How can I make my own smudge pot?
✩ Using any kind of natural twine (rafia, cotton etc), cut a piece that is 4 times the length of the stick. ✩ Tightly encircle the base of the bundle and tie it off in a knot. ✩ Wrap your twine up spiraling around the sprigs, remembering to pull the string as you go.
What pots should I use?
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What size pots should I use?
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How do you fill a smudge pot?
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Can a smudge pot explode?
If the damper is not closed, the choofa may choke itself with its own smoke, causing periodic "explosions" of unburnt gases in the chimney. Such explosions are not dangerous, but they are noisy and they produce a lot of smoke.
How much oil do you put in a smudge pot?
Fill the smudge pot roughly two-thirds of the way full. Do not overfill the smudge pot with oil. If you can lift your patio smudge pot, lift it frequently while fueling to get a feel for how much oil is inside.
Can I use cooking oil in a smudge pot?
A smudge pot is a portable device with a container for some form of oil. This oil can be one of many different types, including cooking oil, diesel fuel, and kerosene, and burns slowly.
What is the best fuel for a smudge pot?
Smudge pots can burn a variety of fuels. Typically people use diesel. Kerosene, used cooking oil and used motor oil are other types of fuel people use. You should never burn contaminated fuel (water) in a smudge pot.
Do smudge pots put out a lot of heat?
They can burn Diesel, Kerosene, used motor oil, used vegetable oil, hydraulic oil, etc. They burn really hot so there is almost no smoke when it gets going. It's easy to light, does not spark and put out a lot of heat.
How hot does a smudge pot burn?
Smudge pots work when they are placed between the trees in a fruit orchard and ignited when temperatures reach 29 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cambered-neck pots, one flue is open at 29 degrees, and one more is opened for every degree below 29 degrees. These smudge pots offer maximum protection at 25 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do you burn motor oil in a smudge pot?
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How do you light a smudge pot with oil?
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Why is it called a smudge pot?
These burners were the original smudge pots, so called because they produced the dense clouds of sooty smoke - smudge - that growers thought would protect their crop from frost. There were at least a million smudge pots in the groves by 1915.
How well do smudge pots work?
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Can you paint a smudge pot?
The authors go on to advise against using paint from the smudge pot for priming. According another early journal for orchard growers, it was a common practice among growers to burn off the contents of their discarded paint pots, together with asphaltum.
History
In 1907, a young inventor, W. C. Scheu, at that time in Grand Junction, Colorado, developed an oil-burning stack heater that was more effective than open fires in heating orchards and vineyards. In 1911, he opened Scheu Manufacturing Company in Upland, California, and began producing a line of orchard heaters.
Types and usage
Some groves used natural gas pots on lines from a gas source, but these are not "smudge pots" in the usual sense, and they represented only a fraction of the smudging practice. Experiments using natural gas heaters were conducted in Rialto, California, in 1912.
Use in war
Smudge pots were used by the Germans, the Japanese, and the United States Navy during World War II, and by the North Vietnamese in their invasions of Laos during the Vietnam War to protect valuable targets. The oily black clouds of smoke produced from these smudge pots was intended to limit the ability to locate a target.
Other significance
The smudge pot often became a symbolic prize in Southern California high school football rivalries.
Step 1
Bring your smudge pot outdoors and place it beneath the tree you want to protect, so it falls under the tree canopy. If you're using a smudge pot for ornamental pleasure, place it on a level platform where it can be enjoyed, such as a patio wall or on the ground.
Step 2
Fill the base of your smudge pot with fuel, adding fuel to the fill line marked on your pot. These heaters will burn any type of liquid fuel, such as kerosene or diesel.
Step 3
Check to ensure the wick of your smudge pot is immersed in the fuel. Move the wick down if it's not; the wick needs to draw fuel to create smoke.
Step 4
Close the smudge pot once you've filled it and verified the wick position.
Step 5
Look for a damper on the side of your smudge pot that draws air in. Open the damper by adjusting the level, turning the dial or other option (the mechanics of this vary by model, so consult your manual for guidance).
Step 6
Spark a long-handled lighter to create a flame. Hold this up to the wick until the wick catches and begins to burn.
Step 7
Allow your smudge pot to burn. It will create smoke and heat, and help protect your tree against frost damage.
Step 1
Add fuel to the smudge pot by following manufacturer's directions on how to open the fuel receptacle. Fill to the indicated mark.
Step 2
Adjust the fiberglass wick if it is not in the correct position or if it needs to be trimmed. (Some wicks do not need maintenance.)
Step 3
Press the smudge pot stake into the ground around the patio (if you are entertaining outdoors) or around the garden edge (for light).
Step 4
Install the smudge pot in the receptacle. Make sure it is level and cannot be easily knocked over.
Overview
A smudge pot (also known as a choofa or orchard heater) is an oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. Usually a smudge pot has a large round base with a chimney coming out of the middle of the base. The smudge pot is placed between trees in an orchard. The burning oil creates heat, smoke, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. It was believed that this oil burning heater wo…
History
In 1907, a young inventor, W. C. Scheu, at that time in Grand Junction, Colorado, developed an oil-burning stack heater that was more effective than open fires in heating orchards and vineyards. In 1911, he opened Scheu Manufacturing Company in Upland, California, and began producing a line of orchard heaters. Scheu Steel is still in business, in 2021. The use of smudge pots became widespread after a disastrous freeze in Southern California, January 4–8, 1913, wiped out a whol…
Types and usage
Some groves used natural gas pots on lines from a gas source, but these are not "smudge pots" in the usual sense, and they represented only a fraction of the smudging practice. Experiments using natural gas heaters were conducted in Rialto, California, in 1912. Sometimes, large smudge pots are used for heating large open buildings, such as mechanics' workshops. In Australia they are calle…
Use in war
Smudge pots were used by the Germans, the Japanese, and the United States Navy during World War II, and by the North Vietnamese in their invasions of Laos during the Vietnam War to protect valuable targets. The oily black clouds of smoke produced from these smudge pots was intended to limit the ability to locate a target. In Vietnam, smoke from smudge pots was used as a defense against laser-guided bombs. Smoke would diffuse the laser beam and break the laser's connecti…
Other significance
The smudge pot often became a symbolic prize in Southern California high school football rivalries.
• Bonita High School and San Dimas High School, affiliated with the Bonita Unified School District in Southern California, compete in varsity football for a silver-plated smudge pot.
• In Redlands, California, Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley High School also compete in varsity fo…
In Popular Culture
Smudge pots are shown in use in the 1973 crime comedy Brock's Last Case, starring Richard Widmark and Henry Darrow.
In The Golden Girls episode "Love, Rose," Betty White's character Rose Nylund is frustrated as to why a purported citrus farmer will not tell her how a smudge pot works.