Sunlight Calculator for Gardening
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Gardening can be a great way to reduce food costs and landscaping can be a great way to improve the value of your home. Unfortunately, not everyone is born with a green thumb. So if you’re interested in setting up a garden or doing a bit of landscaping, but are struggling to make sense of labels such as full sun, partial sun, partial shade, and full shade, then you might be interested in cool little gadget called SunCalc.
Simply stake it into the ground first thing in the morning and then check back 12 hours later. One of four indicators will light up letting you know what sort of light that area is receiving. At first the $30 price tag sounds a bit pricey. However, when you consider the startup costs associated with gardening and/or landscaping (especially when you’re dealing with perennials), it might be worth it to be sure that you get the most from your investment.
Alternatively, you can just keep an eye on your surroundings… The SunCalc is simply recording the amount of time that it receives direct sunlight during that 12 hour period and then categorizing as follows:
Full Sun: 6+ hours
Partial Sun: Less than 6 and more than 4 hours
Partial Shade: Less than 4 and more than 1 1/2 hours
Full Shade: Less than 1 1/2 hours
Given that a lot of people don’t have time to sit around all day and keep an eye on the sun, it seems like this could be useful for some. And no, I’m not affiliated with the makers of SunCalc in any way — I just thought that it looked cool.
Published on May 1st, 2007 - 4 Comments
Filed under: House & Home
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May 1st, 2007 at 12:33 pm
That’s an incredible product, thank you for reviewing it. I wonder if its available at the brick-and-mortar retail level?
May 1st, 2007 at 1:13 pm
That is very cool, and a very useful and innovative idea.
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 am
Cool product, and something I had thought of for the past 3-4 years. I sure hope it’s available at retailers because it isn’t from their web site, at least that I could find.
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Thats an excellent invetion for diehard gardening fans. I barely make it in the back yard.. too busy working away