[CynicalBear]

Last year I found that by using shade cloth both the tomatoes and basil continued strong and producing well. I lost most of my tomato plants but experimented on six plants with shade cloth and those six plants continued to produce until the first frost. This year I ordered and received a 20 by 32 foot shade cloth and am in the process of covering that much of my garden. I’m near Aiken, SC

[who knows what evil?]

What percent density? I’ve dealt with that South Carolina sun...ye gads.

[JRandomFreeper]

Here in Texas, most folks I know plan on two plantings per year. One in spring, one in fall. Depending on how bad the summer is, the tomatoes may make it, or not. Last year, it was like my yard had been hit by a nuke. Even the weeds died.

/johnny

[FreedomPoster]

I might have to try that this year. I haven’t had problems keeping basil going all season here in ATL, but the tomatoes don’t do well.

[Sarajevo]

Are you all growing tomato in pots? My Julienne tomato’s produced throughout last summers’ heat with a weekly deep watering, no shade. They are in a deep bed of composted horse manure.