When it is brutally hot, what are your nightly lows?
I've tried it; even with 'HEAT' Variety tomatoes and even though it rarely gets over 90 during the day, it stays above 75 at night.
I did best with Porter tomatoes, grown in an Earthbox with casters. In 2014, I rolled the EB out in the AM for sun and back under the porch for shade around 1PM. I did this with 4 EB's and early August was the last tomato I ate. I have to think the fruit set much earlier.
This year, I tried with the 'Heat' Varieties. I won't bother trying again.
I was able to grow peppers all summer. I didn't try this year, but in the past was able to grow eggplant too.
This pic was taken in 2014. This summer I broke my wrist, so other than growing peppers, didn't even put up the shade cloth.
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