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Monday, April 26, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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i quickly put up small pieces of 30% aluminet shade cloth over the sprouts in both greenhouses at noon. i used rebar and tie wire and tightly stretched the shade cloth down low so it covers all sprouts at every angle of the sun. this lowered the temp another 2 degrees at sprout level to 77 degrees and will help them acclimate better to this bright sunshine. i also got a 5 gallon bucket of moist rain soaked cool patch soil closest to the house and put a thin layer around and under the cots of each sprout. the evaporated cooling effect of this moist cool soil helped immediately to take the slight stress off the cots. i didn't need or want to water them since they were just watered 2 days ago before transplanting yesterday and the soil they were put into was also nice and moist. i want the roots to go searching into the soil to look for water and get nutrients at the same time and i would rather not mist yet until the plants get established some and the temps in the greenhouses gets over 90. i am setting up the misting system tonight to have the option at the end of the week if we get a freaky hot day. 75 is the highest temp i see predicted for the next 10 days. and on may 5th, the 10 day forecast still shows a night temp going down to 33. it will be a delicate balance of heating to about 57 at night and trying to keep the temps at 85 or less during the day. cooler night temps about 57 will help to avoid the sprouts from legging out at night time. i have 2 space heaters in each greenhouse for at night, and those same 2 extension cords to each greenhouse will be also used to plug in 2 small exhaust fans for each greenhouse during the warmer days. a lot of work, but i love it. i have been waiting for this all winter long and do not mind doing what ever it takes to try to get the babies off to a good start.
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