A. griffithii v.pradhan

[Adam Fikso]

Hello again, Henry.  Which side of the house were the grape hyacinths
planted on? , and , how warm do you keep your basement?.  I'm tryng to
assess the difference between reflected heat, i.e., heat reflected from the
surface, or absorbed during the day and then radiated vs. heat radiated from
the basement.   Also, composition of the house exterior and amount  and kind
of insulation would seem to be a factor...  brick? shingle, asbestos
shingle, aluminum shingle? other?  limestone facing?  clapboard?  I would
appreciate more detail if you can take the time.  Regards, Adam



----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Fikso" <irisman at AMERITECH.NET>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: A. griffithii v.pradhan


> Well, Henry--On the basis of your observations, I'll accept  it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry" <treehugger53ah at YAHOO.COM>
> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: A. griffithii v.pradhan
>
>
>> Adam,
>>
>> As an experiment, I planted a row of grape hyacinth perpendicular to
>> the house all the way to the street.
>>
>> Those near the house came up first and were a foot tall before those
>> twenty feet from the house came up at all.
>>
>> There was a gradual shortening of the plants as you left the house, but
>> out to twenty feet they came up early. All the ones beyond twenty feet
>> came up together much later.
>>
>> The plants five feet from the house were only a few inches shorter than
>> the ones directly next to the foundation.
>>
>> Based on this, it is my feeling that foundation heat would be playing a
>> modifying role even five feet from a foundation.
>>
>> --Henry Fieldseth
>> Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, zone 4
>>
>>
>> http://mail.yahoo.com
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