Thursday, June 4, 2015

Gardening…cool weather vs hours of sunlight


Worried about your warm weather plants? Think about the hours of sunlight (even with clouds) that they are enjoying without hot winds or heavy rain.  My friends who are the real experts say that now that the sun rises at 5:30 and sets at 8:30 the tomato plants are very happy no matter what the temperature.  It is not too late to plant tomato plants, but plant them deep.  We still have vigorous and large plants in 20 varieties that you can still enjoy this summer.

Don’t worry about the cool temperatures, only the cool nights.  Many gardeners cover their plants when the temperature approaches 50.  The best is still a ‘wall ‘o water’ but there is a risk of burn when there are no clouds. We will have a week of clouds. The cloud cover will make your peas and greens very happy too. Unfortunately, weeds are happy too. Leave your shoes outside…..

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