How's Your Weather in Texas? - Page 9

creister · April 23, 2009

I just buy grow cloth and wrap each cage. Keeps the wind, hail, and some bugs off of my plants.

feldon30 · April 23, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polar_Lace

Shearing winds (40 mph) predicted for today.

Let me tell you about wind shear landing at Houston Intercontinental airport today.

I thought we were going to land sideways.

Plantersville · April 29, 2009

I'm now thinking that my maters have had enough rain for now. Maters are growing like weeds but so are the weeds.

newatthiskat · April 29, 2009

I really would like to send some of this rain away at this point! My prime time for fruiting and we have bad humidity and rain!

It is supposed to rain the rest of the week and possibly into next week. At 7 am we are supposed to get up to 99% humidity. What humidity level is it when plants don't pollenate as well? (and yes I know not at 99%)

feldon30 · April 29, 2009

Yeah, the mosquitoes and incredible humidity right now are BAD NEWS. Do they make yard-sized silica packets?

geeboss · April 29, 2009

feldon30

You can get your neighborhood dump truck full of Turface MVP and level it where your planting your crops.

George

robin303 · April 29, 2009

I saw that shinny thing only once for a minute in the last 3 days.

duajones · May 4, 2009

It feels like summer already here and temps are already at the point where plants will struggle to set anymore fruit. So far on the year, I have recieved right under an inch of rain with none in the immediate forecast. Finally broke down and started watering my lawn to the tune of 5000 or more gallons this month. I dont know if the lack of rain has had any effect on my overall results in the garden, but it isnt what I would call a good year at this point. Even my most prolific, productive, disease and virus free plant looks like it might turn out to be a dud. Purple Haze is putting out beautiful 3-4 oz fruit but the fruit has somewhat of a sour taste. Just bad luck I guess

newatthiskat · May 4, 2009

Tornadoes in east texas. This has been one crazy year so far. Temps today have been mild but very humid today then in a few days we will be in the 90's.
Kat

Polar_Lace · May 5, 2009

Heavy Rains where here, on Saturday and knocked out the power at our house for 18 hours between 9 PM to 3:15 PM on Sunday afternoon.

Huge trees were knocked down; taking down 2 power transformers.

Now I have to clean out the fridge..... ugh!

~* Robin

Mojo · May 5, 2009

Very warm for this time of spring. 90 degrees today. I'm already having some blossom drop on a few plants. Unless we get another front in the next ten days, this may be the end of fruit-set around here. Pity, my Persimmons have been slow to set and I may not get more than a half-dozen now

(Tons of everything else, though

)

kwselke · May 5, 2009

It was 91 degrees on my patio a few minutes ago. I did not get out there until 8:00 this morning and it was 74 degrees at that time. It will be interesting to see what fruit set happens from now on.

fourtgn · May 5, 2009

I've gotten quite a bit of blossom drop over here. The only tomatoes that seem happy are my cherries. Oh well.

fourtgn

newatthiskat · June 10, 2009

Right now there are tornados and very high winds. Waiting for my power and internet to go down. Tyler it getting slammed right now.
Kat

April 29, 2009	#123
Plantersville Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plantersville, Texas Zone 8 Posts: 138	I'm now thinking that my maters have had enough rain for now. Maters are growing like weeds but so are the weeds. __________________ Chuck I love to eat, sleep and fish........not necessarily in that order!

April 29, 2009	#124
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I really would like to send some of this rain away at this point! My prime time for fruiting and we have bad humidity and rain! It is supposed to rain the rest of the week and possibly into next week. At 7 am we are supposed to get up to 99% humidity. What humidity level is it when plants don't pollenate as well? (and yes I know not at 99%)

April 29, 2009	#125
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Yeah, the mosquitoes and incredible humidity right now are BAD NEWS. Do they make yard-sized silica packets? __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

May 4, 2009	#128
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	It feels like summer already here and temps are already at the point where plants will struggle to set anymore fruit. So far on the year, I have recieved right under an inch of rain with none in the immediate forecast. Finally broke down and started watering my lawn to the tune of 5000 or more gallons this month. I dont know if the lack of rain has had any effect on my overall results in the garden, but it isnt what I would call a good year at this point. Even my most prolific, productive, disease and virus free plant looks like it might turn out to be a dud. Purple Haze is putting out beautiful 3-4 oz fruit but the fruit has somewhat of a sour taste. Just bad luck I guess __________________ Duane Jones

May 4, 2009	#129
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply Tornadoes in east texas. This has been one crazy year so far. Temps today have been mild but very humid today then in a few days we will be in the 90's. Kat

April 23, 2009	#121
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	I just buy grow cloth and wrap each cage. Keeps the wind, hail, and some bugs off of my plants.

April 29, 2009	#126
geeboss Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA Z7 Posts: 524	feldon30 You can get your neighborhood dump truck full of Turface MVP and level it where your planting your crops. George

April 29, 2009	#127
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	I saw that shinny thing only once for a minute in the last 3 days.

May 5, 2009	#130
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Heavy Rains where here, on Saturday and knocked out the power at our house for 18 hours between 9 PM to 3:15 PM on Sunday afternoon. Huge trees were knocked down; taking down 2 power transformers. Now I have to clean out the fridge..... ugh! ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

May 5, 2009	#131
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	Very warm for this time of spring. 90 degrees today. I'm already having some blossom drop on a few plants. Unless we get another front in the next ten days, this may be the end of fruit-set around here. Pity, my Persimmons have been slow to set and I may not get more than a half-dozen now (Tons of everything else, though ) __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"

May 5, 2009	#132
kwselke Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 172	It was 91 degrees on my patio a few minutes ago. I did not get out there until 8:00 this morning and it was 74 degrees at that time. It will be interesting to see what fruit set happens from now on.

May 5, 2009	#133
fourtgn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 75	I've gotten quite a bit of blossom drop over here. The only tomatoes that seem happy are my cherries. Oh well. fourtgn

June 10, 2009	#134
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply Right now there are tornados and very high winds. Waiting for my power and internet to go down. Tyler it getting slammed right now. Kat