4 Tips for Managing Tomatoes in High Temperatures: Physiological Issues, Watering & Shade Cloth

I cover 4 main things you can do to help manage tomato plants when the high temperatures arrive. I show you how to water and measure 1 or 2 inches per plant, use shade cloth and discuss physiological issues you may see... and more tips!
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[@MollyMcBooter]

I thought that was a wizard in a black cloak in the thumbnail & you were going to teach us a magic garden spell.

[@rubyoro0]

I thought it was a scarecrow.

[@imdanhoover]

Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@michaelmarage415]

O.M.G. I thought the same thing! That's hilarious!

[@HeirloomReviews]

lol me too!

[@MikeDawson1]

thumbnail looked like a statue of a wizard to me!

[@rho1360]

I'm jealous of the rain that you get 😊

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[@johnnyshoe2229]

That row crop of tomatoes are just beautiful the green leafs nice thick bush

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[@kburkes4245]

My backyard garden looks like a homeless camp these days with shade cloth strung around. But it really has helped to keep tomatoes producing. It's over 95 here everyday for the last 3 weeks, and no rain. My water bill is going to be... yikes 😬

[@MrMasterDin]

lol looked like the grim reaper in the thumbnail. Great video as always!

[@nenemaria-cornfieldsgarden]

I thought that too haha

[@mattingly1217]

Me too lol.... I’m like o no gone kill da plants

[@HomeCentsWithNell]

Thanks for the tips about measuring the water output of the hose and shade cloth alternatives. Great info!

[@conniedavidson1807]

Wish more videos were made for this extreme heat we are getting in summer now. Thank you for this help to our gardens. I;m actually growing in semi shade this year,

[@victoriasann1772]

I have found from a neighbor who gardened for 40 yrs. He suggest all your plants in ground to water an puddle watering 3 times. Meaning water first time a section whatever vegetable enough to make it puddle an move on, come back do it again, do to all plants do it 1 last time. It works, I am in zone 7 Northeast of you. Blossom end rot still use shelve milk, 2 quarts milk to 2 quarts water. Stops blossom end rot. Shelf milk is cheap.

[@DesertDigger1]

Here in the Desert Southwest I've learned over the years where the afternoon temps consistantly hover around 100 degrees for three months it helps a lot to feed a good amount of Miracle Grow because it creates more foliage to help shade itself and give them an occasional "drink of luke warm milk" to provide a calcium boost which helps lesson off flower drop off.

[@SoulBotanicalFarm]

Thanks for that tip! In Florida we don't reach the hundreds knock on wood but we are always in 95 to 98 Grange.

[@DesertDigger1]

@@SoulBotanicalFarm Yes, I've been to Florida a few times.

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@@SoulBotanicalFarmHappy Gardening!

[@SoulBotanicalFarm]

@@DesertDigger1 thank you! Same to you.

[@steffsophie]

That warm milk stinks so bad. No thanks.

[@sarahdawson5349]

Thank you so much for this video!The heat is just brutal right now! I'm a fellow marylander and am very blessed to have someone dealing with some of the same challenges giving great advice!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I just put up more shade cloth today. Thanks Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@sherrydee7880]

I just did this yesterday! It really does make a difference to shade them!

[@josephstalin3758]

Best video ever on tomatoe plants. I been struggling this year with mine and you answered all my questions. Thank you

[@bearfruitgardening6908]

These heat waves are just horrible in zone 6b/7b and the humidity...man....so thank you for the video because it is helpful.

[@pauladaniels6936]

Thanks for being on top of things. Preparing us for what is on the way! You're a gem!!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@charleywalker2982]

Love the video. Haven’t thought about the shade cloth but have used sheets before. Now I need to go buy shade cloth!!

[@ethanwraith8970]

This is great advice, in zone 8 the summer is brutal, and wiped out my harvest for 2+ months last year. Going to try all these tips this time around. Thanks for making this video!

