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Aug 20, 2015 8:17 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
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OK, here's the deal. I can only truly relate to a western exposure. When we start talking about a SE, a NE, a NW.........well, you see. Everything gets kind of muddled. What may be too intense, too hot in a pure western exposure, may be tolerable in a NW exposure. You might want to just put a thermometer inside that window, positioned a foot from the glass, and see how hot it really gets. I have a temperature monitor outside my front door, against the brick facing, and the door faces true-west. When the outside temperature at 5:00 PM is 90F, the temperature on the brick at my front door registers 120F. There's the problem. Only checking the temperature will tell you. Plant damage comes from those infra-red rays, and a thermometer gives an indication of that.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.

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