Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: sun & water
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(Doeski)Punkins |
Vermont Green MTN State
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Watering in the sun will not damage leaves? I was always told not to water when the sun was very hot because it would magnify through the droplets and burn leaves. Doeski
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2/24/2004 8:01:50 PM
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southern |
Appalachian Mtns.
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wifes tale...
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2/24/2004 8:23:55 PM
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Water (John) |
Midway City, California
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The rain does not wait till the sun goes down so I will agree with Southern.
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2/24/2004 8:46:43 PM
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Green Rye |
Brillion Wisconsin
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I always try to water in the early morning hours. If my schedule does not let me, I will water in the afternoon or evenings. Be careful when watering in the evenings as to not give diseases a heathly enviroment to breed.
This should not be confused with midday misting. I will mist my plants with water between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to cool the plants on extremely hot days.
Alot depends on the genetics of the plant. I have had plants that wilt badly in heat and others that showed less stress from the high temps. Watch them closely all day. Dean
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2/24/2004 9:05:25 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Agreed. Midday misting should be light enough to dry before evening. But the old wives tale refuses to die. Probably caused by the resulting fungal diseases of the foliage.
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2/24/2004 9:35:27 PM
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(Doeski)Punkins |
Vermont Green MTN State
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So I should set up some sort of mist type system for my patch. What would you suggest? I don't want to waterlog the ground, correct? It does not get all that hot her in Vermont sometimes we may get an 90 deg day, mostly 80's. Doeski
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2/25/2004 9:23:10 AM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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I'm wrestling with the correct low volume emitter here myself. I'll start another thread.
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2/26/2004 6:50:36 AM
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