Home What's New Message Board
BigPumpkins.com
Select Destination Site Search

Message Board

 
Fertilizing and Watering

Subject:  Purshade

Fertilizing and Watering      Return to Board List

From

Location

Message

Date Posted

sparcmat

Winston Salem, NC

does anyone know where to buy this online or who distributes?

1/23/2013 12:17:16 PM

sparcmat

Winston Salem, NC

Alright no one has used purshade...anyone used Surround WP?

1/26/2013 10:45:19 PM

lbright

South Arkansas

Both are made by the same company. Try ebay for Surround. Purshade is calcium carbonate. A product similar to Purshade is manufactured in North Carolina.

1/26/2013 11:32:10 PM

pumpkinJesus

The bottom of New Jersey

I've used Surround on fruit trees but not vegetables. Does a very nice job of protecting fruit from insect damage but I don't know how much it would do for AGs. Are you looking to use it for its shading effects?

1/27/2013 7:56:03 AM

sparcmat

Winston Salem, NC

Yeah I've been looking at shading options for the patch this year to keep the 'kins from gettin to hot. The Purshade claims look pretty attractive over using shade netting.
I wonder how stable it would be on the leaf surface with all the different spraying/misting we do.
And then the question arises...If Purshade is Calcium Carbonate, could we just use CalCarb on the tops of the leaves and reflect some of the suns rays that way?

1/27/2013 9:46:13 AM

Josh Scherer

Piqua, Ohio

I used CalCarb for the first time this year. 10 days over 100 degrees and the leaves weren't damaged

1/27/2013 5:31:43 PM

Total Posts: 6 Current Server Time: 9/1/2024 9:24:02 PM
 
Fertilizing and Watering      Return to Board List
  Note: Sign In is required to reply or post messages.
 
Top of Page

Questions or comments? Send mail to Ken AT bigpumpkins.com.
Copyright © 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved.