Re: [CH] reflective mulches
Byron Bromley (Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:11:19 -0500
Steve and John
Can't explain red on fruit trees, I do know that fruit trees are
very subjective to weather. Last year in Southern NH, because
6 weeks of rain starting June 1, any very cool nights, an above
average temps for Sept and Oct. that the Apple and Peach crops
here were from poor to non existant.
Most orchards did not even try to pick the fruit.
However I will add "If it works, use it; If it don't, try something else"
What works in some situations, doesn't mean it will work in all
Byron
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> From: Fawcett, Steve <steve.fawcett@eds.com>
> To: 'John Dickson' <jdickson@global.net.au>; Byron Bromley
<Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>; chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: RE: [CH] reflective mulches
> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 10:12 AM
>
>
> I'd love to hear the "scientific" explanation for that one....
>
>
> From: John Dickson [SMTP:jdickson@global.net.au]
> Sent: Wed January 27, 1999 12:02 AM
> To: Byron Bromley; chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] reflective mulches
>
> Several years ago a friend of mine had two peach trees in his stone
> fruit
> orchard that would not set fruit. He was advised by an asian
> aquaintance to
> wrap bright red cloth around the trunks of both trees. The next year
> both
> trees were laden with fruit.
> There could well be some truth in the red mulch.
> John Dickson
> ----------
> > From: Byron Bromley <Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>
> > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> > Subject: [CH] reflective mulches
> > Date: Tuesday, 26 January 1999 8:27
> >
> > According to Otho Wells, a plant researcher at UNH, a red
> > reflective mulch makes a plant think it has competition
> > and makes it grow bigger. Fruit Load & ripening ?
> > supposidly increases yeilds.
> >
> > Hopefully I can find out more when I attend his seminar on
> > Feb 5. Will pass on essence.
> >
> > Byron