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After stalling FOREVER, my gourds have finally took off and broke "containment". (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by SchmidtGenetics to c/gardening

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They got a little stunted from some mid June frost and some heatwaves, but mid July they finally started to get moving. I honestly thought they were goners, but they just needed the right weather.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Speaking of tomatoes, a trick I've found to keep them running through the hottest parts of summer is to get a 70% or 80% sunshade and cover them. At least in zone 6, it's enough to lower the temp and get them to keep on fruiting.

Edit: by 70-80%, it means that 30-20% of shade gets blocked respectively...kind of like car window tint if you're familiar with that.