Foam size

[davidstcldfl]

I can only guess it has something to do with the light spectrum, but otherwise I have not heard that specifically for tomatoes; so, I have no idea.

Even shade cloth is getting into the color spectrum issue....
http://www.signaturesupplyonline.com/#Polysack

[rfeiller]

it did have to do with the light spectrum, a number of years ago i read of an experiment using reflective color panels for veggie and fruiting stages. lighting was not very refined at the time.

[drdreww]

So i am confused to what is the best thing to do.. i have 1 whole raft planted, but i can move them to paint if need be?? I'm about to drill my other rafts.. so I want to get this figured out..
I dont know if this will ever be settled

[davidstcldfl]

drdreww, May I suggest, you drill and paint the foam you have. Once it's dry, transfer your first raft of plants into a 'painted' raft. Then let the first raft dry out, then paint it too.Then you'll be good to go....
On a regular basis, I transfer my lettuces from rafts with the holes close, to ones with the holes further apart, for final grow out. If you have large plants with lots of roots...then it can be more of a challenge.
Plants are pretty tuff....I took some pretty good size 'matter plants out of 4 inch pots, washed the dirt off the roots and 'forced' all the roots into a 2" slit pot.. They all made it..
Looking forward to some pictures of your rafts full of plants !

[keith_r]

this was pretty interesting;
http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsh ... rimer.html

[davidstcldfl]

Wow, that is interesting...thanks Keith...

[urbanfarmer]

That's a very interesting article. Nice find!

[drdreww]

My friend at morningstar says that they use the blue dow boards, and the systems have been in place several years, and no problems yet

[rfeiller]

This is one of those, what was the question
Good info came out of it.

[drdreww]

there should be a Raft sticky