RE: beating the heat
Mark,
FWIW....I am in Southern Oregon, and beating the heat is the name of the
game for me. I mist regularly and had no droop when it hit 107 degrees.
I mist for between 3 and 10 minutes every 30 minutes.
I am also working on getting shade cloth up.
God Bless,
Dale E Fisher
daleefisher@starband.net
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Joanne Ward
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 2:58 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: beating the heat
It gets over 100 degrees where I live. I have never grown Atlantic
Giants in
this climate before. What is the best way to keep my pumpkin from
cooking?
It is hard to give it total shade because it is also very windy here and
I
have to be careful what I put up because it may do more damage than it
is
worth. I have a sun screen made of layers of cheesecloth, but I doubt
that
will be enough. How about misting? Can they take being wet? Any
thoughts
will be appreciated.
Mark Ward
The Dalles OR
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