Re: Misters: Karen and Robert Troy
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Misters: Karen and Robert Troy
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 22:21:34 PDT
Thanks a million for all your advice, and anyone who has any other
alternative idea's I would love to hear them. And just as a side not, where
I live it will be above 85 degree's from mid june through august. I have a
lot of misting to do :)
>From: Bob Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Misters: Karen and Robert Troy
>Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 21:49:48 -0700
>
>Shade Cloth is a little better if you have fungus or Mildew problems. You
>don't
>have to keep the plants so wet all the time. I know many growers who use
>Shade
>Cloth that blocks up to 50% sun but it would really depend on how hot your
>area
>gets. I don't think I would block that much light if I didn't have to.
>
>If your misters on on individual risers, I would lower them a bit, maybe to
>about Three or Four feet above the ground. If they are on one continuous
>line
>overhead, just make sure they are pointed down. I only use them when it
>gets
>real hot, say 85 and above. Turn them on at about 11 AM and off by 3 or 4
>PM.
>You have to experiment to see what's best and continually adjust according
>to
>weather. Most growers that I know have them come on for a few minutes at a
>time
>and then off for 10 or 15 minutes then back on again. You will almost
>always
>loose some mist to the air.
>
>In order to have misters come on and off that often in one day, you have to
>buy
>a pretty expensive timer. You can build one a lot cheaper using and indoor
>light
>timer ( the kind with multiple pins to vary the time ) and a 24 volt step
>down
>transformer to operate the valves. Just make sure it's out of the weather.
>
>Bob..
>
>The Pumpkin Master wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply guys. You said if you can't afford shade
>cloth to
> > get misters? Is shade cloth better that misters? And if so what type
>of
> > shade cloth? And I have my misters about 6 feet in the air right now,
> > pointed up, and a lot of the mist flys away and a lot of but enough
>falls to
> > get the plants very damp. I have the option of raising them so would it
>be
> > a good idea to raise them and point them down? And when do you all
>think is
> > a good time to turn them on. What I mean by that is how hot outside
>does it
> > need to be for myslef to turn them on. And when in the day do you
>recomment
> > turning them off? Before sunset to allow drying or after? thanks for
>all
> > your help :)
> >
> > >From: Karen & Robert Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
> > >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> > >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> > >Subject: Re: Misters
> > >Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 17:23:26 -0700
> > >
> > >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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