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Sunday, June 05, 2005
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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we had chances for violent thunderstorms again today with hail producing history. up went the circus tent. the aluminet 30% shade cloth is up and will remain up until this early heat wave ends in a week. pretty much gonna be 90 or higher all week. the plants were misted yesterday and still had a little flagging in between cycles. with the high temps and humid hot nights in the upper 60s, i want to lay off the misting and let the soil dry out a bit after the 3/4 inch of rain yestereday. wet soil and humid nights is a bad combo for ealy powdery mildew or fungus set up.
so the shade cloth will help keep the plants comfortable this week and there was no flagging today. this is good because i will be pollinating tomorrow morning, and i don't need stressed leaves not producing the essential sugars in the critical early growth stage. the aluminet also helps reflect the 30 percent blocked sun rays sideways and down too to maximize light and yet it also reflects some upward away from the plants to help keep the temps under it down as well. it pricey, but i like it better than heat absorbing black or dark green. tonight i will spray a talstar one/daconil combo to fight the cuke beetle invasion to happen any day now.
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