Convex mirrors to safely increase light?
Long time listener, first time caller.
Howdy fellow gardeners!
I have a quandary. I have 2 tall garden beds facing ~south on a ~north-facing hill. The garden beds are shaded by our house until mid-morning.
There are spots on our tall fence that get early morning light just a few meters ~east from the garden beds.
So, I’m thinking that I can put some (outdoor rated) convex mirrors on the (strong) fence posts just east of the garden beds to gently redirect some of the early morning sunlight onto the garden beds. The fence posts are about 6 feet (~2 meters) tall.
Would this work? Does anyone have experience with this? Would I still risk burning my plants?
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I’m thinking of using convex mirrors because my understanding is that if I were to use a straight (or rather planar) reflection such as reflective Mylar taped to the garden fence it could burn the plants.