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Re: How much heat can those vegetables take?

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>I'm planning this year's garden layout and I wonder how much heat some of 
>my vegetables can take. I should preface the questions by telling you that 
>I live in Utah where the summers are HOT: we often get as high as 110, 
>with most of July/August 95+ in the afternoon. Average high for July is 
>93, and for August 90, so you know the peak hours are hot!
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>I want to grow cucumbers and fillet beans (pole) in patio planters 
>(2x4x2deep) on the west side of my house, with no shade whatsoever. The 
>patio radiates a lot of heat, so assuming I water faithfully and use 
>plenty of vermiculite and mulch, can the plants thrive in that kind of heat?
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>I also want to grow spaghetti squash and pickling cucumbers right up 
>against the west side stairs of the house. One crop would be exposed to 
>the south, the other to the north-west. Is the heat radiating from the 
>house and cement stairs going to fry my crops?
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>Thanks!
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>Annie
><a*@esargent.org>annie@esargent.org

You may have to water your cucumbers and fillet beans more than once a day 
during the hot weather.  Isn't the west side of your house in shade until 
noon?  Spaghetti squash and pickling cucumbers should be okay in the heat, 
but if they're planted close enough to concrete that can leach into the 
soil, the pH may be way too high for crops to grow.  Margaret L


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