Thanks for the support. I'll keep trying. Just discovered the light sensor on my smartphone can be used for a light meter app. Now I'm getting somewhere, just need to find some healthy ferns and get a reference for lux.
Any idea how many lux medium indirect light is considered?
At my NW facing window about a foot away I'm getting around 1,000 lux right now at 4pm est.
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The app is called light-o-meter for android if you're curious.