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[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

Thank you, appreciate that info on the tomatoes and heat. I am not zone 7 but the info helped even in zone 10 even forgot about the watering tip and counting. TY

[@warrenalbert7922]

Right on time Gary. We are expected to have temps above 95F for the next 3 weeks here in GA Zone 8A. All of my tomatoes are in Containers so I plan on moving them under trees to shade them. I have been watering morning and late evening. I will see how it goes. Thanks as always.

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[@constantinevanghele9264]

Wow. Looks like all have leaf curl. Mine started to react. I'm in Bpt CT 6b. I put my pots in the driveway on pallets,my raised bed will be fine. Coincidentally we are getting about 5-6 inches of rain today. The pallets will keep the extreme heat away from the pots but I will screw 2x4x8 to them to help put up shade cloth. Great video. Keep them coming.

[@chipeddy7303]

I’m in Zone 8a, N Florida. Sounds like a similar climate, just more 100 degree days. 6-8 inches of mulch have made the difference for me this year. Thanks for the tips.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@mardeahsmith1896]

I lived in West Africa/LIBERIA and I'm a new gardener, so thanks for this video hopping to see the next video

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[@berlysblossomgardening2816]

Thanks for the great tips for tomato plants 👍🏽💚💚💚

[@Donna_G]

I am in zone 6 b in Washington state. We don't get a lot of rain during the summer months; so, I have to water my garden which is growing in fabric containers. We have only had a couple days so far this summer where the high temps were in the 90s. Still, I am watering nearly every day or every other day depending on the temperature. I also use a moisture meter to check the moisture level. Thanks to this video, I have learned another way to tell how much I am watering. Thank you.

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

Here in 8b zone in Jackson, Mississippi we get 95 degree days and heat index up to 110 or more for many hours each day for up to three months or so. I find it helps to water a half inch or so early morning and a light cool down shower about 4 pm when shade begins to cover portions of my garden. Watering after the shade sets in really helps the plants recover from the heat of the day. Believe me...twice a day watering is NOT too much when plants are exposed to endless high heat. Mulching helps a bit too. Shade for mid-afternoon on is essential too, either natural or shade cloth. In the end, too much heat still causes a lot of problems and eventually the tomatoes will burn out and die no matter what you do. Hopefully, you will have gotten a decent harvest by that time. The BEST practice however isn't about watering or shade. It's about planting as early in the season as you possibly can to beat the summer heat with your first harvest. Short maturity varieties are essential. I start from seed in January and plants are ready to transplant in March. This year the last freeze we had was March 7. A 60 day maturity would let the first tomatoes start coming in early in May and we didn't get our first 90 degree day until after that time. Plus we had enough rain during that window to not need to water. Timing of planting is therefore the most critical part of growing tomatoes when you are in a hot climate. You cannot defeat Mother Nature's excessive heat once it sets in for weeks on end. Far better to get your crop in early, even if you have to protect it from cold, and harvest early.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks so much for the details. I am sure it will help other gardeners. Planting around zone with high temps is key. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@miguelguardado2924]

Hi Gary your videos all ways hellp my garden

[@mardeahsmith1896]

Thanks for this video,

[@TheFragrantBunch]

Great video! Just purchased some shade cloth for the southern california heat wave!

[@dianac2596]

Great video. I use Ollas to water my tomatoes. So far so good👍

[@windyloom2267]

I had to water the hydroponic tomatoes 1-2 gallons each per day to maintain water levels with the heat we have been having. Some grew up to a foot in 1 day. Its crazy.

[@dawnmorning]

Beautiful garden.

[@CJHump]

This is great info. I live across the river from you, so a lot of what you share about weather is information I can use. Last night's storm produced more wind than rain for us. So watered this morning.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

You didn’t give your opinion about what time of day to water and I just wondered what camp you are in on that issue. Lots of KZbinrs say only morning but I have to say I disagree. Been gardening 30+ years here in Kansas City zone 6a and our weather here is violent and brutal. We’ve been under a heat wave for over a week now with heat index over 100• every day and my tomatoes (knocking on wood) are beautiful and not showing any signs of stress. Two words: soaker hoses. Every night as soon as the sun starts going down at least 2 hours. Because when you are overheated the time you need water and relief is now not the next morning. Yes the ground is hot but the water continuously dripping is going to rapidly cool off the entire area. That’s my unsolicited and completely biased opinion! Your garden is so lovely, I always enjoy your videos!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Soakers hoses are probably the best way to manage slow and steady. I water all time actually. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@jackiehorsley9263]

enjoyed your video we have been getting the really high temps as well this week so I have had to water every morning and then I go back out in the garden In the evening and so fare I have not had to water again until the next day

[@Elucidator-]

Great video again Gary. Thanks.

