Slow start in Zone 6b

sic transit gloria · May 19, 2020

Just reporting in to see how others in the US midwest are doing. I'm in NE Kansas and put out my plants on May 2. It's been a bit cooler than normal and the plants are just sitting tight with maybe 2" of growth. Hoping for warmer temps and accelerating growth.

Stg

slugworth · May 19, 2020

I used to use soda or juice bottles filled with water for the wall o water effect to boost the heat around plants.
Circle the plants with the bottles.Then if a drought hits later,the water is right there to use.

May 19, 2020	#1
sic transit gloria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KS 5b/6a Posts: 249	Slow start in Zone 6b Just reporting in to see how others in the US midwest are doing. I'm in NE Kansas and put out my plants on May 2. It's been a bit cooler than normal and the plants are just sitting tight with maybe 2" of growth. Hoping for warmer temps and accelerating growth. Stg

May 19, 2020	#2
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	I used to use soda or juice bottles filled with water for the wall o water effect to boost the heat around plants. Circle the plants with the bottles.Then if a drought hits later,the water is right there to use.