RE: Colorado Weather Update
Kevin: Spring weather is so unpredictable!! you should always have some time
of protection available for your plants when they are young, whether it be
some type of fancy enclosure or just a blanket to put over them on cold
frosty nights, also wind is a big problem. larger plants can usually recover
from wind damage but smaller plants are not well anchored yet and it's very
easy to split or snap the main vine. last week we went from the 90's to the
40's in about a half hour with a light frost 2 nights ago. you just never
know with the weather!
as the boy scouts say " Be Prepared"
Glenn Peters
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From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
Behalf Of Kevin Holman
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:23 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Colorado Weather Update
2 weeks ago on consecutive days we set all time record highs of 87 and 89
degrees ( > 30 Celsius for you canucks) --> this led to heightened planting
anxiety, which led to the plants being moved outdoors into coldframes
the following week, a "cool front" was forecasted with lows of 38 degrees --
forecast was off a bit as we set a new all time record low of 23 degrees
---> it was fortunate that I had already moved the plants outdoors - this
made the funeral quite easy I just had to bury them where they laid -->
starting over....
today we had a nice 30 minute hailstorm to brighten up my day...
Hmmm, what's next I wonder...
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