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question about 'sun burn' or 'lamp burn'
Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum
incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest to the lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna |
J Fortuna wrote:
Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest to the lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Hi Joanna, I vote for doing nothing. Watch it to be sure rot doesn't set in and start spreading to more of the leaf. In real life, I find that burned leaves usually stay out of trouble but will yellow and drop if a really large part of the leaf gets burned. Unfortunately, I've burned a lot of leaves over the years. Almost always when the plants were out for the summer and I misjudged where the sun would hit in the afternoon. Steve |
I`ve also recently "lamp burned" the leaves of my angraecum sesquipedale,
cattleya warszewiczii and maxilaria tenuifolia. I just wanted them to have some more light .... :(((((. There have quite big brown "scars" but nothing else happens, so I think the plants should be fine. greetings from Poland Martha "Steve" wrote in message ... J Fortuna wrote: Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest to the lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Hi Joanna, I vote for doing nothing. Watch it to be sure rot doesn't set in and start spreading to more of the leaf. In real life, I find that burned leaves usually stay out of trouble but will yellow and drop if a really large part of the leaf gets burned. Unfortunately, I've burned a lot of leaves over the years. Almost always when the plants were out for the summer and I misjudged where the sun would hit in the afternoon. Steve |
I`ve also recently "lamp burned" the leaves of my angraecum sesquipedale,
cattleya warszewiczii and maxilaria tenuifolia. I just wanted them to have some more light .... :(((((. There have quite big brown "scars" but nothing else happens, so I think the plants should be fine. greetings from Poland Martha "Steve" wrote in message ... J Fortuna wrote: Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest to the lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Hi Joanna, I vote for doing nothing. Watch it to be sure rot doesn't set in and start spreading to more of the leaf. In real life, I find that burned leaves usually stay out of trouble but will yellow and drop if a really large part of the leaf gets burned. Unfortunately, I've burned a lot of leaves over the years. Almost always when the plants were out for the summer and I misjudged where the sun would hit in the afternoon. Steve |
"J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
"J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of
indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
Did I miss something? The three posts I just saw from "Quick Grow" didn't
seem to be advertisements, and they addressed the posts they were replying to. I wouldn't use an incandescent light in my plant room either because of the heat and cost of electricity, I have a mix of fluorescent and HID. -danny "Ray" wrote in message ... I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
I have been using these kinds of lights (Agrosun Dayspot) for most of the
time I have been growing orchids, and have been very satisfied with the results -- I have no doubt that my orchids respond to them, and my light meter clearly shows that the light is the right level at a certain distance and it's not just heat. I tried to shop for fluorescents, but since I have very limited space, and I could not find good fluorescent lights that were compact locally, and I got confused by the selections, and so I gave up on the idea. Joanna "danny" wrote in message . .. Did I miss something? The three posts I just saw from "Quick Grow" didn't seem to be advertisements, and they addressed the posts they were replying to. I wouldn't use an incandescent light in my plant room either because of the heat and cost of electricity, I have a mix of fluorescent and HID. -danny "Ray" wrote in message ... I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
Danny, et al:
Sorry if I went off the deep end there. Those posts certainly weren't ads per se, but they struck me not as answers intended to share info, but as blurted-out comments based on the "if you don't do it my way, you're wrong" stance, or in this case, "unless you do it using stuff that company sells, you're wrong." -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "danny" wrote in message . .. Did I miss something? The three posts I just saw from "Quick Grow" didn't seem to be advertisements, and they addressed the posts they were replying to. I wouldn't use an incandescent light in my plant room either because of the heat and cost of electricity, I have a mix of fluorescent and HID. -danny "Ray" wrote in message ... I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. |
"Ray" wrote in message ... I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. My email account is at work. And I'm sorry for having a quailfied opinion. |
As I said in the comment to which you replied, I apologize for
overreacting. Over the years we have developed quite a friendly, open environment of sharing info, not just espousing it - correct or otherwise - behind a pseudonym. I took your posts, unfortunately, as just that. That is, I was reacting to the tone, not the content. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:YiBHd.890$Qb.492@edtnps89... "Ray" wrote in message ... I never would have guessed that "Quick Grow would be a "distributor of indoor gardening products." Unless you want to actually contribute, keep such thoughts to yourself. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "QuickGrow South" wrote in message news:NufHd.34610$06.33176@clgrps12... "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:kp%Ed.11581$F97.2214@trnddc06... Help! My Lc was accidentally moved too close to the daylight spectrum to t incandescent lamp, and now two of its leaves have been sun burned or rather lamp burned somewhat -- it has brown areas on the leaf where it was closest he lamp. I have now moved it away from the lamp of course, is there anything else I should do (other than being more careful from now on)? Should I leave the leaves be? or cut off the burned parts? should I treat it with anything? Joanna Get rid of that light. it does nothing for your plants. 90+% of the energy it gives of is heat(not light) and what little light it does gives off doesn't stimulate photosynthesis. Replace it with a compact flouescent. 10X the usable light and 1/10 the heat. My email account is at work. And I'm sorry for having a quailfied opinion. |
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