Re: Fw: starting a new year

Thanks Steve. I'm guessing if I grow one half the size that you do it will
still be a personal best for me. You are right - it is a great place to live
for fresh produce. Stone fruit season in the summer is great - it's one
thing I can look forward to even though the weather is so ugly hot at that
time. Nothing beats a fresh nectarine or pluot.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jason. I really appreciate the info. Central CA is such a great food
> producing region. I hope you get a giant this season.
>
> Steve Haberman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of
> Jason Thomas
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 4:07 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Fw: starting a new year
>
> I'm using the misters on the foliage to prevent the serious wilting I get
> in
> Central California. Typical afternoon in summer here is over 100 F.
> Supposedly heat stress will keep a plant from growing a decent sized fruit.
> Humidity is very low here in summer so I don't have to worry about
> overwatering foliage as much. Misting creates evaporative cooling effect on
> leaves. Using really fine misters will theoretically cool the air instead
> of
> the leaves directly but I've heard it's best to get some water on leaves
> anyway in a hot situation. My misters leak a little which gets some of the
> leaves wet too.
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I am going to try the T-Tape setup. I assume the misters are for
> additional
> > water to the vines/roots? I want as little water to the foliage as
> > necessary
> > for fungi/mold prevention. The humid conditions here are brutal on
> > cucurbits
> > so we try to keep our leaves dry.....at least overnight.
> > Thanks for the tip guys and gals!
> >
> > Steve Haberman
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> > Of
> >  Philly Phil
> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 1:39 PM
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: Fw: starting a new year
> >
> > Just finished putting in my t-tapes from Dripworks. It's an easy install
> > and
> >
> > relatively cheap. Dripworks.com's videos are pretty self explanatory.
> This
> > weekend I'm installing the tornado misters which is not rocket science,
> and
> > also
> > a requirement in my climate.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Sent: Fri, April 8, 2011 9:49:47 AM
> > Subject: RE: Fw: starting a new year
> >
> > Jason,
> > I am intrigued with the TTape. Does it install above or below the soil?
> > Dripworks has it in some real affordable kits. My soaker hose works well
> > but
> > it is cheap and needs replaced every couple of years. The tape looks a
> > little more sturdy.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Steve Haberman
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> > Of
> > Jason Thomas
> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 11:37 AM
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: Fw: starting a new year
> >
> > Debbie,
> >
> > I've been using the drip tape from Dripworks based on some guidance from
> > Matt DeBacco at Team Pumpkin. It worked well last year. I don't know how
> it
> > compares expense wise to other irrigation systems. I think it is a fairly
> > efficient way to get a lot of water spread out evenly, which is important
> > if
> > your water is metered. However in a hot climate a separate fine-misting
> > system is needed. So for expense sake it might be better to go with a
> > sprinkler system. If you go on BigPumpkins.com, Pete Mohr's diary from
> last
> > year shows his sprinklers and Matt Debacco's shows the drip tape set up.
> > Also teamp-pumpkin.org shows drip tape setup.
> >
> > -j-
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I a resending this since I don't think it went out.
> > >
> > > Debbie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Forwarded Message ----
> > > From: Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net>
> > > To: pumpkin <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Wed, March 30, 2011 6:08:29 PM
> > > Subject: starting amnew year
> > >
> > >
> > > The weather has been warming up a bit and I have been thinking about my
> > > patch.
> > > I'm thinking about some sort of inexpensive irrigation system and was
> > > wondering
> > > if anyone had thoughts or ideas.
> > >
> > > Debbie
> > >
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