Gardening Questions - Ideas?

[JL]

Having some lighting issues with my garden. Anyone out there have any ideas?

The sun is nearly directly above the house, the back right 2 boxes are getting 70% light but the rest are only getting like 55%

Are they too close? Are they placed wrong? Any ideas would be appreciated.

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/60343981050938992/19B388D3A202E3EC4B4FD47BC271B59A7E8A23E3/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

[Dark Raven]

Originally posted by JL:

Having some lighting issues with my garden. Anyone out there have any ideas?

The sun is nearly directly above the house, the back right 2 boxes are getting 70% light but the rest are only getting like 55%

Are they too close? Are they placed wrong? Any ideas would be appreciated.

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/60343981050938992/19B388D3A202E3EC4B4FD47BC271B59A7E8A23E3/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

This link may help you understand https://youtu.be/jloIaPU2ooA
Whenever I have a problem, I search Raw's videos first. Usually I find the answer.

[LE]

Replace the wood side walls with glass ones.

[Dark Raven]

Originally posted by LE:

Replace the wood side walls with glass ones.

Hi LE,
I don't think that is the answer, in Raw's video he got many crazy readings. 2 were 100% and the next 60%. He even had some with 0% light. It just didn't make any sense and there were no shadows to interfere. Although I am not a programmer, I would be leaning towards a error in the script.

Spacing as he showed did help but I still put a grow light on as soon as I could get the material and then it didn't matter, always 100%

[LE]

Originally posted by Dark Raven:

Originally posted by LE:

Replace the wood side walls with glass ones.

Hi LE,
I don't think that is the answer, in Raw's video he got many crazy readings. 2 were 100% and the next 60%. He even had some with 0% light. It just didn't make any sense and there were no shadows to interfere. Although I am not a programmer, I would be leaning towards a error in the script.

Spacing as he showed did help but I still put a grow light on as soon as I could get the material and then it didn't matter, always 100%

All of these planters receive uniform light readings throughout the day with 100% percent light at high noon on a sunny day. Before I replaced my wood side walls with glass ones I had many different readings on these planters. All my solar panels are stacked close together but they still receive the same amount of light readings throughout the day. Raw told me to stack my solar panels this way to save on space and so I did.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467397972
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467398619
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467398930

[JL]

Thanks for the help, folks. I'm working on replacing the panels. maybe I'll just take them off till we can put glass ones.

@Dark Raven, I'll take a look at the video. Thanks for the link.

[LE]

One last suggestion JL, you might need a little more space between the glass wall and the planters that you have right next to it. Notice the spacing on my planters. Good Luck!

[Dark Raven]

Originally posted by LE:

Originally posted by Dark Raven:

Hi LE,
I don't think that is the answer, in Raw's video he got many crazy readings. 2 were 100% and the next 60%. He even had some with 0% light. It just didn't make any sense and there were no shadows to interfere. Although I am not a programmer, I would be leaning towards a error in the script.

Spacing as he showed did help but I still put a grow light on as soon as I could get the material and then it didn't matter, always 100%

All of these planters receive uniform light readings throughout the day with 100% percent light at high noon on a sunny day. Before I replaced my wood side walls with glass ones I had many different readings on these planters. All my solar panels are stacked close together but they still receive the same amount of light readings throughout the day. Raw told me to stack my solar panels this way to save on space and so I did.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467397972
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467398619
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3467398930

It seems many people get all sorts of readings no matter what they do.
Yeah he sure did help a lot of people, I will always be grateful. I am so glad his nephew decided to leave his YouTube channel up. I am referencing it all the time.

It seemed like he experimented with many things, then share the results. Oh yeah, back in December, he said you used to do some real funny videos with Animals and Hunters. He sent me some links. Very cleaver LE and so funny.

[LE]

Thanks Raven, One of the things Raw & I both liked about this game was that it allows you to think outside the box and experiment with various game mechanics and such. I think you may be referring to my Xmas video. That video had graphics and audio problems that I should have cleaned up before I posted it on YouTube, oh well. Raw was one of a kind, I really liked him. Have a good one!

[JL]

Originally posted by LE:

One last suggestion JL, you might need a little more space between the glass wall and the planters that you have right next to it. Notice the spacing on my planters. Good Luck!

Well, moving them back away from the wall had no discernible effect; however, we replaced the wood half walls with glass and they went up to 70%. The funny part is that the walls that we replaced were like 1 to 2 foundations away.

So, it looks to me like the light that gets to the planters is NOT based on direct sunlight but on ambient lighting. Odd, but it does seem to have helped. I'll have to play around with it some more to find out what works better.

We have one base that we put the planters on the roof and MOST of them get 100% light. There will be a random one or 2 that only get 80% light.

This issue has plagued us for quite some time now, but at least CG made it so the rain does water the planters...that was a HUGE plus. Hats off for that one.

Thanks for all the ideas folks. Much appreciated.


EDIT:
Here's the updated view of the garden. Thanks again for all the help.

https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/60343981056824577/A6743038CF5FE1BC4AC953C79266F22FADA5C59B/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false