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- From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] plastic
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:54:15 -0500
I think Kim is right. We use black in the
north to generate more heat around the plant. Watermelon loves heat and we’re
too cool early. That gives the melons a big jump which gets growers into the
market earlier. That might work for you as an early-season planting. The crop
canopy will shade the plastic later. But growers in Bill William H. Shoemaker Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops 630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610 From:
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[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Barking Cat Farm We've done white on black plastic with the white side up. I think black
would be too hot for Kim - Barking Cat Farm On Apr 22, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Road's End Farm wrote:
On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:36 AM, charlie cameron wrote:
has anyone planted watermelons on black plastic?I am thinking it would
burn the vines here in tx. |
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[Market-farming] plastic,
charlie cameron, 04/22/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] plastic,
Road's End Farm, 04/22/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] plastic,
Barking Cat Farm, 04/22/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] plastic, William H Shoemaker, 04/22/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] plastic,
Barking Cat Farm, 04/22/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] plastic,
Road's End Farm, 04/22/2010
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