They got a little stunted from some mid June frost and some heatwaves, but mid July they finally started to get moving. I honestly thought they were goners, but they just needed the right weather.
They got a little stunted from some mid June frost and some heatwaves, but mid July they finally started to get moving. I honestly thought they were goners, but they just needed the right weather.
About 50 miles from Nashville, the heat put a damper on things but everything took off for me here this year. First my strawberries I planted last year fruited like crazy, then I got a good amount of tomatoes (4,5 different kinds). My garden is a mess as I flew for work out to Arizona for a few weeks right after planting, but even without maintenance during that time, I have had great luck with my squash.
When it got really hot the cherry tomatoes and pear tomatoes all started to split, but I have 5 young hens that are almost at laying age… so I may have just been using those as treats (likely also a bad idea, as they will probably learn to eat everything from the garden haha 🤷
Speaking of tomatoes, a trick I’ve found to keep them running through the hottest parts of summer is to get a 70% or 80% sunshade and cover them. At least in zone 6, it’s enough to lower the temp and get them to keep on fruiting.
Edit: by 70-80%, it means that 30-20% of shade gets blocked respectively…kind of like car window tint if you’re familiar with that.
Random assortment of things over and under ripened.