Do you have a sunlight calculator?
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Anonymous
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A device to measure the amount of sunlight in a given area?
I bought one on Amazon that was a bust. Looking for other recommendations. |
Anonymous
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The pros use this one:
http://www.solarpathfinder.com/PF |
Anonymous
| What did you use, previously? |
Anonymous
| I thought about buying one when I first started gardening. In the following years, I have had the experience that plants are more flexible than I would have thought, and I don't really need the exact measurement. And if a plant ends up not thriving in a location, I move it. |
Anonymous
You really do not need something like that for planting. Anything over 6 hours of sun = full sun. Those type of devices are use for solar power and other type of applications. What are you doing that you would need those types of calculations? |
Anonymous
I was just thinking how I wanted one of these this morning! My issue is there is this side of my yard and I have no clue how much sun it gets because I keep forgetting to check throughout the day. OBVIOUSLY I could get off my lazy butt and check, but I kind of just want something to tell me. But if the one on amazon sucks, I probably won't look into it. Since i am NOT spending $200+. |
Anonymous
| Op, yes you could get off the couch and look out the window couple of times during a day. A lot cheaper and accurate. |
Anonymous
| $15 on sale here: http://www.tmseeds.com/product/SunCalc/index.php |
Anonymous
OP. This is what I bought. Twice. Doesn't work. But thanks for the feedback! |
Anonymous
This. I've tried one of these devices but found just looking outside a few times during a day is just as good. |
Anonymous
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OP here.
I returned and got another SunCalc and it works! It will tell me in 2 hour increments what the sun total is in an area. Has been helpful so far. |