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Sunday, March 20, 2016
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DeanAZ
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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The hoop house did help my daytime temperatures around the plant, but I lost all my heat as soon as the sun went down. Right after I switched to the hoop house Scottsdale got a cold front. Daytime highs in the mid-50s; overnight lows in the low 30s... which meant high 20s in the patch. We're located in an agricultural area on the Indian Reservation and our lows are typically 4-5 degrees less than the official temperatures. Immediately after the cold spell the heat was on. We hit 90 degrees on Feb 17. There were 20 days in February with a temperature of 80 or higher. We set 7 new record highs during the month. And, we had no rain. We have had 1.7 inches of rain this year. The last measurable rain was Jan 31. Anyway, the hoop houses were great during the day, but I couldn't keep the plants warm overnight. We don't have access to electricity. So we have to use blankets and candles. Next year I will once again wrestle with the idea of buying a propane heater. That isn't cheap when you're growing 8 pumpkins.
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