a filtered and diffused light. Imagine being outside on a cloudy day—the light you experience there is bright indirect light.

@TwistedThreads · Answer

@ralts I meant to add the picture.

@TwistedThreads · Answer

@ralts another diagram

@PlantMompy · Answer

You've gotten some great advice already, but I wanted to throw in how I remember, and that south-facing windows get the most and hottest sun of the day.

For me I know if the plant can see the sun but the sun can't see it then it's indirect. Like @0LC said, just put your head by the plant to know.

@MariansOasis · Answer

@ralts I go by the description Greg gives and shade any that can’t tolerate bright sun. Or I move them during any direct sun time- I have a grouping on a southern window seat that can’t see the sun until about 2pm. They all get moved by then each day. Sometimes I have to do it before I go to work in the morning otherwise right after lunch they get moved about two feet away to the dining room table. Then back again once the sun is off that window 🪟. I don’t mind, it takes a few minutes, there’s only about 6 plants 🪴.

@MariansOasis · Answer

@ralts oh and one other thing, watch the sun shift as the season changes. My SOP in a north window recently lost several pearls because I didn’t notice the morning sunlight shifted and was now streaming in a corner of the window directly onto the SOP! Poor thing! Cry 😢 ☀️ 🪟 Not for very long either 🤷‍♀️ but long enough to make her unhappy 😞

@BambooLover · Answer

Yes it is😊 the only thing to consider is exactly what some others said about which direction they’re facing ￼in regards to the sunlight as it moves by.

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