Scott Hildenbrand wrote:
Pennyaline wrote:
Phisherman wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:05:38 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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I have an indoor garden under fluorescent lights operated with a
timer. I heard that using white gloss paint or aluminum foil
surrounding the plants helps, but that glass in mirrors absorb light
to benefit. Anyone hear this? I've always used aluminum foil but I
could get some inexpensive (free) mirrors. TIA

"absorb light to benefit" - I don't understand. Did you mean to say
"reflects light"? If not, please explain.

Eliminate "to benefit." My mis-type and fault. Perhaps this is more
of a physics question. But to those who do indoor gardening under
lights, what do you use to maximize lumens while keeping heat and
costs down? I have found that fluorescent lights with large
reflectors are much better (at least in making African violets bloom)
than using lights without reflectors.

Your question about mirrors still doesn't make sense. Glass doesn't
absorb light. If it did, windows would block the sun and we would get
no reflected image from mirrors.

Fluorescent light works very well with plants indoors. Use reflectors.
Light colors on the walls and ceiling can help to reflect light back
into the room. Mirrors will reflect light harshly, and your plants
will admire themselves in them constantly which can be quite annoying.


Glass does block a certain amount of light that passes through it..

Don't use mirrors... Use stark white sheets.. You can get white shower
liner sheets at Lowes cheap.. It's just flat plastic and will reflect
and diffuse a heck of alot more than mirrors.



Search for Tileboard

$12 for 4' x 8' sheets.. Cheap.. Waterproof.. Good..

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...16605-19-16605

Used alot in grow rooms.. Which, beyond the fact that all they grow is
illegal stuff can be quite enlightening in the aspect of growing OTHER
plants in the basement.

Funny though.. All I'd found googling for grow room information was
about hash.. Oh well though.. Still translates to any other plant you
wish to grow in a basement or enclosed setting.

For research only.. I don't condone the use of cannabis.

http://www.bghydro.com/mmbgh/Images/GRHH2_plants.jpg
http://www.bghydro.com/mmbgh/Images/GRHH2_sys.jpg
http://www.weed-pics.com/cannabis_ga...0(1)%20(2).jpg

You'll note that in all of the examples, they're surrounded by stark
white. It's the best way..

Amazing info they've compiled if you look.. Alot of humidity and
lighting faqs and info.. See, they need to raise the stuff indoors to
the point to where it will thrive.

Can easily translate the info over into doing a room for... more legal
things..