On Jul 6, 7:50=EF=BF=BDam, Omelet <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> =EF=BF=BD"www.locoworks.com" <videoc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jul 5, 9:15?pm, Omelet <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > In past posts I bewailed the poor performance of the tomatoes in
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> > > > greenhouse, with their leaves turning over and changing to a vivid
> > > > purple hue. ?All the fixes suggested here had no effect. ?I was
> > > > distraught.
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> > > > Today, just after noon, I was in the greenhouse. ?I went to check
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> > > > soil moisture by sticking my finger in the pots. ?It was moist all
> > > > right, but it was uncomfortably hot as well. ?The sun beating on
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> > > > pots had raised the soil to the temperature of hot coffee (or tea,
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> > > > Now, I have rigged some heavy plastic board to shade the pots. ?I
> > > > await further developments and I will post them here. ?Thanks to
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> > > > of you who have kept with me so far.
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> > > You need to open up more ventilation in the greenhouse, and consider
> > > some shade cloth over the roof.
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> > > Peace! Om
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> > > "Human nature seems to be to control other people
> > > until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein
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> > Omelet,
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> > I have considered shade cloth over the greenhouse, but I fear that the
> > reduction in sunlight would not be beneficial to the plants,
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> > in a coastal area and have fog and overcast a good part of the time.
> > The problem seemed to be that when we do have full sun it raised the
> > temperature of the soil in the pots (not the plants) too high.
> > Shading the pots seems to be accompli****ng this. =EF=BF=BDI await
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> > There is a large hatch in the roof and one at each end of the
> > greenhouse. =EF=BF=BDAll three are open and there is no condensation
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> > The only way to increase the ventilation would be with a fire axe.
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> Just trying to help...
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> I live in Texas and have greenhouses.
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> Peace! Om
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Omelet,
Are you on the Texas coast, or more inland?
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