Re: strategies for hot dry weather

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• Subject: Re: strategies for hot dry weather
• From: d*@tgn.net (Doreen Howard)
• Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:26:05 -0600 (CST)

>Here in adelaide summer is in full swing and I'm having trouble
>getting seeds started. The T is above 30 every day now and the
>humidity very low, 32% yesterday, so anything hardy enough to
>stick its head above soil wilts (that's if the ants haven't carried off
>the seeds before hand).
>
>Any suggestions on how to cope with this?
>
>Samantha
Try shade cloth or lay wet burlap, spun polyester row covering or even
newspapers over the seeded areas.  Water the covering. It will hold moisture
longer.  When seedlings emerge, mulch thickly with anything organic.  
Doreen Howard

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