Re: Pumpkins in the Mist
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Pumpkins in the Mist
- From: H* E* P*
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:28:34 -0700
- References:
pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me some advice/info on building a misting system - what type
> of heads to use, spacing for the risers, riser height, is a pressure
> regulator required, misting frequency, disease likelihood, etc...
>
I have various systems in the greenhouse. The higher the pressure the
better. I have one compressor system that operates at 600 pounds
pressure. The little misters nozzles which have a push in pin were my
favorite but the pins kept blowing at at 40 pound pressure. Now I only
use the anvil time. (A jet of water hits the head of a nail and
generates mist). I just said nail, it is reall a brass anvil shaped
nail-like. You may need a filter, but I don't have a filter and hve
little trouble with stopped up orifice.
I have no outdoor experience. I would set up with a garden hose until
I found the right size mist. Mine are so fine, they would blow away out
doors, but that may be what you want a fine mist evaporates and leaves
plants pretty dry.
I use mist to start microcuttings.
--
Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/pk.htm
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