Re: [CH] (no subject)
John H. Sphar (jsphar@pacbell.net)
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:36:47 -0800 (PST)
Is that true mostly for chiles or do other plants
(like tomato) benefit from planing in soil that is
less cool?
John Sphar
--- Susan Welsand <chilewmn1@bluemarble.net> wrote:
> I had folks come to the greenhouse last weekend to
> get plants. It had
> been warm but I sent them home plantless and asked
> them to come see me in
> 2 months.
> Susan
> The Chile Woman
>
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, jim wrote:
>
> > 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)
> >
> >
>