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Re: Tomato plants

Richard,
Living in the windy southwest, I can sympathize with your dilema.  If
its going to stay cool and windy, I would just open the sides of your
structure to let the air circulate.  If the temperature rises during the
day and the winds subside, you should probably remove it.  Plants loose
more moisture during windy spells (through the leaves), so you'll want
to water a little more than usual.  Your cover should help retain the
moisture.  Our climate is so dry here in Albuquerque, that during our
windy spells, we may water deeply 3 times a week instead of just once.
My droopy plants usually return, but then again it depends on how
severely yours have drooped.  Good Luck.
Diana
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>From:  Betz, Richard[SMTP:BETZR@BDD.COM]
>Sent:  May 08, 1997 7:24 AM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list SQFT
>Subject:       Tomato plants
>
>Help!
>For the past couple of days we have had unseasonably cold and windy
>weather, as you might have guessed the tomato and eggplants don't like
>this one bit. I don't know which is worse the wind which has the plants
>lying almost flat on the dirt or the cold which is making them look
>droopy. Last night when I came home from work I was stunned to see how
>bad they were looking so I figured that I had better do something fast
>or I was going to be losing them. What I came up with was a tunnel made
>out of some chicken wire with a clear plastic drop cloth over it and
>attached with clothes pins. After I finally got this put together and
>into the bed the plants at least were able to stand upright! Now my
>question is, today is supposed to be cool and windy but not as bad as it
>has been so should I take the plastic completely off or should I just
>open the sides so that air can circulate and it can still stay somewhat
>warm underneath the plastic. Also I was wondering if the plants that
>were affected will bounce back from this abuse, I am growing Brandywine
>tomatoes(pink variety) and eggplants( I'm not too terribly worried about
>these because we just decided to plant them and picked the plants up in
>a local nursery). Any help will be appreciated.
>Thanks
>Richard(zone6)
>Brooklyn, NY
>
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