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Applegate, Oregon

Supposed to get to 108 degrees this Friday, nearly 15 degrees warmer than the record high temp for the day! We get these kind of temperatures in July, but May? We will have 55 degree swings between high and low. I just hope the plants can survive and are not set back too far. Were are going to be in the 90's and 100's for the next week or so. I am going to put shade covers on the greenhouses (like I need them anymore...lol), and see if I can get the misting system together by Friday (doubtful). Any other suggestions?

5/14/2008 5:10:55 PM

Alex, IN

Move to Indiana, we cant get out of the 50's and 60's!

5/14/2008 6:03:27 PM

Joliet, IL

i would remove the greenhouse plastic and use the supports with shadecloth. to do a quick individualize location misting system directly above each small plant, get a section of polytubing long enough to snake through the patch at least 10 foot from each plant. punch into the tubing and use 1/4" connectors and attach spaghetting tubing long enough to reach the plant and go up and attach to a 5' stake. zip tie the spaghetti tubing with a mister head attached to the end and stake over each of the plants. place stakes opposite side of the way the wind is blowing so mist falls directly on the plant.

call dripworks asap and have them overnight the polytubing, a punchhole, 1/4 inch connectors, misting heads, 1/4 inch spaghetti tubing , a end stop plastic piece and a threaded connection piece to attach to the spicket. and a timer that will allow you to program as many times as possible. for that heat i would mist at least 10 minutes once per hour. get the 5' green garden stakes and zip ties at home depot.

5/14/2008 6:09:29 PM

Santa Rosa California

hi was 94 today here

5/14/2008 6:25:48 PM

Napa Valley, CA

Dale, we are having some early season high temps here also.... probably over 100* tomorrow.
Misting and shade cover are a good idea..... also make sure that your soil is good and moist at least 6 ft. out from the plant. The reflective heat can fry a seedling (or young plant).

5/14/2008 8:17:42 PM

Frankfort Oh

lol,,,mikkal ,,you must boarder ohio,,weather really needs to improve big time

5/14/2008 9:58:18 PM

Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

supposed to get to 30-40 celcius here in a few days. It's never this hot early in the year. River has been going up two to three feet a day.

5/15/2008 12:46:07 AM

Malaysia

I thought Malaysia is hot. Never knew that USA and Canada can get that hot too.

5/15/2008 12:56:36 AM

Santa Rosa, CA.

It's 5:00AM here and the temp. is already 83. Today is going to be crazy hot.

5/15/2008 8:11:16 AM

California High Desert [email protected]

It is 67 degrees right now. Should get 78 today. All my non desert friends think I should be alot hotter than them, but most of the time I am cooler.

5/15/2008 9:55:45 AM

Deer Park WA

Supposed to be close to 90 here Friday & Saturday with the record snow fall we had this winter and still 12 + feet of snow in the mountians were gonna see some flooding... The pumpkins will like it I'm in Dales boat too, no misting set up this early!

5/15/2008 10:59:44 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Man Dale I cant believe the heat we have coming our way. I hope the plants can take it.

5/15/2008 11:43:54 AM

Westford, MA

WHAT???
No Airconditioners in Your Greenhouses????

5/15/2008 12:47:12 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

75 degrees out today and was getting upwards of 90 in the hoophouse with both ends wide open. I put the fan on high to circulate the hot air out and that seemed to help quite abit. Forcast calls for 3 more days of unusually hot temps here in B.C. and then plummenting back down to below seasonal norms....wierd but I will take it as my plants are really starting to take off.

Nice and hot for Chad in Pemberton I guess.

5/15/2008 3:59:29 PM

Applegate, Oregon

Cary,

I hear ya. I put shade cloth over the cold frames and watered the heck out of them today. My patch therm says 96 right now which is the hottest day by 12 degrees since the plants were put out. Only on drooper. How yours doing?

5/15/2008 5:22:05 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Dale,

Last I checked they seem to be holding their own. I have to get the sprinklers up and going so I can keep them cool.I have been out making sure they are watered well.

5/15/2008 6:22:22 PM

Applegate, Oregon

Hit 100 officially in my patch, and it was only supposed to hit 93. 103-108 predicted Friday, will they be off by 7 degrees also? Plants are handling it.

5/15/2008 7:19:03 PM

kamloops, BC, Canada

took the hoophouses off the plants today as they were getting to hot even with the end open. We got to almost 30 degress today. the plants are all droopy. lots of sprinkling during the day to keep the plants cool.

5/15/2008 11:34:54 PM

porterville, calif.

99 here today.Going to be 100 friday Sat and Sunday. Here we go into summer

5/16/2008 1:47:29 AM

Applegate, Oregon

104 Today.

5/16/2008 7:10:32 PM

San Diego, Ca.

Over 100° here today too and they say hotter tomorrow. My plants suffered no damage so far. One plant is completely under shade cloth and the other had the micro sprinklers running for 5 minutes on a 10 minute cycle.

5/16/2008 9:08:08 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

Dale, I have taken the plastic off the hoop houses now and have the sprinklers up cooling the plants.So far they are holding up to the heat. I hear its going to be hot here all weekend.

5/17/2008 12:28:57 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

96f in SLO! Had a few leafs fry, but all is well.

5/17/2008 10:44:18 AM

Minnesota

Minnesota will take it..it has been colder than usual.

5/17/2008 12:29:47 PM

Central Ca

108 and still going strong.

5/17/2008 2:20:59 PM

Puyallup, WA

Unreal heat wave today in the Pacific Northwest! We hit 92
degrees! Beat the previous May 17th record high temp by 7 degrees. Of all the plants that took it the hardest....the Glasier 1158 received some leaf burn! Imagine that....a California plant!!!

5/17/2008 6:29:57 PM

Puyallup, WA

Correction....we hit 95 degrees! Cookin'!!!

5/17/2008 7:01:15 PM