Re: reflecting sunlight?


Yep my thoughts exactly..But if you use white plastic instead of foil you
will offset the heat produced and still get a good reflective light
source..  Smitty
 
GMTA!! <great minds think alike!>LOL
Janet
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----- Original Message -----
From: g*@juno.com
To: s*@earthlink.net
Cc: v*@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: reflecting sunlight?

Hello Janet,


On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:41:13 -0400 "Veronica & Jughead"
<s*@earthlink.net> writes:
> Hi Nick,
> I was asking my husband about that and he said that he thinks (not
> positive now LOL) it would burn the plants since the light would be
> more concentrated that way.
> Janet
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>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: nick osen
>   To: v*@eskimo.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:46 PM
>   Subject: reflecting sunlight?
>
>
>   Hi all,
>   I wonder if anybody has any advice regarding reflecting sunlight? 
> My
>   zucchini plants (on trellis, both horizontal and vertical) have
> grown so big
>   and bushy that they are beginning to block almost all the sun from
> a couple
>   of my tomato plants.  I started to wonder if it is possible to
> reflect light
>   with big frames of aluminum foil (or anything else).
>   Does anybody have any idea if this is possible?  Would it even
> reflect the
>   correct type of light?  Would it burn the plants? etc...
>
>   any input will be greatly appreciated.
>   thanks,
>   Nick
>
>  
>
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