Keeping roots cool in extreme heat?

Master Shake · October 8, 2020

Hello tomato peoples,

Does anyone have special tips for growing tomatoes through extreme heat?

I have an idea of putting down some weed matting and covering that with thick mulch to keep the roots reasonably cool and i have mesh bags to protect tomatoes from fruit fly etc.
Which i'm planning to attaching a piece of cloth to one side of each bag to protect fruit from sunscald as well.

The extreme days and warm nights may cause flowers to drop, not much i can do about that though. (Warm nights is a major cause of flower drop i think?)

Thanks for any input.

October 8, 2020	#1
Master Shake Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: australia Posts: 117	Keeping roots cool in extreme heat? Hello tomato peoples, Does anyone have special tips for growing tomatoes through extreme heat? I have an idea of putting down some weed matting and covering that with thick mulch to keep the roots reasonably cool and i have mesh bags to protect tomatoes from fruit fly etc. Which i'm planning to attaching a piece of cloth to one side of each bag to protect fruit from sunscald as well. The extreme days and warm nights may cause flowers to drop, not much i can do about that though. (Warm nights is a major cause of flower drop i think?) Thanks for any input.