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I love challenges when I can figure things out and control or change routines but this is frustrating in the short growing season I already have
This morning soil continues to be under 62°. No sun for 3 days now. Nighttime air temp in the 40s
Great for me (I HATE heat) but sucks for the crops
Tomatoes still waiting for warmth
Peppers in pots rather be sleeping inside
Forget the cucumbers, they don't even want their picture taken
Canadian Wildfires continue to block the sun when it does try to come out. It got bad here yesterday and today. Worst I ever remember. Usually it's up high, near the surface
I'm like you--cloudy days are wonderful. Here in Charlotte NC it's sunny a lot, 85-88 degrees this week and plants getting big.
Weather's affect (or is it effect) on growing veggies makes me have a lot of empathy for previous generations that depended on their gardens to eat. For me it's a hobby, not life and death.
I have some peppers still in pots and some in-ground. Potted ones have bigger fruits than in-ground so far.
Tomatoes in-ground vs. in grow bags seem to have about the same cherry production.
Hope you get enough sun to get your garden producing big-time.
This year I cut back numbers of plants in grow bags (because they need to be watered more) and planning to get away to cooler areas in July-August, nearby mountains are 2 hours away. Last summer was waaay too hot.
Last edited by twinkletwinkle22; 06-07-2023 at 08:26 AM..
I'm like you--cloudy days are wonderful. Here in Charlotte NC it's sunny a lot, 85-88 degrees this week and plants getting big.
For me it's a hobby, not life and death.
Hope you get enough sun to get your garden producing big-time..
Well, another day of chilly temps for June. Temps are actually DROPPING during the day and there are no clouds above... But there is smoke... and its thick from the Canadian Wild Fires. Smells like a campground. Poor crops
MARS OR COASTAL CONNECTICUT?
You can typically see Long Island across the way.
My backyard soil temperatures continue to stay in the low 60s. Here's a quick look. I'll have updated graph tomorrow. Clouds and Smoke. Nighttime air temp in the 40s.
At least you're not in Maine.
I just texted a friend near Bar Harbor to ask about smoke and air quality and she said the 2 weeks of rain (with 50 degree temps) have been keeping the smoke away. I was glad. She, like me and you, likes the cloudy days, just not smoky days.
At least you're not in Maine.
I just texted a friend near Bar Harbor to ask about smoke and air quality and she said the 2 weeks of rain (with 50 degree temps) have been keeping the smoke away. I was glad. She, like me and you, likes the cloudy days, just not smoky days.
Yup, I religiously look at the map multiple times a day and see that Maine/NH is under the Vortex above. (Upper Level Low) which is a cold pool of air aloft keeping the surface cool. This Upper low has been consistently there past 2 weeks. Interesting pattern! Once that leaves I know the heat from the south is gonna push north. Its inevitable. lol Slowest garden start in a while here.
I'll have a garden update soon. What a month its been temp wise. Typically we hit Upper 80s/90s in June and its been feeling like Fall at times. 2nd coldest max temp for June at BDR (Bridgeport, CT)
1st Dahlia bloom of the season. Procyon.
Tuber Started indoors in March
June 20, 2023
Beautiful dahlia! Mine are nowhere near having a bloom, new tubers came in Mid-March I think and I didn't get them in pots until April (I think). Most will be put into large pots (tree size) so the voles can't get to the roots and kill them, then the big pots put in the garden. A few dahlias will go into a self-watering container that I have all the parts for, just no time to assemble it right now.
Here in Charlotte the weather forecast says we'll have 7 days of rain (80-90% chance per day). Yesterday got 2". That's unusual compared to other years but we're newbies of 3 years here so maybe it's not really unusual. I have a lot of indoor work to get done in the next 2 weeks so the garden work will be on hold until then (when it will be REALLY hot and humid).
Send us some of your cool weather, I'll send you our heat and humidity.
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