Small garden harvest for today, but it was HOT yesterday... with a high of 102°F... Plant growth is slow in this extreme heat. I'm thankful for even this: one tomato, one serving of okra, and one cayenne pepper (which appears to have been nibbled on by a bird.)

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[–]raven9 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Tomato looks good. Im in the south it gets too hot for them at this time of year.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

My garden is also in the south: Arkansas, USA. I agree it gets too hot for them. It's a struggle to keep them going. If I skipped one day of watering, they would be in big trouble.

[–]raven9 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm in Florida. I usually try to get them in the ground in Feb so they can produce fruit before it gets too hot. This year I am going to plant carrots and cabbages in September.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Florida has different growing conditions than Arkansas... if you can plant tomatoes in February! I have never been able to plant that early. We had a snow storm in March, and now we have been stuck in a heat wave, going from extreme cold to extreme heat.

[–]raven9 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, Im in the nothern part of florida so although February planting has the risk of a late cold spell, when it freezes it is usually only overnight to I have a supply of buckets that I put over my plants to protect them. If you can get away with it, the tomato crop ripens better when the weather is below 90°.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I appreciate your reply and glad to see you have a strategy for good tomato harvests.