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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] field orientation
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:21:45 -0500 (CDT)

I think wind may be more important than light for the reason you cite Phil.
If there are obstructions to light it might be different. But in northern
Illinois much of the light will shine on the north side of east-west rows
until midday and again later in the day because of the orientation of the
planet during summer.

Bill

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:18:07 EDT
>From: SaladG AT aol.com
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] field orientation
>To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Don't know what happened. Wanted to say we plant
> out tomatoes in a east west orientation because our
> predominate wind direction is from the south and
> southwest and giving them a cross wind lets them get
> rid of the morning dew much faster which seems to
> really help with the blights
>
> Phil
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