Is sub 35 degrees to much for a container tomato plant? - Page 2

Rockporter · January 14, 2013

Wasn't Simpsons Farm in Jamul? I always liked Walter Andersons Nursery, they seemed to always have a nice selection.

LDx4 · January 14, 2013

Yes, Simpsons Nursery was in Jamul, but Mr and Mrs Simpson retired last year and closed up their nursery (which was really large, so it was unfortunate that their kids didn't want to keep it going). Andersons is old and kind of funky, but they always have many interesting varieties. Andersons does have a newer, larger location in Poway now also. Not too many independent nurseries left in the San Diego area anymore, which is too bad!

Lyn

Rockporter · January 14, 2013

Yes, I remember touring Simpsons Nursery, a neat place to take the kids when they were smaller. So Walter's is changing too. Too bad because I think I always liked them better than big box stores in the area. We have a couple of independant nurseries here in the coastal bend but even the big ones are starting to close up. One even became home builders instead, go figure.

Crandrew · January 15, 2013

37 again this morning...ugh.

ninilie · January 15, 2013

I think it is suppose to get warmer come Wed. I sure hope so because I took a couple of days of from work for other reasons but has been able to bring plants in and out because of it. I go back to work on Wed and leave at 5:30am so hope for good weather. Heres to looking forward to warmer days.

Crandrew · January 16, 2013

left this morning and...it was 37 in Newport again.

I think i need to figure out some ventilation on my row cover cause it gets to 110 during the day when its only 50-65 out. hard to monitor being at work and all. But my min/max temp gauge shows the swing. Just seems like such a waste on a $10 row cover. KISS

LDx4 · January 16, 2013

Crandrew,

I think you can hold off on a ventilation system for now and take off the row cover -- the 5 day forecast for coastal southern CA is back up to the mid 40s at night. And supposed to get up to the high 70s during the day by Saturday. Finally!!

Lyn

ninilie · January 16, 2013

Now it hot enough outside to wear shorts yay. My plants all seem happy today. My purple pok choi is getting more leaves, which makes me happy as I got the 4 plants 2 weeks ago from the farmers market. The only problem now its that one of my two cats or my dog likes how it tastes lol. Not sure if they ate some of the leaves when I brought them in the house at night or if they are going on the balcony to do it. I guess at least they are getting their greens. I put other potted plants around them now to hopefully keep my critters at bay. Funny thing is they havent touched the lettuce yet. I guess I will have to make up some cat grass, which they love. I cant make the container for the cat grass to big or they think I made them an out door cat box. I had to put wooden skewers in some of my pots that dont have big plants in them to keep the kitties out.

Crandrew · January 17, 2013

Yay, it was only 42 this morning, its indeed warming up.

Cole_Robbie · January 24, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug9345

I've also used a string of those little Christmas lights

That is a neat idea!

Cold nights make my tomatoes mushy, even when I get them to survive.

January 14, 2013	#16
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Wasn't Simpsons Farm in Jamul? I always liked Walter Andersons Nursery, they seemed to always have a nice selection. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

January 14, 2013	#18
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Yes, I remember touring Simpsons Nursery, a neat place to take the kids when they were smaller. So Walter's is changing too. Too bad because I think I always liked them better than big box stores in the area. We have a couple of independant nurseries here in the coastal bend but even the big ones are starting to close up. One even became home builders instead, go figure. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

January 14, 2013	#17
LDx4 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 321	Yes, Simpsons Nursery was in Jamul, but Mr and Mrs Simpson retired last year and closed up their nursery (which was really large, so it was unfortunate that their kids didn't want to keep it going). Andersons is old and kind of funky, but they always have many interesting varieties. Andersons does have a newer, larger location in Poway now also. Not too many independent nurseries left in the San Diego area anymore, which is too bad! Lyn

January 15, 2013	#19
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	37 again this morning...ugh.

January 15, 2013	#20
ninilie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 26	I think it is suppose to get warmer come Wed. I sure hope so because I took a couple of days of from work for other reasons but has been able to bring plants in and out because of it. I go back to work on Wed and leave at 5:30am so hope for good weather. Heres to looking forward to warmer days.

January 16, 2013	#21
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	left this morning and...it was 37 in Newport again. I think i need to figure out some ventilation on my row cover cause it gets to 110 during the day when its only 50-65 out. hard to monitor being at work and all. But my min/max temp gauge shows the swing. Just seems like such a waste on a $10 row cover. KISS

January 17, 2013	#24
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Yay, it was only 42 this morning, its indeed warming up.