Golden Tips:
Eleven – thirteen
For FLOWERING : 11 hours of day light and 13 hours of
darkness is the correct
timing applying Light Deprivation.
(At least every educational hand book about Greenhouse operation says so since 100 years, it makes sense to use a “golden
October” setting then a mid September one. It leads to an increase in yield,
better product and shortens the growing cycle. Why is this not commonly known:
go to history)
12 and One
For VEGETATIVE GROWTH : plants can be kept in the vegetative
stage by applying one hour of light in the middle of the night in addition to
short light days.
(for more about the old gas lantern routine: go to history)
Why are colossal Light Depro Greenhouses
stupid ?
-
When it
is dark, it is dark everywhere in the Greenhouse no options
-
Waste of
energy: you have to control the temperature in a huge building, grid
mandatory
-
Building
permit mostly required
-
Forbiddingly
expensive compared with fully equipped “normal” greenhouses locally
available
-
A huge eyesore
in the landscape, much more than low profile “normal “ greenhouses
Why is the SunGate the better, green alternative ?
All timing
options:
Used in a greenhouse, single or double row with middle isle,
SunGates units can be independently open or closed, option to stagger the
harvest and discretely extend light in only parts.of the greenhouse.
Energy savings:
SunGates are completely solar powered - off grid:
Save more energy by temperature controlling only the space
around your plants
A clear inner cage (not included) allows extreme winter
operation.
Save water with a moving clear cover
Mobil:
SunGate drives are completely assembled in small boxes,
frames are easy put up or dismantled.
Modular:
The width and height of the SunGate row cover is adjustable
via the telescoping
Sidearms. It can grow with the plants.
The length is extendable to 20’ with twoSunGates, to 40’
with 3 SunGate drives.
For do it Yourselfers there is the basic package.
Lightweight and compact:
(Two happy customer loaded
a complete 40’ SunGate in a Subaru Outback for a long way home)
Mostly aluminum, SunGates can be carried to location for
short term, northern
Temporary applications away from the grid.
