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Originally Posted by elizabethashley  I see I am on a forum, when I e-mailed TOE, WOW.
Actually I was curious to see if small plants would
grow better if sourrounded bye mirrows. They did
better then that, they survived below freezing
temperatures we had last winter. What I did was
put small plants without mirrors and with mirrors.
The plant was surrounded with mirrors on all
four sides. The plant still thrives, when all plants
with no mirrors have passed on.
I wonder now that I hear about how prices are going
to increase this summer because of loss of crops
due to freezing temperatures...just wondering
if maybe if during a frost, instead of increasing
warm water, to surround crops with mirrors?
I have photos of before and after from my digital
camera.
I have other theories listed in Whose Who...like
everyone else I suppose
Betts |
Surround small plants by mirrors is a good idea to gardening (except a little expensive, so, not suitable for commercial planting).
I think, those mirrors provides at least 3 functions:
1) increase the sunshine received by the plant;
2) protect the plant from chilled winds;
3) as a device of frost proction. (if the temperature came slightly below 0 Celsius, frost will happen on mirrors first. Thus, leass water vapour will be frosted on the leaves of the plant.)
Your discovery/invention is a good clue to human household live. That remind us we can find much more similar ones in Japanese TV programs or in library books for household wisdoms or practices with common science. Your introduction will hopefully improve the funs of our lives.