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Surprisingly, light deprivation plays a major part in lots of greenhouses.
What is Light Deprivation?
All plants respond to light, but some of them respond a little differently than others.
What are the Potential Benefits of Light Deprivation?
If you’re spending a lot of money on premium greenhouse glazing in order to maximize light transmission or minimize heat gain, you’re likely wondering why you’d spend more just to cover it up.
Which Plants Benefit from Light Deprivation?
Some popular greenhouse crops have a long history of proven light deprivation treatment, while others are completely unknown.
Complete Light Control vs Use of Natural Light
After deciding that light deprivation is necessary for a specific type of greenhouse production, it’s necessary to choose between temporary and full-time light blocking.
Methods for Depriving Plants of Light
While light deprivation is a general technique, widely used in horticulture, there’s more than one way to actually apply it in the greenhouse.
Choosing a Light Deprivation Cover Material for Greenhouses
Regardless of whether you need to cover an entire purpose-built structure or just a small enclosure inside a greenhouse, you’ll need a light deprivation cover you can trust.
Automated vs Manual Controls for Light Deprivation Covers
Even a small hoop house, designed to just cover the tops of the plants, is a challenge to cover and uncover on a daily basis.
Converting Greenhouses for Light Deprivation
Most greenhouse growers, that are interested in expanding into light deprivation, already have at least one existing structure to convert.
Specialty Accessories for the Light Deprivation Greenhouse
The light deprivation greenhouse begins with a large cover over the arch of the structure to block out the majority of the light.
How to Use Your Light Deprivation Greenhouse to Tend Sick Plants
If any of the plants you are growing begin to show signs that they are undergoing some type of disease, pest, fertilizer burn, or drooping leaves and general symptoms of sickness, a separate greenhouse can be designated for these plants.
Things You May Not Know About Light Deprivation Greenhouses
here are several intricacies to light deps that make them more productive and easier to source organic nutrients, help infected plants, return to health and more.
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Is a Light Deprivation Greenhouse Right for Your Business?
To determine whether the costs of implementing a light dep system are worth the reward, you might want to take a few things into account.
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Different Light Deprivation Greenhouse Setups
There are several different designs to choose from, from the most complex, to the simplest.
How to Make Your Own Light Deprivation Greenhouse
To start on your light dep project, we will focus first on greenhouse construction.
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How to Use Greenhouse Light Deprivation for Your Business
If you are looking to increase your yields, have many harvests throughout the growing season, or withstand extreme weather conditions, light depriving greenhouse systems are a viable answer to your business-related questions.
Greenhouse Light Deprivation FAQ
Light deprivation greenhouses give the advantage of many harvests per season, protection from frost, early flowering, and the possibility of automation. Learn more in our FAQ.
Which Plants Grow Best with Greenhouse Light Deprivation?
There are several species of plants that have been noted to do exceptionally well in a light deprivation greenhouse:
How Greenhouse Light Deprivation Works
Light deprivation, also known as "light dep," is a technique that controls how often plants receive light, and how much light is received.
Benefits of Greenhouse Light Deprivation
The benefits of light deprivation are numerous. If you're thinking about starting light deprivation growing on your property or in your business, here's what you need to know.