[BajaMitch]

AK, I have 19 containers going where I am conducting 16 different experiments. One thing that I didn't initially test for was direct sunlight time per day.

I planted my 8" seedlings in containers on May 5, 2016 among self-watering containers and top watering containers that drain. Based on my observations, all my plants get about the same amount of daylight, but they differ on hours per day of direct sunlight. I am tracking plant size and other characteristics and, so far, there is a substantial difference between those plants with more daily direct sunlight than others.

For my plants, the least amount of direct sunlight is 4 hours and the most is 9.25 hrs while total day light for all the plants is about 12 hours here in Southern California. Plants with 50% more direct sunlight are growing about 30% to 60% more in plant mass.