[@judyhowell7075]

You’re new garden looking great!

[@sugarbomb26]

Hi Gary, Thank you for this timely video and great advice! I'm in NJ Zone 7 and we are experiencing 95 degrees + heat with heavy rainstorms, and my tomatoes have already started suffering badly. Value the information you provided.

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[@aquafinaspringwater9814]

Those tomato plants look very health.

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[@admanvii]

Hello from across the Potomac, my wife just gave me your book for Father’s Day. Thanks for the informative tips.

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[@Murphis55]

I think the best thing to do is put in a drip system. I did it in one part of the yard on a timer and it works great and it can be relatively inexpensive. Once you get the timers they are good for a long time and then it’s just drip hose which isn’t costly. This way you don’t have to stand there holding the hose. You got a big garden it will get old soon as you age a little more. I bring the stuff in before frost so it lasts. It’s only a couple of timers and a few hoses. I just did your advise on treatment for blossom end rot. Thank you for the info. I am in south jersey so I get pretty much the same weather. Happy gardening! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️🖖🏻💪🏻🐾🐾🐾✌️🌞🌞🌞

[@michaelp6421]

Are you watering every day with drip?

[@Murphis55]

Michael P in one area the system waters everyday for 15 min in early am and that’s it. Might need more since it’s been so hot. I buried hose under mulch so pretty much covers the hose.

[@terriel41]

Hey Gary, we are getting hit with the heat. I lost 1 tomato plant so far. Yours are looking great.

[@holly_kay5570]

Living in N. Utah zone 5b we have close to 100 degree temps for the next 6ish weeks. Glad to see this information. Thank you!

[@burtonblazekbb]

Jeanne LaMar I’m in SLC happy growing!

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[@Inpreesme]

Thank you

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[@michaelmurphy1775]

Ah! Just found these notes under the video on the phone. I am learning so much by watching the videos and now the comments. Thank you all!

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[@tessasilberbauer6219]

Gardening and fibre arts are (usually) the only videos where I read the comments; anything else is a burning tar pit :)

[@BruceLeef]

My whole garden needs this treatment. Its hot ...👍 thanx

[@dexterking9003]

Very good I’ll have to adopt some of your methods 👍

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[@helennelson3120]

Thanks for sharing Gary. Your veg looks good.

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[@specialprojects602]

Great information, thank you.

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[@TheGardenOfFeodora]

Thanks for sharing again. It's been so hot in va. We had to put up a tent over some of our garden. Next growing season we will try the cloth. Take care.

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[@mcadoovicky6465]

Super good advice I live in San Diego up and Ramona California where it's a hundred degrees everyday in the summertime. I sometimes have to water mine twice a day

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

The heat changes the game for sure. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@womenarewater]

beautiful garden! thanks for sharing! my plants look so sad! 😿🌾 i never know how much to water.

[@jaynematzkinhair8830]

Thank you so much

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@homesteadingintheheartland8106]

And here in cass county ND we are getting too much water, lots of the farmers fields around our farm turned into lakes again. We got our garden in late due to the flooding, and will get a small harvest, but not what we would've got. We are planning on putting in geothermal greenhouse for our area, we are right on border of zone 3/4, and i think the weather is only going to get worse w grand solar minimum. Everyone should be growing their own food these days. Thanks for the good info as usual. God Bless!

