Comments on: caryn’s garden 2006 — week 10

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:06:59 +0000

Hey. I saw your post about growing lettuce in a cold sunroom. Did that work for you? If so could you email me any tips you might have?

By: jjohnsen

jjohnsen — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:23:45 +0000

I can second the heat info Have you tried surrounding your tomatoes with black plastic? They always seem to grow better in my area if the ground is kept warmer than the normal soil temperature. It hasn’t failed my parents or myself for as long as I can remember.

By: Penguinx

Penguinx — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:38:32 +0000

That’s absolutely correct. Last year, during the Illinois’ worst drought in forever, my tomato and pepper plants did awesome with the heat so long as I supplanted the water. They thrive off it.

By: Hellchick

Hellchick — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:38:32 +0000

Perhaps that’s it, Hanna. Thanks for the reassurance.

By: Hanna in Cleveland

Hanna in Cleveland — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:57:06 +0000

Tomatoes and peppers need heat to grow. I think it is 70F+. They may have just stopped because they felt it was not warm enough.
But if it is any consellation, I find my volunteer tomatoes grow and produces as well at the end of the season as the transplants that I put ni the garden.