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Re: Early Plant Protection

Subj:	Re: Early Plant Protection
Date:	97-02-25 20:32:10 EST
From:	mherndon@InfoAve.Net (Sandi & Mark Herndon)
Reply-to:	mherndon@InfoAve.Net
To:	GBPUMPKIN@aol.com
CC:	Pumpkins@athenet.net

Sandi & Mark Herndon wrote:
> 
> I am planning to build mini-green houses for my pumpkins this year.  I
> plan to a 4'x4' square out of 1"x3" lumber and use fiberglass rods to
> flex a canope over my plants.  I live on the Cumberland Plateau in East
> Tennessee and we have some possible late frosts in early May.  Last year
> I lost a couple of plants because of this.  I also want to use this
> method along with Sevin to prevent cucumber beetles.  Do you think I'm
> wasting my time on these structures?
> 
>                                         Mark (mherndon@InfoAve.Net)

	What if I substituted Remay instead of plastic over the structures? 
Shouldn't this help a little on heat, insect protection, and also
prevent over heat on sunny days?  I mainly want to get the pumpkins a
little head start for a period of 1-2 weeks of frost danger. I probably
will put some black plastic ground cover just in the 4'x4' area, to help
heat the soil.  Normally, we can plant pumpkins the first week in May.
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Remay would cut down the UV too much and subject the plant to sunburn when it
was removed.  As far as over heating with glass and plastic you always have
to have an opening to regulate the heat build up.  Check my Direct Start
article on the Web Page for more details on that.  Black Plastic:  Around the
outside of the glass but not underneath, it would generate too much heat.
 Check out the photo’s on the web page.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

George
N. Tewksbury, MA
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