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Saturday, August 08, 2009
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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went back and re-read the last posts. i watered every day, but not continuously. i water 3 hours every morning from 3 am to 6 am with large droplet tornado misters from my misting system. when over 85 and direct sun is predicted, i water 4 hours from 2-6 am the night before. this might not be the best for powdery mildew set up, but i figure with the cool summer, why cool the soil and plants down any other time then while watering them with 57 degree tap water at the coolest part of the night. and the misting system acts like a slow steady soaking instead of a beating with large droplets to the soil. the moisture wicks back and forth nicely as it funnels from the leaves to each tap root then outward. got the powdery mildew in check and the plants still look plenty healthy. still haven't had to remove too many older leaves yet from the stump area, mains and early secondary growth area. with the 95 degree and high humidity, this is the time for rot to set at any spot it gets a hold of. i will wait for the patch to dry out a bit today and tomorrow morning give full inspection to these areas and remove those needed to be removed and apply captan.
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