Hot Weather
December 14, 2022
How to grow better tomatoes in hot weather
Hot weather is the enemy of tomatoes. I live in Southern California and hot temps, especially inland, begin to ramp up as…
Mulch tomatos with straw during hot weather
What is mulching? In your regular backyard soil/raised beds, mulching is adding a three, four or even five inches deep of a…
December 12, 2022
Shading tomato plants: Avoiding sunburn, sunscald in hot weather
During sunny hot weather the hot sun may sunburn/sunscald your tomatoes. Best to make some shade for that especially-hot-afte-2 p.m. sun if…