Re: [CH] light reflectivity
Michael Bailes (frgntgar@ozemail.com.au)
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:11:29 +1100
At 11:08 AM -0500 21/1/99, Byron Bromley wrote:
>In flash photography light falls off - looses intensity- at the
>rate of the reciprocal of the distance squared. 1/d"
>
>I wonder if with low intensty lights like florescent tubes,
>that even if you used mirrors to reflect the light, is there
>enough energy left to be even worthwhile. ??
>
>If I haven't lost something, plants normally absorb solar
>energy from the top anyway.
>
>Byron
Good question
What happens with plants and light is still a mystery.
Forest under-story plants (Like Chillies?) are adapted to use all the light
that the forest "over-story" plants leave for the. Plants in the higher
canopy might take a major bit of certain spectrum but the under-story
plants see to treat what is left as full sun
Reflecting light up through a plant I find useful for Lavenders and
Rosemary's and other Mediterranean plants who don't like my humid coastal
climate
(They are also used to a reflective white doloMitety soil. What is the soil
like in the Yucatan peninsular?)
I find that My chillies Must have strong sunlight to ripen and fruit well.
PS Any Mac owners out there with a bug that takes all your lower case "M"s
and Makes your Mouse pointer go wonky?
Michael Bailes.
Herbarist
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