Trinity SE Sweetcorn need 1,190 heat units Based on the info below, if I understand correctly, adding to May (now) 559 growing degree days, +1,190 = 1759 which occurs in August. But I don't know that I understand this table correctly.
Pawpaws require 150 frost free days and 2200 growing degree days, which I am thinking we get here in Sept or Oct. Might be OK.
Station:(450482) BATTLE GROUND | |||||||||||||
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From Year=1928 To Year=2012 | |||||||||||||
Growing Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F) | |||||||||||||
Base | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Annual |
40 M | 62 | 96 | 168 | 275 | 456 | 584 | 747 | 756 | 607 | 375 | 153 | 69 | 4348 |
40 S | 62 | 159 | 326 | 602 | 1057 | 1641 | 2388 | 3144 | 3751 | 4126 | 4279 | 4348 | 4348 |
45 M | 16 | 27 | 63 | 142 | 302 | 434 | 592 | 601 | 457 | 226 | 59 | 18 | 2938 |
45 S | 16 | 43 | 106 | 249 | 551 | 985 | 1577 | 2178 | 2635 | 2861 | 2920 | 2938 | 2938 |
50 M | 2 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 165 | 285 | 437 | 446 | 308 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 1840 |
50 S | 2 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 243 | 528 | 965 | 1411 | 1719 | 1824 | 1837 | 1840 | 1840 |
55 M | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 150 | 284 | 292 | 171 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1023 |
55 S | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 91 | 241 | 525 | 817 | 988 | 1021 | 1023 | 1023 | 1023 |
60 M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 148 | 152 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 468 |
60 S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 91 | 239 | 391 | 462 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 |
Corn Growing Degree Days | |||||||||||||
50 M | 16 | 44 | 88 | 153 | 258 | 334 | 456 | 465 | 373 | 215 | 61 | 16 | 2479 |
50 S | 16 | 60 | 148 | 300 | 559 | 892 | 1349 | 1814 | 2187 | 2402 | 2463 | 2479 | 2479 |
I bolded the bottom line. That seems the most relevant.
Interpretation of the table:
"M = Monthly Data
S - Running sum of monthly data.
S - Running sum of monthly data.
Growing Degree Day units = (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.)
One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded.
Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Corn Growing Degree Day units have the limitations that the maximum daily temperatures greater than 86 F are set to 86 F and minimums less than 50 F are set to 50 F. "
Hi, not sure how to say this but I can't read the words that's been high-lighted because there seems to be very little contrast. The background is white while the letters appeared to be very very pale shade of beige.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it will work better now. I had to go into the HTML to edit it. Not my greatest skill.
ReplyDeleteWow thanks. I hope you didn't go into too much trouble. I can see it clearly now.
ReplyDeleteNo trouble at all. Shows up better on my computer now, too.
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