Fwd: heat
- Subject: Fwd: heat
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 19:00:05 EDT
Hi, everyone:
Since the pumpkin belt has been discussed lately, I thought it was worth
mentioning that this topic is covered in detail in volume II, How To Grow
World Class Giant Pumpkins. For those who are interested in referring, it
begins on page 52, Chapter 4. Don explains clearly how the sun hits the
Earth, and how the pumpkin belt was designated, based upon length of daylight
hours and the number of frost-free growing days. The latter consideration is
important because pumpkins generally take 120-150 days to grow.
Good reading.
Barb
In a message dated 7/7/99 4:50:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SteveS012@AOL.com
writes:
<<
> It does get hot up there. But I think that it mainly has to do with the
> lonnnnng daylight hours.
> John
>
How much longer are the daylight hours than say, the midwest USA?
This is really interesting....it starts me thinking. That is not always
good.
I might start having dreams of figuring out a way to rig up a thousand watt
lighting system.....nah! But if I were rich!!!! Heh heh! Wouldn't that be
cool though? I mean it could be automatic to go on when it was too overcast,
and also at specified times to extend the daylight hours, etc. Hmm, of
course
this would imply that pumpkins are really NOT getting the optimal light
level
after all, and maybe letting the side vines grow MORE leaves might be good.
Also, last year I came up with a system of selective pruning, where I only
let the vines and leaves grow that would be exposed to the most sunlight. If
they were in the shade (of other vines, or the pumpkins), I figured they
were
not really needed.
I thought MAYBE the Canadian weather might have something else, like
coolness
later in the season? I don't know. Someone needs to do a detailed comparison
and make some charts or something!
>>
- Subject: Re: heat
- From: S*@AOL.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:47:46 EDT
In a message dated 7/7/99 9:15:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Heilmanjon@aol.com writes:
> It does get hot up there. But I think that it mainly has to do with the
> lonnnnng daylight hours.
> John
>
How much longer are the daylight hours than say, the midwest USA?
This is really interesting....it starts me thinking. That is not always good.
I might start having dreams of figuring out a way to rig up a thousand watt
lighting system.....nah! But if I were rich!!!! Heh heh! Wouldn't that be
cool though? I mean it could be automatic to go on when it was too overcast,
and also at specified times to extend the daylight hours, etc. Hmm, of course
this would imply that pumpkins are really NOT getting the optimal light level
after all, and maybe letting the side vines grow MORE leaves might be good.
Also, last year I came up with a system of selective pruning, where I only
let the vines and leaves grow that would be exposed to the most sunlight. If
they were in the shade (of other vines, or the pumpkins), I figured they were
not really needed.
I thought MAYBE the Canadian weather might have something else, like coolness
later in the season? I don't know. Someone needs to do a detailed comparison
and make some charts or something!
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