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  • From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] brix levels of northern grapes
  • Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:07:47 -0600

It's a cedar fence, and the heat is exactly what I want to gather. I live
in Zone 4b where summer warmth is only about 6 weeks long. June has cold
and sometimes downright cold nights and days. Tomatoes do well in the same
location due to the microclimate.
Doreen Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] brix levels of northern grapes


>
>
> Doreen Howard wrote:
>
> > <snip>My grapes were very sweet. Don't know the Brix, because I don't
make wine. They are on a
> > west facing fence that gets sunlight nearly all day. <snip>
>
> Hi Doreen,
>
> What type of fence is that?
>
> I ask because I have two board fences I would like to run grape trellis
along, but I worry about
> the heat reflected from the board fence and the freeze thaw activity of
the spring.
>
> Air movement is not an issue as the board fence is alternating with 4"
gaps between each board.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> ===
> Canada plant hardiness zone 5b
> Southwest Ontario
> ===
>
>
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