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- From: Etienne Goyer <etienne AT lejardinduvillage.ca>
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Growing Degree Days
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:32:44 -0500
On 14-01-03 01:51 PM, Buck Family wrote:
> My understanding is that some ag businesses (corn, soybeans, small
> grains) use growing degree days to help time activities like planting,
> etc. I’m wondering if anyone uses this type of information for timing
> vegetable growing activities like direct seeding, transplanting and
> harvesting. Have any of you tried this?
I don't, but it is something on my radar. I really, really wish that
Johnny's and friends would list growing degree days at least for sweet
corn, as "day to maturity" is pretty meaningless in this context.
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Etienne Goyer - Le Jardin du Village
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[Market-farming] Growing Degree Days,
Buck Family, 01/03/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Degree Days, Etienne Goyer, 01/03/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Degree Days, Dave or Kathy Campbell, 01/03/2014
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