Re: high tech garden devices

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Data loggers are indispensable if you are using GDD's (grower degree  days) 
in your garden or business.  You can predict the onset of disease  
problems, outbreaks of insects and the germination of weeds.  This allows  you to 
minimize the use of any pesticide (chemical or organic) by targeting  
applications to exactly when they are needed.  Most state extensions  publish GDD 
data and you can make your predictions even more precise if you have  a 
temperature data logger.  Great gizmo for the technologically inclined  gardener 
and a gift for such a gardener..but also include a link on how to find  GDD 
information for your area.

Andrew

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
Thursday in The Southampton Press,  The Press and the Easthampton Press

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