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Can I sky water tiny zukes
Hi All,
My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? Many thanks, -T |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
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Hi All, My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? doesn't powdery mildew is usually show up during the hot and dry periods? for me that is later in the season and some years it doesn't happen much at all. seems to hit the bee balm and some false sunflowers the worst, but they seem to survive anyways so i've not done much to fight it. i don't know what "sky water" means, but i'd assume you mean watering from overhead? for that i'd not water in the evening, but instead in the morning so that the water can evaporate from the leaves as quickly as possible. songbird |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 08:04:29 -0400, songbird
wrote: T wrote: Hi All, My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? doesn't powdery mildew is usually show up during the hot and dry periods? for me that is later in the season and some years it doesn't happen much at all. seems to hit the bee balm and some false sunflowers the worst, but they seem to survive anyways so i've not done much to fight it. i don't know what "sky water" means, but i'd assume you mean watering from overhead? for that i'd not water in the evening, but instead in the morning so that the water can evaporate from the leaves as quickly as possible. songbird I have listened to advice for years about when or how to water to protect from wilt. I just wish someone could convince the clouds overhead to comply. |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
On 06/13/2015 05:04 AM, songbird wrote:
i don't know what "sky water" means, but i'd assume you mean watering from overhead? Hi You got it right. I meant water falling from above. Basically, me standing there with a fancy hose nozzle set on "Shower". I realize at some point, I have to switch to soaking the ground. I got white power mildew something awful. I have presumed it was from mist from the law sprinklers. This year I am letting the law die, so no mist. -T |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
T wrote:
songbird wrote: i don't know what "sky water" means, but i'd assume you mean watering from overhead? You got it right. I meant water falling from above. Basically, me standing there with a fancy hose nozzle set on "Shower". when skimming i thought you meant rain, but after i reread it... I realize at some point, I have to switch to soaking the ground. I got white power mildew something awful. I have presumed it was from mist from the law sprinklers. This year I am letting the law die, so no mist. actually, my comment about "during hot and dry" periods is wrong, so i would assume your letting the lawn go is going to help, yes. if you have trouble getting the water to not hit the leaves get a longer extension for the hose which will let you direct the water better without having to bend over. songbird |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
On 06/14/2015 04:28 AM, songbird wrote:
if you have trouble getting the water to not hit the leaves get a longer extension for the hose which will let you direct the water better without having to bend over. Hi Songbird, Great idea. Just stick the extension under the canopy! -T |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
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T writes: Hi All, My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? I thought you were in Nevada. You're losing a lot of water to evaporation before it even reaches the ground. What benefit do you find in delaying the switch to soaking? -- Drew Lawson | It's not enough to be alive | when your future's been deferred |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
On 06/15/2015 07:09 AM, Drew Lawson wrote:
In article T writes: Hi All, My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? I thought you were in Nevada. You're losing a lot of water to evaporation before it even reaches the ground. What benefit do you find in delaying the switch to soaking? My zukes always die off from white power mildew. I think it is from the mist from the lawn sprinklers, but I am not sure. I will find out the season as I am not watering the lawn anymore. I am a bit paranoid, black thumb and all. |
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Can I sky water tiny zukes
On 06/18/2015 09:46 AM, Derald wrote:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/02902.html Hi Derald, I am reading this over very slowly. Thank you! Humidity from the lawn may have been the biggest problem. Due to the bad decomposed sandstone soil, I had to keep the lawn wet in the summer or it died. Wet as in your shoes got wet walking on it. -T |
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