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lighting the greenhouse
    #4931167 - 11/14/05 02:10 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

What methods do you "experienced ones" prefer for lighting your mini-greenhouse?

-Fluro over the top?
-Fluro hanging along the side?
-Fluros hanging along both sides?

Basically, I'm wondering which method of light fixture will attract the most surface area of the mycelium?  Will a light on top hinder the fruiting on the lower levels of the greenhouse?

Will lights on opposite sides counteract fruiting process by confusing the mycelium into growing towards 2 different light sources?

What is the most efficient way?

I appreciate the insight.
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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931175 - 11/14/05 02:15 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

The mushrooms will grow toward the light. Unless you want mushrooms with a 90degree angle of the stem and growing sideways (potentially affecting small mushroom's growth) then go for it.

I would go from the top. As for this affecting lower levels, have multiple lights (instead of a large one, go 3-4 [however many levels] small ones)

Instead of flourecent, check small blue lights (optimal as wavelength of blue light penetrates)...they're cheap as hell...WAY moreso then fluros...

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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: jarroddupont]
    #4931179 - 11/14/05 02:18 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

Ok, so you suggest I just get 3 or 4 lights and hang them all over the top?


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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931187 - 11/14/05 02:25 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

No, get 3 or 4 and hand one at the top, and the rest at the top of each shelf..like..



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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931198 - 11/14/05 02:29 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

I don't use any additional lighting in my green houses.


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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: jarroddupont]
    #4931202 - 11/14/05 02:31 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

2 questions:

Don't I need to keep the lighting external to the greenhouse, because the humidity will short-circuit the lighting?

Also, since mushrooms fruit toward light, how would they know which direction to fruit if there was light coming from above and below the mycelia?


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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931208 - 11/14/05 02:33 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

1) Depends on which lights you get...
2) Unless your pans/tubs are clear (which they shouldn't be anyway) you shouldn't have a problem..

3) HippieChick's advise has more weight then mine :wink:


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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931210 - 11/14/05 02:34 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

Mine seem to know which way to grow.

I had thought about adding some lighting , but , things seem to be going very well without it. You'll need to take the humidity into account when picking out lights . If you use them.

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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931212 - 11/14/05 02:34 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

HC -

So you have no problem fruiting the lower levels with a simple light on top? Do you use fluro or something else?

Also, I'm aware that blue LEDs are optimal for cubensis, but I am growing gourmet and medicinal for now.


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Re: lighting the greenhouse [Re: hills]
    #4931222 - 11/14/05 02:39 AM (18 years, 4 months ago)

Nope.

Top Shelf




Bottom Shelf



They grew straight up. No lights.

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