Our cool down has been shortened to two days. After that, back to mid-high 90s with Tues being 99. I’m pulling all the lettuce and brassicas today. Potato plants are just starting to go yellow and droopy.
Maters are hanging in there, likely because of my afternoon shade and fairly short sun days. I poked some 1/2” x 4’ fiberglass fence posts in the ground and tied them off but they’re getting close to being as tall as the posts so I’ll have to do something else. Most are in a straight line so I might try a wire above them with strings hanging down from it to hang them from - the lean and lower method.
I’m pulling my salad greens, today. They won’t survive the upcoming 90’s we’ll be starting AGAIN on Monday. Yes, I know it’s SUMMER now, but we’ve HAD SUMMER since May! Ugh!
I’m going to plant Zinnia in their place, thanks to Qiviut and her love of Zinnias. :)
I’m trellesing my tomatoes. Figure I can just lop them over when they get too long.
Most are in a straight line...
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I did Florida Weave on my tomatoes last year and it worked well, except I needed to add tripod stakes toward the end when the weight of fruit tried to pull them over. Adding rows of twine as they grew taller and anchoring it on all sides worked at the end. Sort of a twine cage every 2 plants.
Smallish raised beds and I do tend to crowd them, so I prune drastically.
I had tomatoes thru to frost and the Burpee Long Keepers lasted on the counter thru October. Only had a few greenies to ferment.