Here's my harvest of the last couple of days. I am very thankful for ANYTHING. Yesterday, Dallas/Fort Worth reached the 100 degrees F mark for the first time.
We have been having unusually hot weather since before Memorial Day. Normally, the high in early June is around 90 or 91. Also, there is no rain in sight.
Very soon after the heat set in, the lettuce and spinach got bitter. I had to give up on both.
My cucumbers seem to be hanging on nicely, the peppers as well, and I got a few tomatoes. For the tomatoes, though, when the really hot weather hit, they were affected badly. When you have over 95 degree days, tomatoes quit setting fruit.
Also, I planted my tomatoes just a little late in the first place.
I do, however, have good tomatoes, even if they're a little pale. I believe that the Celebrity hybrid turned out the best. I like an acid-y, tangy quality in tomato taste, and mine are great.
I'm encouraged to try again in the Fall. The second go-round of tomatoes begins the last week of July. You put out new plants, which grow rapidly in the hot weather. About the time they are ready to set fruit (September), the nighttime temperatures cool off enough that this is possible. At least in theory! You need everything going your way.
Wow,100 degrees, could'nt handle that. Here in Ireland the Summer so far has been wet and cold. Not good for outside veg, thank goodness for polytunnels.
ReplyDeleteThanks, arignagardener. My sister-in-law says that if we want to start new tomato plants in the middle of the summer, we need to use row covers!
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