RE: [CH] reflective mulches
Fawcett, Steve (steve.fawcett@eds.com)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:45:34 -0500
That would certainly be a little more believable.
From: Cameron Begg [SMTP:begg.4@osu.edu]
Sent: Wed January 27, 1999 10:35 AM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Cc: Fawcett, Steve
Subject: RE: [CH] reflective mulches
Hi C-Hs,
Steve wrote:
>I'd love to hear the "scientific" explanation for that one....
>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
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Really! I suspect that the weave of the cloth was the important
factor!!
Or perhaps the red trunk attracted insects or humming birds that
affected
the pollination?
Regards, Cameron.