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Of course there are exceptions, e.g. the record high of Dec 1 in Orlando is said to be 95 degrees, set in 1928. That would have been a bit rough on the tomatoes. I won't bore you any more and have a comfortable day. Larry Last edited by Zone9b; July 24, 2016 at 11:31 AM. |
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We had 98 yesterday.
![]() I am covering cucumbers from the sun. Too many tomato plants to cover them. We are having 7 days above 90. It fills like an equator had moved at least few degrees.
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I will need to try this; I usually only try peppers in the fall and then pull them and plant and then pull them to plant kale/collards in the winter I am going to try this and not even bother with peppers until later Thanks! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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Ella,
It is sooooo hot here. Hotter than Florida i think. I topped all of my tomato plants today since we are leaving this house Sept 30 and I want the plants to focus on the tomatoes already on the plants. You must have a lot of tomatoes ripening by now. Ginny Last edited by Fiishergurl; July 24, 2016 at 12:34 PM. |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Right now cloudy and rainy, and 79 degrees. Unusually cool.
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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It's hotter where you are so I don't know which dates would work for you... :-) Good luck and I hope it works! Ginny |
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Ginny - are you sure your SWC wasn't too wet for peppers? I mainly grow them in Root Pouches, but have in a regular container and again in an EB.
Spring '15 I grew in EB and production was huge but after that then they kept wilting; Looking back, I think it stayed too wet and they got root rot. Roots were almost non-existent. Larry's problem could be nematodes, etc. ----- Kay - Purple plant has 2 peppers; I took a pic when I thought just one; but later saw another...... woohoo. |
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Barb, I guess it could be but I dont think so. The same containers did fine with the same soil as soon as it got a little warmer. I don't think I have ever had a problem with SWC's being too wet.
I could be wrong though. Maybe I will try some peppers in root pouches this fall and see if it makes a difference. Ginny Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk |
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Puzzled in Orlando, Larry |
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Not sure if the video will show up but my moms milk weed plants are demolished by the monarch catepillars but my sister read that they like butternut squash. Hopefully the video will work. It shows a monarcg catepillar eating butternut squash that my mom put out. Ginny Ginny |
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Plus, the rain go around us all the times. Right now is 2 degrees wormer than it is in Miami. Can you believe it?
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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I don't think FL at any given time is hotter than a lot of the country; it's just that we have 5 months of it.
I get incensed when it gets over 90 because it rarely does. More this summer but hopefully that is behind us. |
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