I'm still trying to get a quantitative grip on the
actual light intensity levels I'm getting... I have an analog light meter, but it's hard to read in the 2,500 to 10,000 FC range... which is where I care about the most lol. The LUX part is a bit easier to read, so maybe I'll just look there instead...
I've been trying to go digital to get a more accurate read. I ordered one digital light meter, but it arrived damaged. I ordered a second different meter, but it was reading 13,000 FC at 3pm... which is impossible lol.
The nice thing about the analog meter is that I can calibrate it. Still hoping to go digital though -- anyone have any good/cheap recommendations?
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Originally Posted by Roberta
Time for the shade cloth. The sun is getting pretty intense, so they'll still get plenty of light with the shading, you don't want to toast any more of them.
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*sigh* Yeah, it's been ordered, but now I need to wait for it to come in... guess it's indoors for the catasetums until then...
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Originally Posted by isurus79
Ouch! At least you know their maximum tolerance now. They weren't acclimated very long to this level of sun, right?
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Yeah, they had been outside during the daytime for about a week until then, but I guess the sun intensity hadn't been as great as that one day. At least now I have conclusive data haha.
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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts
Sorry you had to learn this way...
I have a lot of experience making odd shaped shades. On me if you need help
And don’t worry. Nothing looks more than cosmetic. All those should survive easily
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Yeah, I'm not too worried. A couple of spots on leaves never hurt anyone.
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