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Southern Illinois

can any body tell me what it is,it is a must for northern growers.

9/25/2002 12:39:32 AM

Kuna, Id.

For you Rick A very very large sheet of plastic. Thats all I covered mine with last yr, or I turned the water on them from the tap its around 50+ so I would get up during the period it would frost and turn the water on. As big as your patch is check e-bay to see if anyone is selling a stadium....lol
Ken

9/25/2002 1:18:24 AM

Southern Illinois

hello ocrap,there is a chemical that yuo spray on your plants 24 hr before frost,it actsas a bacterial ice nucleation,i was wanting to get a few guess before i tell you what it is.

9/25/2002 1:22:25 AM

Rexburg, Idaho ([email protected] )

I don't think that stuff really works they are just trying to empty your pocket book. I'm with Ken a large sheet of plastic works great but its a real pain.

9/25/2002 7:56:55 AM

Southern Illinois

nu-cop 3l,is a fungicide,also can be used for powdery mildew,downy mildew and gummy stem blight,bacterial ice nucleation inhibitor,have to spray at least 24 hours and not more than 72 hours prior to anticipated frost condition,who would have guess,

9/25/2002 9:41:51 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

don't let the plastic touch the pumpkin, or it will still get frostbit you need a layer of air between the two

glenn

9/25/2002 10:32:22 AM

Stony Plain, Alberta (near Edmonton)

I've had mine wrapped under a poly tarp with a heavy black landscape fabric over top of that and it has now survived 5 days of temps as low as -6C (21.2F). I thank my neighbour Darcy for the use of the fabric which he found discarded by the highway. The fabric is 12' wide by about 15' long.

9/25/2002 7:39:06 PM

Yukon, Canada

I've got a 20 x 60 greenhouse built over mine. Inside there is a woodstove which is kept humming along 24 hrs a day. Some mornings its been only slightly above freezing. But no frost yet!

9/25/2002 11:54:24 PM