[@littleredhenl.7868]

We call it summer here in Alabama. Late afternoon shade is a good thing which is why we plant them where we do. Regular deep watering ... not letting them dry out is what I finally figured out, and a good layer of mulch. We have never used shade cloth.🤔👍

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[@joencrypto8133]

Glad I found you on YT, we are in the same state. I will follow you very closely. Looks like we have high 90s until Sunday.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thats a good way to do it. Yeah Ill take it down Monday night Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@TracyR4]

Great advice as we'll be getting high heat these next few days too. You can also take a tuna can and fill that and see how long it takes to fill that as that will hold an inch of water as well.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@savanahhummel8158]

Thanks for the info. I live in 9b so all I have left is my peppers( perennials here) and sweet potato’s. But in April and May when I still have tomatoes and other typical summer fruit and veg it is hard for me to remember to water! I have to water almost every day from April- oct.

[@2olvets443]

I’m in VA zone 7a and seeing stress now in upper 80s to low 90s with the humidity. Rain in the last t week and a half better than 5”. Romas are reddish/orange and fall off of bumped or a wind hits. I covered today with white row cover we use in early spring that is supposed to be 40%. 10 day forecast shows much the same is why I covered.

[@dreyno64]

Great info Gary! - as always! I’ve got some old sheets I’m going to try. I need to cover 100ft! 😳

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@CoCojoy420]

Thank you, we will have all this week Sunday to Saturday tempatures of 110 farenheit plus all next week yea .

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[@aprilgarrahan3245]

Totally enjoyed this video thank you so much for sharing your wise knowledge I am in Florida I don't really know my zone But Central Florida gets at least three months of high heat every year maybe even six months of heat and I am experiencing some major Flower rot drop anyway I just wanted to say thank you now I just have to invest in the shade cloth put it up

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Very glad to help. Sometimes plant around the heat is key in super hot zones. Good luck. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@mikelovetere4719]

Damn this heat! Thanks, Gary...

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@nehadesai2549]

Wow amazing veggie garden U have! And what an educational video! I have just started growing tomatoes and have 2 plants which are giving so many tomatoes that I am surprised. It is my first time growing tomatoes and wanted to shade them as in Australia the heat is burning the leaves even though I water it twice a day! Loved ur video for the tip, thank you from Sydney!

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[@MargaretWalkerCellist]

Consider NW Arizona and growing tomatoes: we have 2-3 MONTHS of Triple-digit temps, and tomatoes hate it, but tomato worms LOVE IT!

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[@sharonnash8465]

Zone 7 Long Island Never a good time for a heat wave,but for some reason,everything is late this year. Plants loaded with green tomatoes and tons of flowers,but the ripening is taking forever. Just started picking squash and zucchini last week & waiting on peppers,eggplant,cucamelons,yard long beans,etc. So many flowers dropped in the heat....sigh. Fingers crossed that plants were healthy enough to bounce back. TY for the timely video.

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[@sherrytucker7102]

4 - 5 WEEKS of +90 heat??? Oh how I wish! We normally have 4 - 5 MONTHS of it...AND high humidity! I did learn something this year, though...PRUNE to allow for air flow and use drip tape! I say this while knocking on wood, but today is July 20th and, SO FAR, I haven't had a single sign of my nemesis, early blight. Normally by this time, my tomato rows look like a mass of some sort of splotchy yellow alien plant life from a distance.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@heinkristen1]

Same here in kansas

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

In 3 days we get back to normal. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@MikeM-uy6qp]

I was surprised you put garden mesh right on the plants. I had always thought it shouldn't touch, but perhaps that's only in the freezing conditions when I normally use it. It certainly would simplify things for me. We're in a heat wave and I have tomatoes on my roof. Trying to rig a little canopy with the wind up there today was a time-consuming failure. Wish I'd just thrown on the garden mesh. I have tons of it. I guess dark cloth touching directly could make things hotter.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It damage the plants but if you don't have a lot of time or space to hang, touching is better than not using it Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for seeds, seed starting supplies, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com. I have over 1250 videos on my YT Channel and checkout my quick and to point 2 minute (or sow) TRG Gardening Tips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLMsTQWKi63STRub6SgaV6PlB9-O1ooM5l

[@carlatroke4780]

In my city in Ontario Canada the forecast for tomorrow is going to 44 celsius- 111 fahrenheit . I have been using a thicker sheer curtain doubled over on my plants for the last week here because of the extreme heat. I put it on at 1 pm. as the south sun beats down. Take it off at about 6pm. My tomato plants are doing very well so far.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That is a great way to do it. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@raymondjbarron]

Luckily mine are in containers. Was able to move them from 7hrs of pounding sunshine to 5hrs morning sunshine to afternoon shade.

