Unseasonably warm weather here in Ontario
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Comments (1)Michael, these plants "like what they like" in the way temperatures. Usually, the brassicas & onions will tend to bolt to seed early because of too much cold weather. The lettuce doesn't appreciate too much direct sun especially and may benefit from afternoon shade. I imagine that all of these plants will be okay as long as your soil doesn't dry out. Making sure that they have sufficient water should cool the garden, as well. Now having said all this - at about your latitude but on the other side of the continent, we are having record low "highs!" Never made it above 39°F yesterday, that's about 4°C. Other than the onions, I haven't been able to get anything else in the garden. It may be cooling off in your neck of the woods before long. Steve...See MoreAny Ontario Pole Bean Growers Out There?
Comments (10)Thanks, Macky, you seem to have found a good solution. Unfortunately, I have no more room for starting things indoors, nor do I have a cold-frame which seems to be a staple for far-North gardeners. So your route will not be suitable for me at this time. Jim, it's good to know the facts about air vs. soil temperature. I must give it a test. Anyway today my beans went in. Three tripods with scarlet runner, Kentucky wonder, and a long asian bean called bhodi. The two things I did differently was to plant the beans in hills (I read that the soil heats up faster) and I pre-soaked them (was advised by a neighbour). Jim, I wonder why you advise against this. As Happyday suggested, I put in a trial row of bush beans which I mistakenly bought, and today they are up. So Jim, this supports your comment about the soil temperature. Thanks for the tip. My sqush, zucchini, and cukes are also up, substantiating Jim's claim that the 'coolish' air temperatues are not a good indicator of soil temp. I must keep this in mind for next year. Then I finally put a thin sprinkling of slug bait around the areas. The slugs here are terrible and I go out each night on 'slug patrol' to pick them off my vines. This bait is supposed to be not harmful to children or pets but I have neither in my garden for extended periods. Last year they turned my pepper plant leaves into beautiful 'doily' patterns. I had to take them up and transfer them to pots. This year they go into pots directly. I am still hardening off and it seems as if my tomatoes have become infected during the process. Curling/drying tips of leaves, so I am in a hurry to get them in the ground. Happy gardening all!!...See MoreRare maples and unseasonably warm temps. Dormancy concerns.
Comments (14)^^ That would be my suggestion :-) We are looking at almost exactly the same situation here. Temps in the low 40's to low 50's. Haven't even had a hard frost yet......I still have some annuals and tender perennials in bloom! Sunday nite, temps will dip into the 20's and then not get much above freezing, if at all, for the next week or so........our first Arctic blast of the season. All of my maples - Japanese or Asian maples typically less cold tolerant than any Norway and in containers to boot - will weather the storm just fine. I don't start worrying about container stock until temps approach the teens for several days/nights at a time. If your trees are planted in ground, I wouldn't even bother praying!! They will be fine :-)...See Morecrazy weather here
Comments (20)I’m not too far from cyn427 in suburban MD. We haven’t had any significant rain. Last year b/w mid-August and mid-October, we had 10” of rain. The same period this year in the DC area had .04”. I think that .04” bypassed us! I planted a number of shrubs/hydrangeas in the spring and have been doing my best trying to keep them watered and alive. The Farmers Almanac is predicting unseasonably cold winter with higher than normal precipitation for us. We shall see if that’s correct!...See More- 5 years ago
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