How does heat/humidity affect you?
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Comments (5)I live in zone 7b and grow raspberries. Heritage isn't the best for flavor and it does catch just about every disease there is but I get a reliable crop every year. They don't have the most pronounced flavor when fresh but cooked into a sauce to poor over ice cream or pancakes they taste pretty much just like the ones grown up north. When I get a good fall/winter crop they have more flavor. Mine are in the sun. When it gets really hot and humid I prune out some of the branches to increase air flow and cut down on mildew. I've been told to expect to dig them out and replant with some other version every 5 years or so....See MoreSecret Garden Musk In The Heat and Humidity, How's Yours?
Comments (11)Robert, I think that you and Olga have very similar black spot pressure to what we see here and that your climate is much like mine so I always appreciate hearing how a rose that we both grow fares in your garden. I think that mine will bloom more once this growth spurt is over. I couldn't believe how fast those new basals jumped up there. Mine had been spindly, as well, until these new basals appeared. Your arch sounds wonderful. I can't wait to see photo's. I didn't used to like single petaled roses at all and I find myself liking them more now. Funny how your taste in roses changes and evolves over time! Olga, we have had little rain this year and the dry conditions seem to have inhibited the BS somewhat. Still here but not as rampant. Have you had much rain in your area? I feared that the lack of significant BS I had seen on this rose was due to the dry conditions and that I wasn't getting a clear picture of the disease resistance. Thank you for the information. I will be interested to hear how yours does with a little maturity. I try to give my roses a fair chance and a bit of time before yanking them. She is a beauty and I love the fragrance. Hi Jenn, I can stand a little imperfection but I do like some leaves with my roses! I really like this rose and hope she is going to like it in my garden. Sounds promising that she is doing well in yours. How is she doing in that pot? Do you have her climbing on something? Carol...See MoreHow will extreme heat and high humidity effect my peppers?
Comments (21)I garden in Southwest Florida also, in planting beds and in seven-gallon nursery containers. I've been having trouble growing peppers in the heat in my climate. Part of the trouble is root knot nematodes, which thrive in our subtropical climate. They are especially bad in the summer months in the heat and frequent downpours. Currently I'm fallowing my soil in trash containers for months at a time to reduce their numbers, and rotating with resistant varieties like Wando pea and California Blackeyed Pea number 5. The only pepper I've grown that does well through the summer is Thai Hot. They slow down in the cooler weather and pick up in the heat. I'm testing Marconi this year in my containers, they are reported to be heat tolerant, but I've learned to be skeptical about claims made in seed catalogs. Chilly Chili Hybrid from Tomatogrowers.com is supposed to be "extremely heat tolerant", so they might work. That company is in Southwest Florida, so it might be good info. I tried Carolina Wonder peppers for their reported nematode resistance, and they got devastated by root knot nematodes in my containers. There were hardly any roots at all when I pulled them, just knobby galls. There is no substitute for trial and error under your specific growing conditions. What works in Iowa might not work in The South, as we have both found out. I tried Gypsy, another "heat resistant" pepper. They are all dying and it's only May....See MoreHow are all you "Heat affected" doing?????
Comments (70)Colorado sounds great, OllieJane! Also supposed to be below 90 today and tomorrow. However, rain and thunderstorms predicted and we are supposed to see Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless tonight along with up and coming rockers The Warning (3 sisters from Mexico) and Lilith Czar, so all female lead bands. The Pretty Reckless is Taylor Momsen’s band. She was Cindy Lou Who in the Grinch movie and also on Gossip Girl, but she’s really quite talented musically, too. LOL, DH saw her yesterday outside the hotel since the hotel shares the parking lot/garage with his building. So how much of a concert we will get tonight will be interesting to see....See Morededtired
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