Horticultural Myths

**Florence Fennel** · 24-03-2011, 11:27 AM

There's some interesting reading on there, I've just had a look at "Water drops & Sunlight".

**Mikey** · 24-03-2011, 01:35 PM

Some interesting stuff on there.

**timethatthetaleweretold** · 24-03-2011, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post

There's some interesting reading on there, I've just had a look at "Water drops & Sunlight".

Hadn't read that one.
It feels like a real "trip" to have my decades old preconceptions removed...

Getting water on your plants in the sunlight doesn't burn them!

http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%2...f%20scorch.pdf

**Jelliebabe** · 25-03-2011, 07:20 AM

Must read these! I probably fall into all of these LOL

Thanks

**rana** · 25-03-2011, 07:31 AM

It is good to see some science applied to garden lore. On the water droplet issue, the reason for not watering during strong sun is surely about water conservation. I have never seen a plant scorched by water droplets.

**FionaH** · 25-03-2011, 07:44 AM

Wow really interesting stuff

**Bren In Pots** · 25-03-2011, 09:08 AM

Wonder how many will alter how they do things after reading what she has to say.

**TonyF** · 25-03-2011, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by rana View Post

It is good to see some science applied to garden lore. On the water droplet issue, the reason for not watering during strong sun is surely about water conservation. I have never seen a plant scorched by water droplets.

I remember Alan Tichmarsh banging on about this a few years ago, I think it was one of those odd pieces of gardening folklore that was resurrected and then because one or two 'celebrity' gardeners were talking about it, it seemed to become fact.

I looked at some of the her ideas on her web site and thought they were prestty sounds actually and sort of reinforced things that I'd worked out through experience, especially this mid-day watering thing. Here, when there's a summer canicule and watering restrictions, it's before 8 am and after 8 pm to conserve water, nothing about scorching the plants.

**Shadylane** · 25-03-2011, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by timethatthetaleweretold View Post

Hadn't read that one.
It feels like a real "trip" to have my decades old preconceptions removed...

Getting water on your plants in the sunlight doesn't burn them!

http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%2...f%20scorch.pdf

I remember That TomatoKing dude saying this last year - seems he's been proven right

**snohare** · 25-03-2011, 07:32 PM

Most pertinently for many of us, look at what is said about pressure treated wood as used in raised beds...

(And here's me just sticking in a CCA-treated fence right next to a wee wildlife pond, which for some reason now has no wildlife - might be due to the old fence that rotted...

)

**Flummery** · 26-03-2011, 10:55 AM

Myths are female moths.

**Florence Fennel** · 26-03-2011, 05:24 PM

Originally posted by Flummery View Post

Myths are female moths.

Like it Flum

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