Even with a greenhouse, the temps being in the high 40's and the perpetual rains have been keeping my early attempt at a garden a little slow to get going. It is great for the lettuces, but not so great for the tomatoes, squash and cucumbers. Need to get some radishes going, beets and chard. It is expected to not get out of the 40's all day tomorrow with occasional rain all day. Looking at the satellite images storms are lining up and riding the jet stream.
Finally have a extended forecast of 7 days of dry here. Of Course with that dry come 90 degree temps and air so thick you have to hack through it with a machete. Don't like the weather in Southern IL just wait 5 minutes to a hour and it will change to the opposite extreme LOL. Heater running tonight, Air Conditioner will be on tomorrow night.
Yeah we were cold this morning. 3500 miles away my parents also had a cold streak come through and kill all the crops. Not normal temps anywhere. I hope you have at least 2 years worth of food stored up.
39degrees now at near 11AM. Finished the plantings in the greenhouse and came in to warm up. Had a thought that if the planet entered into another Dark Ages (mini ice age) would a greenhouse be of any good? Would there be enough light to grow anything other than maybe potatoes and lettuces.
It's been a cool spring here in SC but I have been able to plant most everything, my okra does not like these 50 degree temps and I have lost half of it. Rain has been sparse have to water every other day
Not to worry. Biden, AOC, and the rest of the clowns running the circus will save us all, with their windmills, solar panels, and electric cars! I've been waiting for some halfway decent weather here (Buffalo/Niagara Falls area of NY), and it looks like last night's low of 40 will be it. Only 6 weeks late, and we're finally getting some real spring weather! Probably going to be another month (or so) until I can put peppers, tomatoes, and squashes outside, but I've got plenty started inside, and will do my damnedest not to kill them, before I can transplant them into pots, for the summer (can't really do any digging, as I'm currently renting). Just part of my indoor seed starting/seedling nursery, in my office at home. 'Scuze the red/blue plant lighting effect.
The forecast here is for lows in the high 30's to low 40's later in the week and high temps between 49 and an occasional venture into the low 60's for a minute. Rain for 5 out of the next 10 days.
Snowing down here in SW Orygun today, but not cold enough for it to stick long. Lows for the next 3 nights right at freezing.
Snowing! In Orygun?? Won't nothin' grow there!! Yea, the system is out of the gulf of Alaska and pulling along with it some cold air. Spring...
Bees out today ,(mason) hives cleaned and next week HBs are out, way late .. If they are flooding Auzi land they freeze northan world , were all cold up NH of the globe
Did some rearranging in the greenhouse today. Moved the 25 gallon grow bag planted with red potatoes, added a seeding bench where the flats of lettuces and space heater sit. Figured out where I am going to put the grow bag with my chard and rapidly running out of space. Need to plant some radishes and carrots and am thinking of building a tiered planter across the back side of the tunnel. Just need to find some more scrap wood. All in all, the plants look happy so far. Gapped the Velcro windows to allow some ventilation just in case the sun decides to come out for a minute. 35 degrees this morning, 45 now at 10 AM.
Sun broke out this afternoon, so I opened a couple of the side windows to give the tunnel some ventilation. Ordered this remote WiFi thermometer. Amazon.com: Govee WiFi Thermometer Hygrometer H5179, Smart Humidity Temperature Sensor with App Notification Alert, 2 Years Free Data Storage Export, Remote Monitor for Room Greenhouse Incubator Wine Cellar : Patio, Lawn & Garden
Humidity has been running at near and above 90%. I opened the six side windows on the poly tunnel, and it dropped to 80% and as a plus, the temperature increased from 58 to 63 degrees with the OAT being 54 at 100% humidity. It's been raining off and, on all week, and expected for the next couple of days. I may have to frame in a roof vent and increase the heating from the two little under desk foot warmers currently running in the tunnel.
Got the humidity issues resolved by leaving two windows open and allowing the poly tunnel to breath. The remote thermometer and hygrometer has been great allowing me to keep track of temps and humidity from the house. Plants are coming along nicely.
My How a few weeks changes everything... Fruit has set on all three tomato plants. The Super Sweet 100 is loaded, the Roma not so much, and the Early Girl is doing well. There are summer squash and cucumber, and the plants are nearing the top of the greenhouse. I am going to have to train them across the top or along the upper side of the greenhouse. The potatoes are all hilled in and a good 8'' high. Now if I can just keep the slugs out until everything is ready to harvest.
