RE: Sun vs Clouds
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: Sun vs Clouds
- From: J* S* <J*@stdc.govt.nz>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:07:10 +1300
My thoughts on this as a gardener of some thirty years is that plants
grow more on an overcast day. This is noticing 'in the field' (no pun
intended). This is certainly the case with Tomatoes. People tan a lot
better on an overcast day so there is a connection between the diffusion
of UV etc I guess. That is my tuppence worth anyway.
Cheers
John S.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard J. Noffke [SMTP:collinsr@execpc.com]
> Sent: Friday, 12 December 1997 07:52
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Sun vs Clouds
>
> //////////
> A question for all of you. Has anyone checked to see if they grow
> faster or
> slower on a rainy or overcast day? versus a sunny day. Do they grow
> faster
> on a
> hot day (85-100 degrees F) versus a very warm day (70-85 degrees F)?
> Remember, a rainy day provides more minerals through the absorbed
> rain,
> so
> thisa might have an effect.
> ///////////
>
> My observations on this is that periods of clouds or rain and
> overcast
> slow down mass gain in the fruit. I've looked at my growth charts and
> I
> usually note major weather events like long periods of overcast rainy
> weather. My theory would be that the plants need a good days sunshine
> to
> photosynthesize and produce the energy and other materials it needs to
> grow, and then it needs a some nightime environment to push the growth
> in
> the fruit. Evolutionarily I think this is the way things developed.
>
> If you think about trying to find a way to capitalize on these
> findings its
> difficult to implement. Just because the fruit actually puts on much
> of
> its weight at night doesn't mean that your going to grow a big pumpkin
> or
> any plant for that matter in an environment that is similar to night
> all
> the time. A better approach would seem to be to help the plant and
> the
> pumpkin get as much as it can of what it needs out of the daytime, and
> also
> help the plant and pumpkin get as much of what it needs out of the
> nightime. How should we do this? I haven't a clue....!!!!
>
> Rick
>
>
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