Mountaineer370 |
12-20-2017 08:50 AM |
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Originally Posted by dakotablue
(Post 861273)
Hi All! Curious if anyone has recommendations for how to increase light diffusion from a window. This is for my southern facing windowsill growing area. I know that some greenhouses have special materials that help scatter and diffuse incoming sunlight.
The goal is to have more evenly spread out light, to maximize the growing area. I'm in Berkeley and this window gets direct sun in winter from late morning until late evening. In summer, however, I only get direct sunlight on the bottom half of the window. I was hoping that if I could diffuse the light that I wouldn't have to have all the orchids smashed right up against the glass.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Dakota
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My first response was going to be, yes, go with something like sheer or lace curtains, which will definitely diffuse or soften the intensity of the sunlight, but in re-reading your post, I don't think that's what you want. You are hoping to somehow get the incoming sunlight to spread further into the room so you can have the plants that need it benefit from it without having to be so close to the window. It doesn't seem to me that sheer curtains or shade cloth will do that; I think those types of materials are meant to reduce and soften incoming sunlight.
I use sheer, lace-type curtains in my south-facing window where all my orchids are, to protect them from direct sunlight, but they do nothing to help spread more light further into the room. I'm curious myself to know if there is a way to do what you are trying to do.
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