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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.

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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotcha. So it's probably oerfectly happy where it is. Thanks!

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotcha, OK. Will try that. I have some fertilizer sticks, would that work?

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Probably, yeah. That might be overkill. I'm not a fan of anything that could give a strong concentration in one spot or could risk giving too much at once. Personally, would probably break a little off and dissolve it and then water that in... But again, it would probably be fine to just use as directed.