filmnet
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Too Much rain in June!!!

Only 5 days with full sun over June, now 1 week of rain. On and off, but very dark all day. I have brought tomato plants in pots inside today. And covered others outside with a tarp. When is enough rain or not enough sun/heat? 55 degrees at night to 65 days only, when no sun. Coast of Massachusetts

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applestar
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How big are your plants? 55 at night is OK for tomatoes... but WOW that was my April weather! Wall-o-waters really worked for me back then. Other plants in the ground -- maybe you could put up some supports and fence them in a clear plastic (no overhead cover. don't let the leaves touch the plastic.) -- that should bring up the immediate temp around the plants by 5 degrees or more.

filmnet
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They are 15 inches to 30, grown from seeds 65 days ago. can I leave some in side, no heat inside this time of year. Until sun comes out, I am growing a few pots on a upstairs porch never touching the ground, 2 topsturvys, a few 5 gal pots on the lawn, and 7 plants in the ground. I refuse to loose any plants, so iam trying to grow the same few types in 4 different places here. even the pots have wonderful black compost/manure only, no dirt from the ground. Iam trying everything here very short growing season in Ma on the coast, sea breezes till June.

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I'm right there with you, filmnet. :( This June weather has been lethal to a lot of my plants: my bell peppers all drowned, and my tomatoes are yellowing and washed out. On the coast where you are, I imagine it's even worse than it has been 40-50 miles inland.

They keep promising the rain will stop and we'll start getting sun, but thus far it's all just empty promises. With my container veggies, I'm just being hyper-diligent: move them in the sun when it stops raining, and drag them back under a roof when the rain starts. Even with all the drainage I could pre-arrange, a couple of my pots wound up with standing water after the 5 inches of rain in two days we got in mid-June.

I think with the in-ground plants, we just have to cross our fingers and hope really hard: my garden beds have been squishing for 2 weeks.



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