Re: Pumpkins, Frost, and Propane
Steve.
Would it not have been cheaper to have planted when everyone else did?
Glenn
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From: SteveS012@aol.com <SteveS012@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 1:59 AM
Subject: Pumpkins, Frost, and Propane
>Well we have been covering everything with FRC and plastic tenting, but
last
>night one side vine of one of my 780 Momberts got uncovered by the wind
>SOMEHOW and got touched by frost. The plant as a whole is O.K., though,
>(despite the fact it is virus infected as well). Just lost a few leaves.
>I sprayed with seaweed tonight and put under a few hundred gallons (well
>maybe a little less, but it seemed like a few hundred!) of hot water
bottles.
>But in a couple days I will have my new system set up, which will include
>using the new small portable "radiant heat" propane heaters to generate
heat
>constantly all night. I am hoping to add a thermostatically controlled
>ventilation fan too, to keep the temperatures just right. I found a
>programmable thermostat which lets you program tons of combinations of
stuff
>for only $5! I can't beleive I didn't think of all of this before. Anyway,
>we are using plastic as a tent (like massive cloches) over everything and
>hopefulyl I'll figure out a good method of circulating the heat. I am also
>going to use black water containers and tanks to absorb the sun's heat
during
>the day, as well as black plastic mulch to heat the soil up. I am hoping
this
>all will work well to not only avoid any frost damage, but to keep the
temps
>at the ideal level for best growth to finish off the pumpkins. Including my
>1250 Sedlar 99, (Look out Larry and Gerry! Ha ha)! Well, I WISH! But I
should
>get them pretty decent. I just hope there is some weigh off left to take
them
>to!
>
>
>
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