Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 11:35:58 -0500 From: Kirk Martin <kirk_martin@harvard.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg34$foo@default> Subject: Reno Nevada temperatures
At 10:53 PM 1/5/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Topic No. 2
>
>Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:00:50 -0500
>From: "Semanchuk, Phil J" <<pjs20347@glaxowellcome.com>
>To: "'cp@opus.hpl.hp.com'" <<cp@opus.hpl.hp.com>
>Subject: RE: Climate and species questions
>Message-ID: <<854F7121CC2BD211856000805FE6EBD2010B9FEF@US4N49>
>
>> I am in Reno, Nevada, an area on the border of
><<snip!>
>> the whole continental U.S.?) So I guess my
>> question is, what are the extremes that can be
>> tolerated by the VFT? (Especially low temps.)
>
>Mike, the temparature ranges you cited (20 - 100F) are no problem for a VFT.
>I live in Durham, NC and my CPs spend all their time outside in pots. In
>winter I keep them packed side by side with dirt, wood chips and leaves
>around the pots to provide insulation. When I woke up this morning it was
>16F outside -- well below average for us, but not unusual. Summertime temps
>often top out in the high 90s. What would concern me in your situation is
>humidity. CPs like high humidity and I believe they need it to tolerate heat
>well. The humidity here in summer usually hits 100% at night and drops down
>to 60% (?) during the day -- very different from your environment. Perhaps
>another grower with dry climate experience can help you out with this.
>
>I lived in Klamath Falls Oregon (260 miles north of Reno) recently and
>the elevation (4100-5500 feet above sea level) greatly affected growing
>plants outdoors since weather could be 60-70F quite late in the season
>and then rapidly turn to snow overnight. I had a great deal of
>difficulty keeping Sarracenia outside as they would break dormancy only
>to be frozen to death by the sudden shock. Our growing season was in
>essence June 15-August 15 to be reasonably certain of no frost. Legend
>has it that it snowed on the fourth of July before in Klamath Falls.
I think you would have better luck using the refrigerator method to
induce dormancy.
Good Luck,
>
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