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Originally Posted by sfear
I heard it's best to use opaque plastic rather than clear. Plants can be burned through clear but not opaque. That's why my folk's neighbor uses a yellowish corrugated fiberglass panel for his walls. As for us my wife got one of those tomato baskets that hang the plant upside down. So far its sprouted a bunch of yellow flowers. Also trying to grow regular right-side up tomato plants and some lettuce. And got some pole beans coming up through the really rocky dirt strip in the back yard.
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Yes, plants don't use the same wavelengths of light that we see. There are many plastics that work the same way as you described, however I don't believe clear plastic will hurt your plants in any way- original greenhouses were glass afterall. I suppose a 'hotspot' could occur.
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