Market Farming

[Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 01:34:44PM -0400, Pat Meadows wrote:
> >A little less cost effective: you can get 4 tube surface mount fixtures 
> >for about $50 (compared to as low as $10 each for the 2 tube shop 
> >lights).  Then, you have four more closely spaced tubes and probably a 
> >better reflector.
> 
> But how would you lower them when plants are small and raise
> them as the plants grow?   (Maybe I'm missing something
> here.)  The shoplights hang from chains.  

"Surface mount" refers to the intended use.  For plant lights, you 
would, of course, use chains or some other adjustable suspension.

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