Re: climate or genetics
William
I say fogging its the use of misters. We commonly fog our turkey houses
under high pressure mister. Pressure above 100 - 140 psi vaporizes the
water vapor. Get that in the turkey house, but haven't spent the time or
energy perfecting it in the patch. Mister are around 50 psi acconding to
the pumps cycle. A highier psi would keep the patch a bit drier if your
fogging all day.
Ken
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:35:27 -0500 "William T. Brown"
<pumpkin@mail1.i1.net> writes:
>Ken, could you specify what you meant buy the term "fogging." I don't
>
>understand what this is. I do shade my pumpkins with plywood etc.
> Thanks.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken & Charlotte Mitchell [SMTP:twoturkey@juno.com]
>Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 5:10 PM
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: climate or genetics
>
>William
>We have hot weather in the West and have grown 4 and 500 #. Take a
>good
>look at a soil sample and what the soil make up is. Shading and
>definetey fogging might aid in larger fruit. Think the plants shut
>down
>when hotter weather comes and maturity speeds up. Only diference
>there
>is the humidity and the need for irrigation instead of relying on the
>rain. Good luck
>Ken
>
>On Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:02:51 -0500 "William T. Brown"
><pumpkin@i1.net>
>writes:
>>I have 4 plants growing with 5 pumpkins growing. My largest is
>>estimated
>>at 250lbs. I set back my fruit set to the last week of July and
>Aug.
>>Here
>>in Mo. it has been very hot and dry, I water every day with diluted
>>fertilizer through a homemade irrigation system to all plants. I
>have
>>read
>>every article pertaining to pumpkins and have been growing them for
>>the
>>last 12 years. The largest I have ever grown was 330lbs. which
>>sucumbed to
>>a rot at the end of the season. My question is all my pumpkins I
>have
>>ever
>>grown are always around the 250lbs. range, whats up! Is the hot
>>climate
>>shorting their natural growth cycle. Or do I need better stock
>>genetic
>>seed. I hand pollinate, keep the best seed for next years growth
>>hoping to
>>get a plant that will acclimate to the hot climate in my area, with
>no
>>
>>luck. I envy the BIG BOYS.
>>
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