Saturday, July 15, 2006

rain rain go away

So what to do when the weather is cold and rainy like this Spring and you've already planted? Hope for dry weather and sun first, if that doesn't happen cover the more sensitive plants with plastic, i.e. tomatoes, peppers, beans and corn. I use plastic bags on tomatoes and peppers, and a sheet of plastic on others. This way, the actual crop isn't getting pelted by rain and cold. It doesn't always solve all the problems, but it's a good try. Some items like cucumbers will have to be replanted, and maybe replanted! However, a good fungus spray on the tomato plants helps. Most of my garden has survived this horrible attack, even the hail we got! Hope this helps for next year as the last 3 years have been similar. Looks like a trend to me.

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