Re: [gardeners] Weather report
Marc Winterburn (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 21:17:16 +0800
Our heat is usually a dry heat. The 120 is Fahrenheit but we breed em tough
over here. I mulch the ground really heavily and the little blighters
absolutely zoom. Plenty of water as well.
The weather is entirely different from the east and I use the greenhouse to
start me seedlings winter and summer. In the winter it keeps them warm and
really helps them germinate and in the summer it helps to keep them in a
moist , humid environment. This is really important with the really hot
temperatures to keep the seedlings and seeds moist while germinating and
after transplanting. Other wise they dry out and bake in the sun. Then I
move them outside and harden them off under 30% shadecloth. I am
investigating covering all of my growing areas in 30% shadecloth that I can
roll back if need be. It also protects from the odd hail storm. We sometimes
get the odd unseasonal one usually at the most inopportune moment.
Marc ----- Original Message -----
From: <pennyx1@juno.com>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Weather report
>
> Hi there, Marc -- is your heat dry or humid?
>
> Even if you could stand it, how would the baby zucchini plants manage to
> survive being planted out in 120* heat?
>
> Wait a minute --- is this 120* Celsius? Hymn - I think that would
> be about 99* Fahrenheit. That's still mighty wicked heat ....
>
> Is your weather pattern entirely different from the eastern Australia
> severe drought at this moment? If you are interested, one can see
> part of the damage photographed from space:
>
> http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Australia/2003/FSMHSaust021_MO.jpg
>
> Our water supply last summer was down to rationing. There was no rain,
> and no water in our huge reservoir system. That drought did put all our
> trees and bushes at a physical disadvantage for winter, and now the
> unusually cold and windy weather will more than likely be some kind of
> disaster.
>
> One more question: what do you use your greenhouse for?
>
> Penny, NY
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> On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:41:33 +0800 "Marc Winterburn" <marcw@iinet.net.au>
> writes:
> > We are in for a scorcher tomorrow at 120+ we had 115 here in Gingin
> > today
> > and it is definitely going to be hotter tomorrow. But then there are
> > showers
> > forecast for Friday I think. Been cleaning up and finishing off the
> > irrigation and also working on the hothouse. I have 200 zucchini
> > plants to
> > plant tomorrow but I think I might leave it until the cooler days.
> > Marc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:01 PM
> > Subject: [gardeners] Weather report
> >
> >
> > > Just thought I would report on the weather here in SW Louisiana.
> > > Yesterday's low was 56 with a high of 75. High predicted today is
> > also
> > > 75F with a low of 55F. Get this, by Friday morning it is forecast
> > to be
> > > 30F again and again on Saturday morning with lows in the forties
> > next
> > > week.
> > >
> > > I am beginning to believe that this is a plot by the Canadians to
> > push
> > > their surplus cold air off on us poor southerners. WE DON'T WANT
> > IT.
> > > Make it go away please, I have trees and perennials budding out
> > that
> > > might get frost bit now. Other than that - Life is Good.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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