Do you know where your thermometer is?
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Where do you place your thermometer?
Comments (6)Are you referring to a thermostat? You can take temperature readings at as many locations as you like. Plant level is ideal but as plants grow the upper air temperature is most important for controlling fans, etc. You need to place a thermostat away from doors and also out of your way- they hurt when you bang your head against them. I prefer a central location about 1/3 of the structure length from the main device being controlled and just about as high as I can reach. If you want to use a remote thermometer to measure temperatures at plant level, at eye level and outside the structure at 10 minute intervals you could publish your findings but what really matters is that your plants don't die from frost or cook. Readings in full sun aren't reliable and without any form of air circulation within the structure you might want to be looking for a corner as a possible cold spot. However, with the crops you mention, if they are well established you will only have setbacks in growth with cold temperatures so The excessive heat would be your greatest concern. Since that can change drastically in 15 minutes once the sun shines you likely want to know when any area starts to get above 90F. Much higher you might have some losses....See MoreDo you use a compost thermometer?
Comments (12)For years I used an 18" probe thermometer with a nice simple dial in degrees F and C, which cost $20. Then some fool (alright the same person), who knows not to run with scissors, ran with the thermometer and dropped it on a rock, breaking the face. I used it that way for a couple of years before looking around for another one. The same one was no longer available so I got the rather inferior Lee Valley one, which encourages very hot composting - which I'm against - by telling you which composting temp. range you're in. I usually do batch composting, and turn the pile only once, if that. I take the temp of the pile in the first couple of weeks to see how well I've built it. If it heats up into the 120-130F range I know I've done a good job of layering materials, and there's good moisture and aeration, so in a sense, the thermometer has trained me to be a better composter. IMO even $30 - the price of three movies - is cheap for something that lasts for years, and quickly gives you a glimpse into the inside workings of a pile - you can almost see what the bacteria are up to. Impress friends, amaze kids, maybe get a few of them hooked on composting. A two or three-foot length of reebar, left in the pile for an hour or so, will give you a good idea of the heat in there too....See MoreIt's the end of March; do you know where your seeds are?!
Comments (21)Token, many of your WS babies won't bloom the first year, and what if some fall victim to prolonged drought, or are eaten by critters or something? I'm with MMQ, I want to save a few of all the seeds I like - just in case something doesn't come back or I want to sow more next year, etc. If it's something I don't care to sow again, then I trade or SASBE it away. Although I'm not as A-R as the Prof, I know exactly where my seeds are - nicely organized in the seed drawer in the fridge, in open zipper baggies by categories (perennials, annuals, herbs, etc.), in alphabetical order. With dessicants. This method of storage has worked very well and I have had great germination on seeds that are 10+ years old....See MoreFYI : The gardening game : Do you know where your seeds come from
Comments (10)You have to type in the title of the article in the search function to get there, but it was an interesting read. I particularly think we all need to know that many of the plants now produce sterile seeds. That is a good thing re invasive plants but a bad thing if you want to collect seeds, especially vegetable ones. Root, in that seed list I posted from NARGS, did you notice that the wild collected seeds had the site from which the seeds were gathered? I try to request seeds from areas in which the horticultural features mimic NC's Piedmont. So many plants we purchase are now grown from tissue culture. There are positive things about this action, but it also means a "sameness," perhaps no chance of random sports. T. Avent buys tissue culture starts for many things, but most of his expensive plants are grown out the "hard" way, thus his very high prices. On the other hand, tissue culture has made possible lady slipper orchids at what some may think a reasonable price...still a little too pricey for me to chance growing them...but I love seeing them in his new catalog, which just arrived at my house yesterday. Happy New (Gardening) Year to all....See Moredcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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