Re: Misters & water temperature
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Misters & water temperature
- From: "* S* B* <c*@value.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:57:57 -0700
Beth,
Last year when I misted I used chlorinated City water which was very cold.
I ran the misters for two minutes when temps were above 85F. I allowed the
leaf's to almost completely dry before the misters cycled on again. The
rate at which the leaf's dry will of course be dependent on your humidity
level. The misters shut off as soon as the sun moved off the patch so that
the plants became good and dry before sunset. The cold water seemed to have
no shock effect on the plant.
Chris
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> 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
>
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