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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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so far so good on the shazzydome and the small greenhouse for temps. last night it got to 29 degrees, a new record low in joliet for that day. when i opened up the small greenhouse this morning the temp was at 58 degrees as set on the 2 space heaters. the shazzydome is much bigger and the 2 space heaters set on 58 had the temp this morning holding at 54 degrees. nice!!!!! that should be the coldest it gets this spring and i feel good about the system set up in both greenhouses as is. here is a pic of the two 12" vornado fans i set up in the shazzydome for exhausting air at plant level. it was 65 in the shade on a windless 30 percent humidity dry afternoon in the yard at 4pm, 71 in the fenced in patch in the sun, and with the 2 exhaust fans blowing and the upper vents wide open with screens also unzipped, it was 78 degrees under the shadecloth in the greenhouses at sprout level. these are things i am recording in my diary so i can go back next year and remember what the hell i was doing. i now feel comfortable of not having to mist inside the greenhouses yet as it approaches the high 70s in the shade towards the end of the week. on a relatively windless day like today i was still able to manage to keep the interior temps at 13 degrees above the outdoor temp in the shade. so later this week, it should stay at 90 or below and the winds are supposed to be 20 mph sustained which will only help to keep the temps at a desirable range. plants look healthy and all have a small second leaf kicking up with no signs yet of burnt edges which i usually get at least on one plant during the acclimation process. anything over 80 degrees in the shade will require a misting on a timed basis while i am at work.
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