A. griffithii v.pradhan

[Henry]

Adam,

The grape hyacinth were planted along the edge of the driveway in a
raised bed that is the lowest level of a terraced hillside.

They are planted in a straight line from the house to the street.

They are on the south side of the house. The lawn is four feet above
the driveway and to the east so they are slightly shaded from the early
morning sun.

The foundation is cement block. House built in the late fifties so
probably minimal foundation insulation. The basement is finished living
space kept comfortably warm.

The siding is cedar shakes painted light brown; the block foundation is
painted the same color.

The raised bed is directly adjacent to an asphalt driveway for its
entire length. The tier with the grape hyacinth is less than a foot
above the driveway.

--Henry


--- Adam Fikso <irisman at AMERITECH.NET> wrote:
> 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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