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Osmocote & soil temperature
Comments (5)I also live in Marin County, and the high temp here in San Rafael yesterday was 79 degrees, and this morning when I first went outside at 8:30 it was already 70 degrees, and obviously heading for hotter! We don't haver air conditioning, so I ran around our old Victorian house closing all of the shades & windows, which is my summer "house stay cool" regimen. I don't know how many days of this it takes to warm up the soil, but I figure it isn't getting any colder! I use Osmocote also. I am lazy, so what I do is weed around the roses, prune the roses (repeat bloomers, that is) in Feb (when they are already leafing out and/or starting to bloom), feed with Maxsea (liquid), throw Osmocote (you can actually get a 8-9 month version on line in larger bags, which saves $) on the soil, and cover it (WITHOUT scratching it in) with at least 2 inches of mulch or compost, and then watering. That's it - that's all they get until Fall, except of course for additional water in our dry summer. (Of course, we haven't had any rain for 6 weeks, and it is hot NOW, so today I am going to have to water all of the pots, and if this keeps up another few days, we will have to turn on the irrigation system!) Jackie...See Moresoil temperature question
Comments (13)Did a search on soil temp in CA ... found some interesting stuff. For instance - San Joaquin soils are designated as official State Soils [..] " The mean annual soil temperature varies from 60 degrees to 64 degrees F and the soil temperature is not below 47 degrees F at any time." http://www.pssac.org/castatesoil.htm =============== This one has recent temps by CM down.. and in celcius http://landslides.usgs.gov/monitoring/portland/rtd/temperature.php =============== This one tells how to take the soil temp:"To measure soil temperature, find an area that is not in direct sunlight. Using a thermometer, measure the air temperature at shoulder height. Hold the thermometer still for about one minute (make sure your fingers are not on the thermometer bulb), read and record the air temperature. Next, measure the temperature at the surface of the ground. Put the thermometer flat on the ground and record the temperature after one minute. To determine the temperature below the ground surface, use a dowel that you have marked at 1 inch, 2 inches, 6 inches and 12 inches. Start by pushing the dowel into the ground till you reach the 1 inch mark. Remove the dowel and insert the thermometer for one minute, then remove the thermometer and quickly record the temperature. Repeat this procedure to obtain temperature readings at 2 inches, 6 inches and 12 inches. Take temperature readings at different times throughout the day at the same location. To compare with soil temperatures for areas in direct sun, just repeat using the same procedure but select an area that gets full sun. You will note that the soil temperatures in these areas are typically much higher than in the shaded areas." CHART - Soil Temperature Conditions during growing season Less than 40� F no growth, bacteria and fungi are not very active 40� F to 65� F some growth 65� F to 70� F fastest growth 70� F to 85� F some growth above 85� F no growth http://www.rain.org/global-garden/soil-types-and-testing.htm ============== hope this helps .... I'm still processing that we actually have an official "State Soil".......See MoreCurrent soil temperature of my citrus
Comments (35)Hello Guys, Cebury, Your information is much appreciated. I think some of you guys here should get together and right a handbook on citrus trees. I could never name all the people here that have helped me but my citrus appreciate it greatly! Hi Mike, Well the snow has returned(Hopefully just a quick cold zap and thats it!) and I moved all the citrus in plus my Nebel's Gold plumeria. Moving that Meyer in is such a back breaker! The weather changed so fast on us last night. My buddy went to bed before I realized that the Meyer was needing to come to in. I had to lift that huge pot and move it in by myself. I am very fortunate that I didn't repot it yet but I know that the mix in the pot right now has broken down somewhat and will be heavier than the mix I am going to replace it with. I am not worried about the roots rotting yet but it will need to be done within a month. Anyhow, I put the Oro in my living room. This is cooler than having it in my bedroom under lights but I am thinking I really need to put it under the lights. I have seen a bunch of new growth and I worry that it will abort and I don't want to loose it. If I put it under lights, it can get 12 hours of light and the soil temps should not go above 65 degrees. Will that be acceptable for the Oro Blanco? I really want it to start growing. I worry about loding all that growth and most of it came out a few days after I fed it the FP. You have a pop up green house to Mike right? If the outdoor temps are in the low to mid 30's, and in full sun, it should be easy to enough to keep it at 40 right? I am really considering getting one of these after I get my HID light setups. I would think I could extend the growing period outside to at least the beginning of December depending how the weather goes. I should also be able to put them outdoors around March. Most of the time, March is pretty warm. We have had sporadic freezing nights here and there since the first week of March. I know it would be a lot easier for me to control the temperatures in a pop up. None of my base board heaters have a control on them to adjust the heat and my room is always 10 degrees warmer. Well I just hope that this cold ends by next week. I have one plumeria that is going to be blooming, and they much prefer to be outdoors! Andrew...See MoreWarming Drawer Selection - Comparing Temperature Ranges
Comments (4)I may not be much help at all here, because I've never tried to slow cook in my warming drawers. Typically I use it to either warm tortillas, or keep a casserole or plates warm while something else is cooking in the oven. I had a Thermador for 26 years, and it still worked fine, but during our kitchen freshen-up last year, I wanted a paneled front, so I found a Viking that fit. It functions no better, or worse than the Thermador. Interesting, you say the Viking goes to 250* I had no idea it got that hot! It really doesn't seem to be any warmer than my old Thermador, maybe it went to 250* as well? I've never checked with a thermometer... And no moisture problems with the paneled front so far, after almost a year, knock on wood ;)...See More- 8 years ago
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