What can SunCalc do for you? It can help you plan, it can help you succeed, it can even help you figure you why some things haven't gone the way you hoped they would. If you've ever wondered just where exactly is full sun, full shade, partial sun, or partial shade, SunCalc can tell you that. It can help you figure out where to plant whatever you want to plant. And it can help you figure out why what you planted didn't thrive.
SunCalc is an amazing little device. It's simple to use, yet extremely accurate. Funded by an academic grant and developed at a college, this instrument can give you the results that large research stations get. It is proven to be accurate and reliable. And it won't cost you nearly as much as a grant-funded research project, either.
This little device, which looks sort of like a meat thermometer, but prettier, is stuck into the ground in the location you want to evaluate. You leave it there for a day, and it tells you what the sun or shade situation is. You know how important that is. It's listed on all your seeds or plants, and is absolutely crucial for your plants to thrive.
For the record, full sun is six or more hours of sun, while partial sun is less than six hours but more than four hours of sun. Partial shade is less than four hours but more than one-and-one-half hours of sun, and full shade is less than one-and-one-half hours of sun. I'm willing to bet that some of us didn't know that. But if you had a SunCalc, it would tell you, by lighting up a little LED next to the right level, after as little as twelve hours of exposure.
You can see now what it could do for you. If your plants perished in their previous location, the SunCalc may let you know why, and where to put them next time. If you are planning a garden or maybe a major expansion project, one day of SunCalc use may be the difference between success and failure. It's easy to use, and it beats standing out in the yard and looking at your watch all day.