[@HeirloomReviews]

your garden looks great gary! keep in mind a high heat index will reduce transpiration and respiration so over watering can occur very easily. thats why a lot of times you get BER shortly after a thunderstorm during a heat wave.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. Gets pretty complicated. We are getting 80 nights which also really causes the blossom drop. I didnt mention that. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@HeirloomReviews]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN nice web site!

[@ezrabrooks12]

Good video,Good Info.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@SoilandMargaritas]

I am in zone 5 central Indiana, we are getting hit with the heat waves horribly, today is going to be one of the highest in UPPER 90s, I am going to check everywhere for the shade cloth.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Good Luck. They can be in 100% shade to if all you find is sheets. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@PatoxMaia]

Hello Gary, Firstly, big thanks for the great videos you upload. I have been learning loads with your videos. I'm completely beginner to gardening and I got only a tiny balcony to play with my plants. I'm currently growing tomatoes and cucumber which is fine for now. I actually would like to see a video with tips on how to speed up compost while maintaining a reach soil. I only got about 15 gallons container for compost which fills up pretty quick and I run out of space for compost. I appreciate if that would be topic of your interest. All the best.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Very glad to share. So for your balcony I might try a small tumbler composter. Spinning it each days helps speed up the process. Look up compost videos on my channel, youll see a tumbler video. That one is too big for balcony but will give you all the details Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@PatoxMaia]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Many thanks for taking the time to respond, Gary. I had checked on your past videos for composting tips. I missed out on this Compost Tumbler video, it indeed helps a lot. I spotted few things I can improve on my method. I also came across your website a couple of times. I'm currently based in Ireland and we got a series of regulations in place. Custom blocks imports of some good stuff I would love to have and prevents delivery. A bit annoying, but we can't do much about it. Once again thank you for the great content of your videos.

[@MrClarkisgod]

Thanks for this. It's going to be almost or over 100F down here in S Illinois. My tomatoes and peppers are taking a beating. My cucumbers already didn't make it.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It really helps My blog The Rusted Garden Journal is now getting some TLC. Ill we posting new garden articles in there several times a week. DIY recipes is the next series. Cheers!

[@archstanton9703]

The temperatures are now in the low 90’s and my garden is on the north side of our house. Would it be a good idea to remove the shade cloth? I’m still hoping my tomatoes and peppers will set fruit before the first frost in November. Thanks for the great videos! I’m learning something new every time I watch.

[@ericmcruz]

Hi Gary, some of your viewers is not familiar with Farenheit temperature. Would it be possible if you can also provide in Celsius? I always convert everytime. Hope it can be done in your future videos. Thanks

[@mcleodhomestead2387]

When you talk about picking the fruit does this include the beans that are between green to yellow stage?

[@ledzepgirl299]

We have had those temps all week. Fortunately it has rained.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That helps Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@lynnclark4208]

I was looking for a good cover of straw under or around the tomatoes. Why not? Helps to keep water from evaporating.

[@angelallen7535]

Omg that shade cloth looked like the REAPER! I thought it was a reaper scarecrow!

[@mattingly1217]

I use drip tape that I bury in the ground.... works really nice and its really cheap once you get started

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@mattingly1217]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN once you get it hooked up it's as easy as just turning on your faucet.... or hook a timer and don't worry about anything lol

[@YourMom1138QQ]

Very timely! I pulled off some end rotted fruit today. No wonder!

[@terrisouthernplainsprepper5927]

I have a soaker hose under my tomato plants and beans. I water daily.

[@bobbylong3312]

It has been 90+ since the 1st of June here in my area of Zone 8.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Now that is hot. We just broke a night time high temperature Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@kgonzales321]

My Coleus are the " canary in the coal mine" for me with regards to watering. They begin to curl up when I'm a slow with the water. When using the water-wand I generally count to 20, maybe 25 if it's going to be 100F+.. just to be sure..

