Garden in the shade

orto senza sole When you think of a garden usually has in mind a place bathed in sunshine from morning to evening.

Such exposure would help a lot to actually get a good result with most vegetables, especially popular in cultivation of vegetables like tomatoes, peppers or eggplant.

But if what we have is a corner not too sunny, maybe even shady, which is illuminated only for a short part of the day?

Well, it is still impossible to grow something good to serve at table, and without any extra effort.

What types of vegetables grow well in low light?

First, as a general rule, remember that if you want to collect fruits or roots need plenty of light.

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Neon from seed to flower: AGRO and DUAL

neon phytolite The use of neon in the indoor cultivation is widespread, thanks to the undoubted benefits it offers.
The small space, low cost, minimal power consumption, the cold light features are definitely useful and practical information that can be indispensable allies of the grower.

There is no professional who does not have a good set of neon to make cuttings or maintenance of the mother plants, or often even to support the growth phase.
A good ceiling light, fitted with a pair of tubes, it can also save the fate of a cycle of cultivation in case something goes wrong, maybe the weekend, with the lighting system in use.
But if over the years the neon lights have always been good allies to support the various HPS or CLF, is now possible to completely entrust their plants, from seed to flower.

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Indoor crops: DIY or shop?

idroponica fai-da-te Indoor Gardening premise that supports and encourages self-reliance and initiative, and the spirit that animates those who usually decides to build something with his hands.
Following this idea we have often presented projects with creative people from trying and ritentando got the satisfaction of something unique and functional.
However, we also received comments and emails of people disappointed, discouraged by the frustration due to the difficulty in replicating such a success.
For this one more time we would like to emphasize that in most cases nothing is simple as it appears and that if tempt does not harm the result is not in any case never guaranteed.
Here are some consideration to keep in mind when you decide to roll up our sleeves and hold the screwdriver.

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Easier to recycle electronic waste

Rome, April 27 - (Adnkronos) - will go up 'yet the percentage of waste electrical and electronic equipment that does not end up in landfills but are transported to the raee recycling: and 'in fact coming very soon, within the first twenty days of May, the decree' one on one 'which actually allows those purchasing a new appliance retailer to leave the old to the consumer to start avoiding the' islands ecological 'made available to municipalities to dispose of what is now, in effect, and' an electronic waste.

As he learns the ADNKRONOS, in fact, the decree set up by the Ministry of Environment and 'implements' the provisions of decree 151 of 2005, and' present to the European Court of Auditors for the recording, after receiving the consent of the other ministries concerned.

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Lighting in indoor cultivation

illuminazione indoor Although there are excellent products on the market that provide a light spectrum suitable for the cultivation of plants, no lamp exactly reproduces the sunlight.
It 'important to equip the best to make the most of what technology can offer.

What do I need?
A standard system requires a ballast (power supply) which switches on and regulates the flow of current supplying the lamps, a reflector for concentrating and enhance the light beam (usually is already provided with a lamp holder), a timer for timing of 'lighting, and of course one or more bulbs.

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Mutant Action: led in the terrarium of carnivorous

Taken from the blog Mutant Action

Use LED lights for growing plants when sunlight is not available? led-illuminazione-piante-carnivore
This lighting technology can be very advantageous for terrariums: efficient, low energy consumption, little heat and last much.

How do they work?
Each plant pigment absorbs certain colors of light better than others. Chlorophyll absorbs red light very well and the blue, but not the green as the plants use chlorophyll for photosynthesis, the process is more efficient with red and blue light than with the equivalent of green light.

The classic growth lamps (HID, incandescent, fluorescent), used for indoor cultivation, producing a light with a wavelength of 380 nm (UV) to about 880 nm (infrared lamps).
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Panels LED lighting space

from the blog actionmutant.net

LED To understand the dynamics of operation of the LED lamps in the growth of plants you can search for useful information in studies performed by NASA on advanced life support for astronauts.

The draft long space voyages, such as lead man on Mars, is faced with the need to ensure food and fresh air to the crew during their stay in space.

The growth of traditional lamps are not a viable option, given the high power consumption and heat output. For this reason the search for alternative solutions is increasingly directed to systems using LED panels, which have considerable advantages as energy efficiency, emission spectrum stable, greater safety, low heat emission, longer duration, small size.

I found some very interesting material in the archives of "American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology" and in particular in these 2 publications from which I drew most of the information in this article:

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The power factor in indoor crops

E 'available in' ​​Download area the pdf article 'Introduction to the CFL and the importance of high-denomination of the power factor in indoor cultivation', produced in collaboration with Italgrow.

This is an interesting study carried out following the visit to the Chinese factory that assembles the compact lamps then distributed in Europe (hence the video in that post).

The comparison with experts and analysis on lamps as standard courses have led to a series of technical improvements to improve the quality of productions certainly the next few years.

To read the article online CLICK HERE .

Phytolite, compact fluorescent revolutionized

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Since August 2009, the quality of products Phytolite was radically improved.

PCB CIRCUIT DESIGN

The electronic system has been radically changed in order to meet high technical standards and to better meet the EC requirements. At the end of this communication you will see the files and graphics related to the old and new design of the PCB.

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Old bulbs and collecting WEEE

How many have read, from September 1 the old incandescent bulbs 100w definitely be outlawed. lampadina

And 'then allowed to dispose of the remaining retailers, but they can not buy new, instead favoring the spread of energy efficient fluorescent and halogen. The ban on the marketing point of these bulbs is expensive and not very environmentally friendly in 2011, together with that of A class appliances less than A.

Party not so auspiciously due to various legal mess between Berlusconi and the Prodi government in the years 2007-2008-2009, the decree is finally the definitive European, black and white, even in Italy.

All right then? Well, no.

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