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How to Protect Your Plants During Hot Weather

in Flowers, Greenhouse, Summer, Veggie Advice

Water early in the morning before the worst heat of the day hits.
Water thoroughly. Make sure the the water gets down to the roots or comes out
of the bottom of the pot. Most overhead lawn watering systems aren’t on long
enough for your annuals and perennials. It’s better to water more one time per
day rather than just a little several times per day.
Check pots and containers twice a day. Make sure the the water comes out of
the bottom of the pot and that the entire root ball is wet!
If possible, on super hot days, move your containers into a little bit of shade.
Mulch your garden beds with possible with a couple of inches of hay, straw,
leaves , grass clippings or mulch. This cools the roots and holds moisture in.
Shade netting helps if you can do it. It protects tender tomato blossoms, etc…
There are great YouTube videos on hanging shade netting.
Cut off old flowers and buds and extra long stems to encourage new blossoms.
You can also harvest fruit like tomatoes once they are showing a bit of color and
let them mature in your home and pick zucchini when they are younger – this will
encourage a healthier and less-stressed plant.
Use slow release fertilizer on your plants to keep them healthy. We use and sell
a product called Osmocote. It’s simple and easy to use and will not stress your
plants. During really hot weather (90 degree days) do not use additional liquid fertilizer on vegetables and fruits. Resume liquid fertilizer when temperatures drop a bit.
Good luck and stay cool!

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Veggie Advice: Seasonal Planting

in Summer, Veggie Advice

What veggies like warm nights and warm soil to grow in? If planted too early some veggies will get cold feet and do nothing or even wither up and die. Some like it hot! Such as:

Tomatoes

Peppers

Beans

Corn

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Melons

Pumpkins

Squash

All available at Ludemas!

Totally Tomatoes

in Fruits & Vegetables, Spring, Summer

Why do we grow so many tomatoes? Are we crazy or what? Yes – crazy about our customers having a good choice of the most popular vegetable (or fruit).

How about a medley of different colors of cherry type tomatoes mixed in a pasta salad. So gourmet and fresh! Cherry Type Tomatoes:

Bumble Bee Sunrise: Golden w/orange-red stripes

Yellow Pear: Yellow pear shape

Baby Boomer: Red, compact for container

Fantastico: Red Grape

Napa Grape: Red Grape

Rapunzel: Red

Sunsugar: Golden

Supersweet 100: Red

Sweet 100: Red

Sweet Million: Red

Sweetheart of the Patio: Red, compact for container

Midnight snack: Reddish purple

Do you like a nice firm tomatoes for sauce, or cutting for a salad? Try these varieties:

Fresh Salsa

Health Kick

LaRoma III

What about heirloom tomatoes? Always interesting and fun. Try these varieties:

Cherokee Purple

Brandywine Red

German Johnson

Rutgers Select

So many tomatoes so much fun to plan the garden. Check these out:

Chef’s Choice Orange

Chef’s Choice Green

Bush Early Girl – compact plant

Early Girl

Super Fantastic

Supersonic

Supersteak

Big Beef

4th of July

Big Boy

Better Boy

Big Daddy

Better Bush – good for container

Madame Marmande – French Tomato

Skyreacher – red & orange stripes

Bushsteak – good for container

How to Protect Your Plants During Hot Weather

Dave’s Dollar Deals

Veggie Advice: Seasonal Planting

Totally Tomatoes

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