Re: Question on sprouting temps

[Guest guest]

We don't have central air or central heat. We have a unit in the wall in the

living room and it provides pleanty of air and also heats if we turn it to

that.  It is a Fredierck.  We have a wall unit in the bedroom that is only a

small AC unit.  We do have one in our sunroom and " guest " room and only those

those when we are in there.  Same with our bedroom.  We have it on at night so

we only cool the rooms we are in.  Works well.  We do have a space heater or

two which we can use if needed, mostly in the sunroom. 

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2012 9:37 AM

Subject: Question on sprouting temps

 

Melody, you've mentioned that you don't have air conditioning and so you came up

with that nifty idea of using Styrofoam coolers to hold your sprouts during the

summertime.

So my question is how warm is too warm for growing sprouts? In the summer my

apartment will get up to 85 degrees plus. With the portable air conditioner I

bought last year, on the really hot hot days, it never got below 78 or 79

degrees; though it was fairly comfortable because so much of the humidity was

taken out.

Andresa

[Guest guest]

I can't handle the cold either.  That is why I am here in FL.  But I do like

the AC as I need to breathe the cool air.  I particularly like it when I am

sleeping as I like to cover up and have the cool air in the room.   When it is

in the 90's I don't perspire, I sweat.  What is surprising is that it does get

to 90 or 91 at times down here but there is usually a little breeze.  it is

more often in the 80's, high ones in summer. 

 

I went to Utah a couple of winters back and about froze.  Every time the

grandkids went out I pulled on sweatshirt and then I'd take it off when it

heated up and back on when they came back in. Stayed in a condo there in a

canyon.  Drove in with 4 wheel drive vehicle I rented and even trucks were off

going up the pass to cross the mountain.  Was first time I ever saw 18 wheelers

putting on chains.  I was able to get right over it and then get up the narrow

road in the canyon.  Glad I couldn't see at night what was off to the side as

I'd have been too afraid to go up that road as it was down a wooded hill to a

big lake.  We saw snow bunnies up and down the road and sometimes they would

race us. Saw bobcats out there on night of New Year's Eve as we returned from

town where the girls went to a church youth dance and my daughter and I did

laundry and then went to pick them up and wait until they were ready to leave. 

We saw eagles (they seemed to

like the rabbits as a source of food).  Saw wild turkeys.  Was interesting. 

One of my kids and his family went skiing and we went there to meet them for

lunch.  My daughter and son had vans and they were able to drive in though my

daughter came in a day or so later and missed the big storm.  I couldn't handle

Wisconsin, but I am sure it is beautiful up there.

Carolyn Wilkerson

 

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:08 AM

Subject: Re: Question on sprouting temps

 

Hon, I'm the one who built an home made air conditioner last year. It's in one

of my videos on youtube.

But as for me not liking the heat, boy you couldn't be more wrong. I LOVE IT

WHEN IT'S 90. Everybody outside is croaking. And nothing hurts in my body. I

could live in the Sahara Desert. I don't like air conditioning (maybe when I'm

sleeping) but that's it. I like HEAT, not humidity, but HEAT.

I have arthritis and I don't like the cold.

I have gone for walks where people are croaking in the street, pouring bottles

of water over their heads and they look at me walking with no problem and they

go " How the h can you stand this heat " , and then one of my friends who knows me

will always chime in " Oh, Melody? She LOVES it when it's 90 outside "

lol

Melody

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> > Melody, you've mentioned that you don't have air conditioning and so you

came up with that nifty idea of using Styrofoam coolers to hold your sprouts

during the summertime.

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> > So my question is how warm is too warm for growing sprouts? In the summer my

apartment will get up to 85 degrees plus. With the portable air conditioner I

bought last year, on the really hot hot days, it never got below 78 or 79

degrees; though it was fairly comfortable because so much of the humidity was

taken out.

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