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That was the first batch, there is still a lot of green fruit on the vines, hopefully they will ripen up even with the current heat wave. We hit 90* F here in Arizona midway through February, but it was 119* last weekend so there is a trade-off, I already lost a few tomatoes before I could get shade up to protect them from literally cooking on the stem.
That's okay, I would probably freeze to death up there. Iv'e gotten so acclimated in the 8 years I have been here that I can't survive the cold anymore. Everyone back home in Washington makes fun of me for it, I'm putting on long pants and a jacket when everyone else is wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
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The early girl and celebrity plants do pretty well, I think they are engineered for hotter climates, the beefsteak is well past its harvest point and some of them are finally turning orange. The heat seems to retard the fruit development a little but the plants are very healthy and strong. I put shade cloth up over the weekend and it seems to help the fruit as well.
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[–] GWBusch [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
That was the first batch, there is still a lot of green fruit on the vines, hopefully they will ripen up even with the current heat wave. We hit 90* F here in Arizona midway through February, but it was 119* last weekend so there is a trade-off, I already lost a few tomatoes before I could get shade up to protect them from literally cooking on the stem.
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[–] GWBusch [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's okay, I would probably freeze to death up there. Iv'e gotten so acclimated in the 8 years I have been here that I can't survive the cold anymore. Everyone back home in Washington makes fun of me for it, I'm putting on long pants and a jacket when everyone else is wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
[–] Amadameus ago
How did they handle the heat? We hit 90 degrees the last few days and I sprayed the garden down in midday to help keep them cool.
[–] GWBusch [S] ago
The early girl and celebrity plants do pretty well, I think they are engineered for hotter climates, the beefsteak is well past its harvest point and some of them are finally turning orange. The heat seems to retard the fruit development a little but the plants are very healthy and strong. I put shade cloth up over the weekend and it seems to help the fruit as well.