Re:Overhead Watering

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• Subject: Re:Overhead Watering
• From: d*@athenet.net (Dan Gardner)
• Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:54:18 -0600

>Troy,
>
>I strongly disagree with your idea that you should never overhead water
>unless you want to spray fungicide everyday. Don't get me wrong, I think
>your very accurate in your statement as it applies to certain geographic
>regions but as a generalization no. Out west when your dealing with temps
>that run 98F to 106F or higher and 15% to 30% relative humidity, wet leaves
>of a plant dry in minutes. The evaporation helps cool the plant. If you
>don't shade or overhead mist, sprinkle, new growth will  become French
>Toast in as little as 20 min. A mature plant will suffer and die within
>hours if not overhead sprinkled or misted at these temps. I applied Daconil
>once every 10 days until Sept then stepped it up to once every 5 days, no
>fungus!
>
>Chris A.
>Moraga, Calif.

I have had a milder version of Chris's experience here in Wisconsin.
I overhead water when temps are in the 90's and no fungus problems with
treatments every 5 days.
--Dan

Dan Gardner, Internet Pumpkin Enthusiast
Appleton, Wisconsin USA
http://www.athenet.net/~dang/pumpkins.html

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