does it have to be started outside in the sun?
1545619
No it actually needs to be a dark place away from light and a lot of motion. There are lots of youtube videos in how to brew it!
1545620
No, it actually needs to be kept out of direct sunlight. I brew mine in a closet and have been successful every time.
1724255
Yes....just keep it pointed toward the sun. There should be a video on amazon.
1200877
We don't use our outside at all but I would guess it would need to be taken in when not in use..it doesn't seem like it would be weather tight.
1539492
That I don't know. Mine is on my covered porch. It does get some sun, wind and rain but not out in the open.
1677296
No it does not seem to be able to do that, also it fades rather quickly in color............ I would keep it out of the sun.
572874
Yes, in my opinion it was designed to be outdoors. Seems very durable, could be hosed down to clean. Only negative would be that the colors may fade from the sun.
975733
In a hurricane! Really it is very permanent, you want to make sure where you want it because once it is on, it's on! I just saw a utube video the other day and the guy had done just that, solar wireing.
335130
Yes ours did, but the sun doesn't charge the glowing effect. If you want it to glow you have to bring it in to artificial light for awhile.
937
I think it is obvious that a sunny place would work best particularly once the plants are established. Of course, watering is important as well. I put some herbs in one a few years back, had plenty of sun and water, grew like crazy!
2046246
I wouldn't put the unit out in the direct sun, but if you kept it on the patio but in the shade and slightly above the ground I would think it would be okay. Also getting the unit wet would not a be a good idea hence my idea of getting it off the ground.
520309
Yes, but not if the temperatures drop below 32 degrees. We're going to move ours outside in about a month, it's not getting enough sunshine inside, so it hasn't done much of anything over the winter.
1080380
Yes, mine has been outside for a couple of months in the rain and direct sun with no problems.
1536113
I can't tell you for sure since it depends on whether you have a light-reducing coating on your windows... but... that being said... if you have a "normal, clear window" it should heat up about as well as it would if it was setting outside... another couple of things to consider are whether the window has any framing that might also reduce the amount of pure sunshine hitting it, or... if the window direction may limit the amount of time that it gets direct sun each day... my guess is... you're probably ok as long as you give it direct sun for several hours, without anything to shade it... Hope that helps!
2063359
Yiu can use it outside if its not raining. And you can run it for five momths straght if you want because its LED it does not get hot
1867794
Yes, it comes on automatically provided that there was enough sun to charge it.
1618544
Mine is on my shed. Under a big Maple Tree. Gets direct sun maybe 3 hrs if that. Still works great.
909420
Yes, but it might not be inhabited until the weather gets cooler. However, the sooner it's put up, the sooner it will be inhabited.