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Posted by brysonprice Zone 8 (bjp0077@unt.edu) on Mon, Apr 13, 09 at 0:30
| I live in Dallas and I have a garden in my backyard. Last year was my first year growing fruits and vegetables and I noticed that once the heat of the summer came, the plants didn't grow very well. Is there something I do (or build) besides a greenhouse that will keep out some of the heat ?
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RE: * too hot in Texas *
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| I mulch everything that is the first layer of defense and usually good enough. I also have some plants that I move to areas where they will get less sun in the summer months if they can't handle the heat. Another option is building a sun shade with a bit of screen directly over your plants to reduce the mid day sun. |
RE: * too hot in Texas *
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| I've had a raised bed in the DFW area for 6 years. My vegetable plants never do well in the heat of the summer. When the weather begins to cool a bit, I've gotten good production on my Roma tomato plants. A greenhouse would only work for you if you wanted to spend the money cooling it. My greenhouse gets to 109 degrees inside, in January if I don't open it up. That's with shade cloth on it. |
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