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Old November 1, 2011   #12
feldon30
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NewWestGardener,

Those temperatures sound very different from what some of us face in S.E. and Central Texas. We typically plant March 8th, fruitset almost ceases mid-May, and the last of the tomatoes drag in through July. That's a 120 day season. In Houston, I had closer to a 95-100 day season.

With the temps you've provided above, I'd be planting early May and harvesting through the end of October. That's more like a 140-160 day season. The temperatures you've listed seem much more moderate and suggest a longer growing season with less scheduling pressure to "hit the bull's eye" as it were.

Again this is just based on the numbers you've provided and may not include microclimates and any number of other parameters including wind and water.
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