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m_taggart

Time for Tomatoes?

16 years ago

Is anyone near Raleigh putting in their tomatoes this weekend? National weather service indicates the lowest night time temps will dip as low as 41 degrees F Saturday night, then warming up to no less than 47 F until Tuesday night. I know tomatoes hate nights cooler than 50 F, but they're getting bigger and I'm running out of room for them. I have raised beds (should warm up quicker) and wall-o-waters that have been up since Wednesday. I'm hoping the W-O-W's have warmed the soil a bit and will keep the plants above 50 F. Plus, I'm thinking of putting plastic flower pots over the top of the W-O-W's to minimize heat loss via convection. What say you? Should I try to push the season or keep these inside another week? FWIW, I'm in the third day of hardening them off. Thought it would be a good idea with all the nice weather lately.

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