Reflective sunlight
lowraine
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How much can reflected sunlight compensate for lack of direct sun
Comments (2)Hmm, a vegetable garden on a balcony facing east. The east exposure should not be any barrier to good growing...the morning sun that is at least 4 - 6 hours directly can grow most plants that can take full or partial sun. Have you cleared such garden with the owners and your neighbors who might object to seeing such use on a ground floor. We all love plants, and color, but sometimes a vegetable garden is not considered something to show off. Reflective material may take the place of sunlight in the growing season, but it can also burn if hit directly by hot sunlight. This too can happen in winter when combined with wind. Wind is the major cause of drying out of foliage and soil causing possible major increases of water use. Further barriers to such wind should be contemplated....See MoreBest way to keep containers cool in summer sun
Comments (16)I've been wrapping my containers, including the fabric Smart Pots, in blankets cheap ($1.50) reed blinds I found at the Daiso Japan stores to keep them cool. We'll see how they work with temperature here in Southern California being broadcast for 95-106 degrees over the next 4 days. Daiso has a number of stores in California and Washington State. I don't know about the availability/price of these things elsewhere but if you have one of these stores nearby, it's a good place to find some cheap material. I personally think they look pretty good (more natural than a mylar, at least-- not sure how I feel about shiny metal surface on my garden containers :)). More to the point, the dried reed are light colored and hollow so should help block the direct sunlight from the container. Linked below is a picture of a container I wrapped in the reed blind blanket. I took the blinds, cut it down to size, wrap it around the container and tie things up with either strings or zip ties. I also have a few containers (plastic ones and Smart Pots) on concrete (these are the spots with the most sunlight in the smallish yard). I put a piece of one inch thick plywood between the concrete and the container. Maybe not the best solution but should help somewhat. Here is a link that might be useful: This post was edited by DHLCAL on Tue, Apr 29, 14 at 1:27...See MoreMy First Real Garden
Comments (3)ThatÂs a very nice, organized little garden you have. Give it some time. Most vegetables take a couple of months or more to produce. Patience is what gardening has taught me. Although that fence is providing wind protection, it may be shading your plants too much. They need AT LEAST 6 hours of sun. The more, the better. The exception is lemon balm which likes the shade. You may want to gently move the peppers and tomatoes back into pots if theyÂre not too big and try a container garden that can be moved to a sunnier spot in your yard. You may also want to invest in a moisture meter (Home Depot or Lowes usually has them). How much water they need depends upon how much light, heat and wind exposure your plants get. Also, IÂve seen many forum members on various sites complaining about chilly spring weather. That may have slowed growth. Tomatoes (and peppers) donÂt like cold weather. IÂd take it easy on the fertilizer until theyÂre a bit bigger. Too much ferts can fry a seedling. Good luck!...See MoreMirrored Sunlight Just As Good?
Comments (6)citrange I have been debating that with my west and north wall of my greenhouse. I have trees to the west and my house is the north wall. I use bright white paint on my house. This really brightens things up and helps out greatly. The west wall is forest background and a bright white insulated hard wall will work better in my case, sun or no sun. Jack_Tripper I should of read your question a little more carefully. Because I am a northerner I assumed your tree was in a window and the north diffused light would be nil and thus a white sheet would work best. Being the tree is outdoors a mirror would work best. Buy and indoor mirror and paint the back side with an exterior paint to make it an out door mirror and set it up when Its sunny....See Morelowraine
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