Re: [CH] (no subject)
jim (jim@mail.wildpepper.com)
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:18:38 -0500
It really doesn't necessarily do you any good to plant sooner. Plant growth
is based mostly upon soil temperatures (above 55 F). Even though we might
have an 'unseasonably' run of warm air temps, the ground temp might still be
cool. The earth acts as a pretty good cold sink ;-) Your plants will do
*much* better in that nice, warm greenhouse. I plant late because here
(Indy) we occasionally get a late season frost & that would be disastrous for
me.
Try it sometime- take a set of plants & put them in as early as you can &
take another set & leave them in the greenhouse till normal. See which ones
do better. It would make for some interesting science fun.
-Jim C
Mild to Wild(R)