Re: Misters & water temperature
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Misters & water temperature
- From: b*@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:28:46 -0300
>>The tank... will be placed on the south side of a building to get a
>>little solar heating going.
>
>Here is a related question... I'm hearing about tanks to warm up water
>so as not to shock the plant and also to let chlorine evaporate off and
>all that, but here (Washington, DC area) I will need to think about
>cooling. The summer is likely to be pretty hot.
>
>So how do I balance misting to cool it down against not shocking the
>plant?? Will the evaporation from air-temperature water keep it cool
>enough? or will I need every bit of cooling power I can get - should
>I just use cold water and assume that the "shock" will be a pleasant one
>for the plant?
>
>Beth
>
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Beth,
I am planning on misting with a very fine mist and I think that the air and
sun will warm it a bit..........will have to put a therm. out there to see
how things cool off....if I can cool 100 degree day down to a nice 80 that
would be great.......
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