Re: Fwd: heat
- Subject: Re: Fwd: heat
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 16:19:28 PDT
Yes, so far this "pumpkin belt" has produced the best pumpkins but I am
sure California will soon overtake the crown of "pumpkin belt" This should
be due to the longer season we have here, we can plant early and harvest
late due to longer heat and no frost. All that needs to be done is to have
the heat controled and that can be done with misters. What do you all
think? and don't say, "where are all the big ones grown" because until now
only you guys in the east really grew them.
Greg in sunny california
>From: COMPUTRESE@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Fwd: heat
>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!
>
> >>
>
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