Re: Settling in

Theresa-you are correct-many of our nurseries and restaurants use misting systems in the summer and even though the humidity is somewhere up around 90% it does help cool you off. Of course, you stay wet the whole time but it's better than keeling over. 
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G." <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Settling in



My misting system is to cool me (although the plants on the back porch
certainly enjoy it also.
What you say makes sense regarding humidity.  That is also why I'd never
heard of a "swamp cooler" until I moved out west.
But- I still think the mister would feel some cooler even with humidity-
as you'd have cool mist landing on you...

Theresa

David Franzman wrote:

Hi Theresa
Welcome back.  Question:  Is the misting system to cool you or your
plants?
Chris misting to cool works beautifully in the arid west but not in
the humid east. Your air is already saturated so that misting doesn't bring the relief that it does here. When the mist hits our skin its the evaporation that causes us to feel cooler...like sweating. You don't have the dry air that allows for quick evaporation. That's why folks in the east have to rely 
on air conditioning to beat the heat.
DF



----- Original Message ----
From:
Theresa G. <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, June
22, 2008 9:35:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Settling in

Oh- I can sympathize.  I
spent part of yesterday installing an outside
canopy for part of my pergola.
What a huge pain in the $#%&.  And now
that it is up, I'm jsut not too
thrilled with it.  I used shade cloth
instead of the "sunshade" which is more
solid.  Well- rats, the shade
cloth looks kind of cheesy and doesn't block
enough of the sun for it to
be comfortable to sit out under after all.  So-
I'm thinking of taking
it all down and starting over....Next weekend or maybe
the one after that.

On the plus side, I did intall a misting system to the
pergola today and
it looks good and works too!

Theresa

james singer wrote:


Finally beginning to feel at home here. Spent most of yesterday and
part


of today assembling two chests of drawers from IKEA. They


should've warned


me. At the very least, the box should have said "Not


suitable for assembly


by persons over 70 years of age." It could've


also said "Having three hands


highly recommended." I'm so stiff and


sore I can barely keep my most used


body parts in operation.


We won't go into why it took a month for IKEA to


deliver the


kits--only to say they are a very difficult company to


communicate


with. But now the chests are done and I can load the drawers


and quit


living out of suitcases, backpacks, and plastic bags.


Island


Jim


Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
Hardiness Zone


8/9


Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 86 F [30 C]

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