Re: Remote Misting Systems

Carlos,
The weather here is pretty funny......or not funny actually.
We do have days here once in awhile that will sunburn our leaves.
On such days I used an army camo net over one of my plants with great
success.  The misting system is simply to apply the seaweed fertilizer
sometimes on a daily basis so I don't have to walk in the patch each
time with heavy water cans and compact my soil too much.

Using 6 meter long rebar every meter I'll have hoops up like a giant cloche
that I can easily drape remay over when the sun gets too intense and 
during the
cold month of May and September.  It won't cover the whole plant but most of
it.
Best regards and I'd love to see you in Spain but won't have the time or
money this year since I have to pay 5 tickets to get my family to Canada
to visit my parents this Christmas.
Best regards!
Michel

Carlos wrote:

>Hi Michel, I really think you are not going to need any misting system in
>your patch, near Stutgart; if you need a misting system there, neither Boily
>nor me could grow any kind of pumpkins in our climate even with the best
>misters. In my opinion, if you irrigate early in the morning every warm day,
>it should be enough to keep the plant in the good shape. There are not hot
>days in Germany, I believe; If you have other idea, come to place in July,
>and you'll see... I'd rather think in some greenhouses...
>By the way, you are invited in my home, of course.
>Carlos
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Michel White <michel@bunchgrapes.com>
>To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 4:25 PM
>Subject: Remote Misting Systems
>
>
>>Hey everyone!
>>Does anyone have any idea of what kind of misting system Chris Andersen
>>
>used
>
>>to grow his 977 with?
>>
>>I have a 1000 liter water container in my main patch that is constantly
>>filled
>>from the roof over my 100 ft long woodpile and will have to use a
>>submersible
>>pump, electric generator and some kind of nozzle to produce a fine mist
>>that reaches
>>at least a 10 foot radius.  There is no electricity out there but I want
>>to go out
>>with a generator and plug it in for an hour or so every evening with
>>seaweed fertilizer
>>while I tend to my chores out there with the pumpkins and mini vineyard.
>>
>>If anyone has any info on such a baby I'd appreciate it!
>>It might be that any good quality lawn hose brass nozzle will produce
>>that kind of misting
>>if it's pointed straight up and not to high up from the ground but I
>>don't know how much pressure
>>it would need yet and don't want to buy a pump that isn't strong
>>enough......etc...
>>
>>I saw a system online for about 1200 bucks yesterday but I guess I'll
>>have to
>>sell a lot of seeds (ha ha) to ever get one like that.......or grow a
>>1500 lb'er.........
>>Thanks!
>>Michel
>>
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