Re: light intensity
I'd do it, but I don't have a sample at the moment...
Cliff
>From: GPR-hip@t-online.de (Martin Reiss)
>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: light intensity
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 20:27:38 +0200
>
>Hi,
>Have you also tried the light intensity test under a cover of Remay? If so
>I
>would really be interested in the the results. To me it looks like Remay
>doesn't
>let as much light through as plastic does.
>Thanks in advance,
>Martin Reiss
>Germany
>
>Cliff Warren schrieb:
> >
> > Well, I finally got around to looking into this.
> > I was a little surprized, but now I'm not when I
> > think about it... there is very little difference
> > from a pure "amount of light" standpoint. That is
> > my incident light meter shows no difference between
> > straight sky and being under 6-mil plastic. I'm sure
> > there is "some", but its very small, not even a
> > third of a stop. At that magnitude of light, its
> > very hard to measure the difference.
> >
> > I think perhaps the light is a little more diffused
> > under the plastic... and that might even help, who
> > knows?
> >
> > Again, like I said before, I don't think this is the
> > end of the story. There is more to be learned here.
> > But I don't think the "full cloche" people are loosing
> > anything as far as the amount of light goes.
> >
> > Regards, Cliff
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: LIpumpkin@aol.com
> > >Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > >Subject: light intensity
> > >Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 17:02:20 EDT
> > >
> > >Hi Folks....help me out here with an experiment...I need DATA !
> > > Anyone with old camera equipment (or new) light meters? Go outside
>and
> > >take
> > >a light reading in the sun/haze or unobscured area......then go inside
>your
> > >plastic hoophouse/hut where your pumpkin plant is.
> > > Whats the intensity unobscured?
> > > Whats the intensity in the hut under plastic?
> > > Whats the mil thickness of the plastic?
> > >
> > >Thanks...we will all learn from this........post the info here on the
>list
> > >or
> > >send it to me private.....Im curious !...thanks..G
> >
> >
> >
> >
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