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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re:seed starting & greenhouse
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:56:02 -0500

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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