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BigHeart
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: sarahnya]
#21893346 - 07/03/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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sarahnya said: Yeah, I think I'll just let them sleep through winter.
Would one of those little plastic zip up greenhouses do for now until they are bigger, I'm just suspicious about the amount of light getting in.
As long as you don't get too much wind they work great. Mine got tossed around from the massive wind storm we got and knocked some of the smaller pots off the top shelf but I just repotted them and they're fine now. I'm going to eventually build a real greenhouse but I think the plastic zip up ones have their purpose and work well.
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sarahnya
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: BigHeart]
#21893410 - 07/03/15 04:25 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Oh thats good news, I will attach it to a wall.
It's just I have the house up for sale and if I move I'm not sure what kinda garden I will have so if I can get something temp for the next 6 months that will be good.
Having said that, I've been looking at greenhouses and some of them are ace and I could do with the extra storage space. Very expensive though for a good un!
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BigHeart
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: sarahnya]
#21893480 - 07/03/15 04:42 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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sarahnya said: Oh thats good news, I will attach it to a wall.
It's just I have the house up for sale and if I move I'm not sure what kinda garden I will have so if I can get something temp for the next 6 months that will be good.
Having said that, I've been looking at greenhouses and some of them are ace and I could do with the extra storage space. Very expensive though for a good un!
Yes they are crazy expensive here as well, that's why I'm planning on building my own. I think the temporary one will suit you well for what you're after right now. The trichs appreciate the extra heat as well, you just don't want it to get too hot (not sure how much of an issue that is over there lol) and need to make sure they get fresh air every day (assuming your greenhouse won't have a vent, as mine didn't).
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sarahnya
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: BigHeart]
#21895205 - 07/04/15 12:38 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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It's rarely super hot. I'll search for one with air vents. I might even be able to get a little wooden framed polycarbonate quite cheap.
I imagine they are going to take a year to really get established and start growing real tall anyway.
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sarahnya
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: sarahnya]
#21895326 - 07/04/15 01:38 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do Pedro need UV light, I saw a nice little wooden greenhouse but it boasts 99% uv light protection.
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Toadstool5
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: sarahnya]
#21896380 - 07/04/15 11:40 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I do not think so. The UV light should not be a part of the CAM metabolism process but i could be wrong.
Anyone know what spectrum cacti prefer and if UV is used in the malate+ exchange or in the choloroplasts? My gut instinct says no
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sarahnya
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Re: Lighting for San Pedro and Co [Re: Toadstool5]
#21909768 - 07/07/15 01:33 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Right I've got my teeny baby cactus. They are only about 6cm tall, seedlings really. How much can I realistically expect them to grow in the next year?
Kept in the British greenhouse that is, and rested during winter.
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