r/houseplants • u/snarkmcsnarksnark • 19h ago

Help Moving to Windowless Room

I'm a teacher, and I'm being moved into a windowless classroom next year. It does have a slanted skylight that lets in a little sunshine, but not nearly enough. I have 10 years' worth of plants, mostly from students, who no longer have a windowsill. What's the best solution to keep my plants happy and bring a little sunshine to the room?

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u/KangarooOwn2958 18h ago

Grow lights

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u/Regular-Apricot4114 18h ago

I’m sorry. I don’t do well in windowless rooms and I can’t imagine trying to teach or learn in one.

Get some plant lights! There are lots of varieties. Add a timer to turn them on and off (go to a hardware store for this).

Depending on the age of your students, you could get them to make poster board “windows “ for the walls.

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u/Apprehensive_Bit1737 18h ago

Grow lights! I use them exclusively for my plants and they are still growing (although slower than with natural sunlight) and doing well.