Re: [nafex] Using Water for Freeze Protection

["J. Rosano II" <GIANNI-2@prodigy.net>]

Hi Jim:

Southern New Hampshire/Massachusetts border 5 miles inland bordering Zone 6a. 
Have a protected area where a dark barn draws uv's and the rectangle sits in 
front of this in a very southern exposure. In Nov & Dec still gets almost 8 
hrs of full sun. And with the way the seasons have been going in the last 
five years, have been able to pick up 2 weeks in spring and 2 weeks in fall 
extending the season a month or so.
Possibly because the bed on it's own is comprised of nothing but fluffy aerated
compost/humus in unison with mycorrhizae inoculant, the depth of 30 inches
gives these plants a boost that is astounding. Have to top off the Tom plants
at 7 feet in June/July and of course there is no flower sets in Nov but the
fruits that are still on vine do get the chance to ripen when protected.


"Erdman, Jim" wrote:
> 
> John said, in part:
> Last season, I was still getting strawberries, broccoli & toms until x-mas.
> If you can spare the expense you could devise this rather quickly with
> merely a perimeter around your target area of one course of block and then
> drive pvc into the corners and above use y-fittings to complete the frame.
> If you paint the blocks dark, they will attract heat and give off even
> more radiation at night.
> If you need further details, please e-mail me. Happy to help!
> 
> ++++++++++++++
> John,
> Where are you located?  I assume south of us here in Wisconsin, as we would
> be
> adding some heat in our attached green house to ripen tomatoes many years by
> 
> Christmas.
> 
> Jim Erdman  (Menomonie, WI)

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