Cloudy Days

[Black Light]

I'm just wondering this. I know that you can still get sunburnt on cloudy days, so are plants growing just as good as they would on a sunny day?

 

[john84]

No, but they are still growing.

 

[Seamaiden]

We were having this discussion last night with regard to the difference between PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) versus PUR (photosynthetically usable radiation) and how time of day affects plant growth versus, for instance, cloud cover. My husband, who knows the area well, says that the best stuff is known to come out of places like Humbolt county, and that Humbolt is quite often very heavily fogged or clouded over. So... there ya go.

 

[Robby]

I'm thinkin the further south and the less overcast you are the better off you'll be with growing.

 

[Black Light]

I live in the deep south of N.C.

I live about 15 minutes from the S.C border.

It's about 80-95 degrees ranging at the moment and the humidity is 45%-70%

But the only thing I'm worried about is to much rain and heavy winds.

How can i block the wind without blocking my sunlight?

 

[Robby]

Well I live on the plains and the wind never stops, your plants will toughen up if you plant them before they get to big. NC is a good place to grow.

 

[bmxguyd]

i had a post up very similar to this one, and from the input i got, it looks like even though its cloudy out the sun still reaches the plant. " the sun is the best light for the plant.. sunny or not if its in the sky, your getting sun/food" =0-

 

[Seamaiden]

Like Robby says, the wind is good for your plants. ESPECIALLY if the humidity is high, that will probably help with transpiration as well (plant less likely to become dried out due to lots of wind). Wind helps develop their stalks, makes them stronger.

 

[Black Light]

but the wind has ripped some of my leaves is that ok?

 

[blunt007]

damn^ must be really windy then.. maybe put somwthing like a board or so to block the wind?

 

[Seamaiden]

but the wind has ripped some of my leaves is that ok?

Good God.. how windy is it? I've had my babies going through sustained 30mph-40mph, and some of them got blown off the deck (and fell about 30', they never noticed a thing), but the leaves didn't blow OFF. Yeah, if the leaves are being blown OFF then you'll have to find a way to make a wind break/screen.

 

[Black Light]

No not the whole leaf, you know where the leaf has like 2 parts and that stick that goes threw the middle? Well one side of it ripped off. I would get a picture but I'm at school.

 

[Lacy]

yes interesting but perhaps they are growing plants that have become accustomed to the enviroment
I think generally speaking sunny days are better than cloudy ones for grwoing

We were having this discussion last night with regard to the difference between PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) versus PUR (photosynthetically usable radiation) and how time of day affects plant growth versus, for instance, cloud cover. My husband, who knows the area well, says that the best stuff is known to come out of places like Humbolt county, and that Humbolt is quite often very heavily fogged or clouded over. So... there ya go.