Cold weather in June

[cjp1953]

Right now it's 48 degrees at 9AM and a high of 60 today.It's going to be cold again the next two nights.I'm concerned that my Cherokee Purple and Black Krim are loaded with flowers.Sure hope they don't drop.14 plants most with flowers.It's not normal for this time of year.I don't have anything to cover them with.Hoping things stay healthy as things look great right now.

[SharonRossy]

We're at a balmy 50 degrees and overcast with wind. I haven't been able to finish planting and I didn't cover anything. Here is Montreal we are susceptible to these swings. It was 85 degrees Saturday. I hope your flowers stay on! Looks like this is going to be a weird weather season....
Sharon

[cjp1953]

This past week have been great with temps in the 80's and lows at night in the 60's.We have had rain this week almost 2 inches.That has cooled everything in this part of the country.I planted last week and have seen growth already.My plants did not have flowers when planted so the weather played a big part in things.Ohio weather can change in a blink of an eye.

[Yak54]

cjp

I only planted half of my tomato plants about a week ago, and am waiting another week to plant the rest. It was 45 deg. here this morning and hopefuly we won't have such cool night time temps anymore. I'll plant the rest of my tomato plants by this weekend and won't put my pepper plants in till around the 9th of June. Being about 2 miles from the Lake shore can affect the temps here either for warmer or colder temps. My grafted tomato plants are almost ready to put in the ground. Hope we have less rain this year than last year.

Dan

[cjp1953]

I'm 24 miles from lake Erie.The water was still in the 50's last week so it's some what warmer here then your location.This is the coldest start of June in 15 years.I have my pepper plants in and my Thia Hot pepper has a few small peppers already.Cubanella peppers have not formed flowers yet.Who would have thought we would have this cold after the last week of 80 plus degrees?

[Yak54]

I learned years ago from the Stokes seed catalog not to put pepper plants in till the night time temps get to 55 deg or better. They knew what they were doing and I have benefitted from it with wonderful pepper production for many years.

[Gardeneer]

Temperatures if mid 40s+ is not going to cause any harm to plants and flowers other than just slowing them down. Tomorrow our highs will drop to 59F. I am not worried about it. I planted out (early April) when lows were in 40s and even 30s some nights.

[bower]

Last year the 'frost protection blanket' ie row cover showed up at the Dollarama for $3 a pop. I got several of these new ones and I liked the quality, they are thick and are really meant to protect from the cold, while some of the other row cover is thinner stuff for minor cold or for pest control. Each blanket is 12 or 14 ft long and 6 ft wide I think. Very handy and inexpensive, for unexpected cold nights.

[Labradors2]

It's chilly (50F) and wet in Kingston too, although the gardens needed the two days of rain. My tomatoes are in, but peppers and eggplants are still waiting. They had been hardening off for weeks, but I brought them inside in the warm.

Linda

[Patihum]

I live in Kansas and this morning it was 53F. All the plants are suffering especially since over the last few weeks we have had 15+ inches of rain. Not a happy gardener!

[bower]

I keep thinking it's time to boldly plant some extras out, then the 50 or less F days and close to freezing nights creep back into the forecast. We're having frost tonight they say, then what you're having will end up here wednesday-thursday. (After that, I expect an endless repeat of "wait two more days and it'll be good to go" until the end of June).

What a difference wet feet makes. I put some of the extras out a couple of weeks ago, and stuck them in an open shed with half a roof. I was surprised at how well some of them did, even with cold nights. No food or water, not much sun. I'm just too lame to euthanize em. I took them out for sun one day and checked them all out, and then I watered and put them back for the night... well the good plants were covered in spots by morning. Cold and dry, definitely seemed like the healthier option (at least, for a beer cup tomato that's been left to fend for itself!).

[rxkeith]

we have had frost the past two days.

spring weather here has been very erratic. it is supposed to warm up over the next few days. we need it. tomato and pepper plants are getting too big to keep inside. i have yet to introduce my plants to the great out doors. will it stay warm? no clue.



keith

[SharonRossy]

Bower, I bought a frost cover and ran out yesterday and did some protection. I bought mine at my local nursery and it sounds like the dollarama one is much better and probably cheaper too! I might have to invest in a few at the rate the weather is going. Cold and rainy today. Now I wish I had taken the risk and cut a few of my plants down and repotted them as they are getting too tall. They are pretty solid, but some are taller and lankier than I would like. I did that with a few plants a couple of weeks ago and they drooped for a few days and then picked up. Anyways, I will definitely start my seeds later next year.
Rumor has it that June is supposed to be cooler than usual here. I still have several plants sitting on my deck under the awning waiting and it looks like they'll be waiting for a few more days!

[Lindalana]

I think Moon starts waning June 6 so I better hurry with planting couple of my last tomatoes that ended up broken stems. It has been nasty here for last few days but Sun is up today.

[bower]

The moon is full this afternoon, and we had a heavy frost last night. Perennials leaves were white covered - the lovage which is already about 2 ft tall was crumpled right down. But happy to say it has revived since the sun came out and melted the frost. Will see by tomorrow if the leaves are damaged. No regrets about covering my veggies, which are fine under a llittle reemay - sprouting broccoli, green onions, leeks, celery, just sprouting peas etcetera.

Also, the extra extra tomatoes did survive in the shed without mortal damages - they were covered with reemay too. And the peppers that have been out since April, in a clear bag also covered with the reemay/row cover on cold nights, continue to live through it all....

A couple of years ago I got several garbage bags full of discarded row cover from the farm. It was torn and dirty, but I washed them out and although some are worse than others, they are pretty good to have when protection is needed. No regret for the effort of cleaning - the stuff is expensive, except for what I found at Dollarama, it's beyond my budget. For a little more effort, it would be nice to wash and then sew two pieces with small tears together to make a solid cover. I doubt I can rescue the piece that got shredded in the 90 km winds earlier this spring, now just fit for making birds nests. I think a lot of row cover is discarded by farms periodically, it's another source possibly for an enterprising gardener with more time than money.