Re: Misters
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Misters
- From: K* &* C* M*
- Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 22:09:21 -0700
Bob
Have you used your misters much yet, fairly cool and pleasant here so
far, but will soon change and get to that furnace temperature of 104 -114
* with 20% humidity. Not bad if your roasting marshmellows. How are
those plants doing? Good luck
Turkeyman
On Sat, 29 May 1999 17:23:26 -0700 Karen & Robert Troy
<rptroy@earthlink.net> writes:
>Unless you can afford shade cloth, ( the kind nurseries use ) Misters
>are the
>way to go. If you live inland, you shouldn't have too much problem
>with mildew
>if you mist during the heat of the day. Allow the leaves and soil to
>dry by
>evening. If you can afford to put them up high, ( like 8' off the
>ground ) you
>can point them down like an overhead system in a green house.
>Otherwise, most of
>us just use pvc pipe just high enough to get them above the leaf
>canopy and
>point them up or out horizontally. Their are several types of misters
>or mini
>sprinklers out their, buy a few different types initially and
>experiment with
>them as far as coverage and volume to see what looks best to you. You
>don't
>necessarily want to drench everything, just cool the air above.
>
>Bob T.
>Torrance, CA.
>
>The Pumpkin Master wrote:
>
>> I was wondering for any advice on misters. I just put some up
>in my
>> yard in California where I get temps around 100 to 110 daily in mid
>june
>> thru aug. The advice I need is numerous. Should I piont the
>misters up to
>> the sky or down on the plants? Should I leave them no all day or
>use them
>> in intervals? What kind of added precations do I need to take now
>with
>> insecticdes and fungicides? Do I absolutely need them and how ofter
>should
>> I add them? I have no idea what to do with misters. If anyone has
>any info
>> I would love to hear everything you have to say :) Thank you all
>in
>> advance.
>>
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