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@tommartucci2886]

Video thumbnail looks like "the reaper" was admiring your tomato hedge!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@ldtenenoff]

gary we r at oak island n.c. the mouth of the cape fear river 75 days into cucumbers found pickle worms tried neem oil 4 days ago today put 7 dust on the cucumbers. we have tomatos and green pepprs 5 feet away , wow our garden is just getting ready to just flourish with veggies would very much appreciate ur help if possible . how do we get rid of these worms and also any other suggestions prvention in the future thank you

[@carmena.grissom208]

Gary, I live in EL PASO TX. been HOT HOT HOT. Haven't gotten much in the form of ANY harvests. Ive shaded, watered and fertilized everything monthly and every 2 weeks or so I put Ebson and fish emulsion. I also top dress with my own compost AND mulch. WHAT more can I do?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Can you plant around the heat? Sometimes the tomatoes are more fall plants in high heat zones like yours. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@johnb58]

My little garden went bust this year. Plants didnt grow very few flowers. I grow in containers and usually have good harvests. Oh, btw Gary what is that orange flower shown under the shade cloth?

[@russianagent9175]

Tomato plants see the grim reaper and they say "no no! I wanna live! I wanna live!". It's a psych game

[@Veronica-je9qj]

Every time anyone calls a tomato a fruit it brings me back to my 4th Grade Elementary School Science Bee. The question asked was: Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable? I though it was my question and answered, "It's a fruit". But, it was the opposing team's question and DAVID MORRIS answered the question with my answer. He didn't know the answer. I could read it on his face. His team went on to win the Science Bee. I'll never get over that injustice! On a side note, I saw him about 10 years after and he was just a short fat man. So, I guess there is karma.....and justice. :) Thanks for the videos. :)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Glad to help. You just wanted to shout out what you knew. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@Veronica-je9qj]

Thanks. Will visit on payday! @@THERUSTEDGARDEN

[@DoddsFarm]

I am growing tomatoes in self wicking buckets and each one is drinking about three gallons of water a day! Thirsty boogers. Oklahoma is looking at 100 degree days for the next week. Next stop Amazon shade cloth. Thanks!

[@DoddsFarm]

18 gallons. They are small coy pond containers with two plants each in them.

[@DoddsFarm]

Love Leon! That’s who I bought my high tunnel from. Awesome gardener and lovely man.

[@pidpit4397]

New subscriber from TX. It's early May, and we're already experiencing 100 deg. temps. I have my shade (50%) up on my 3 container tomato plants, and so far so good. No blossoms have dropped. We're expecting a whole week of hot temps. Is it okay to leave my shade up 24/7 over my tomatoes. Not new to gardening, but moved from a short growing season ( Montana), to a very long growing season here in TX. Thank you so much! Love your channel, and love CaKim.

[@sdw3355]

Native Texan here. Heat and drought is a problem here, especially with everyone coming here and no rain. Water supplies are not stretching as far. Our summers are very hot and for a long time. It won't cool down till Oct-Nov. It goes in cycles. This lucky year we are going on 17 days of over 100. I'm sitting at 105 just south of Ft. Worth. If you're in South TX, add humidity to it. It's a rough season. I hope you're managing.

[@UrbanChickenMomma]

Should I put shade cloths on most of my plants, not just tomatoes? Also, all I have is cotton sheets, will that even help? Thanks❣️🧑‍🌾

[@blackemmons]

10:06 Gary, in the center of the bowl there is a cherry tomato that is split down the side. I get this way too often. Can this be prevented when picking them? JimE

[@kansasgardener5844]

Blackemmons, The way to keep tomatoes from cracking when you pick them is to leave the flower petals on the tomatoe. Just cut the stem right behind the tomatoe leaving part of the stem attached. I have done this for several years. I do this on my cherry tomatoes. I've never had large tomatoes split when I pick them but did have this problem with cherries. I actually figured this out accidentally. I had a pair of scissors on me one day while harvesting so I used them to cut off groups of tomatoes and noticed they didn't split. It works great, give it a try.

[@kelvinwaldropt1841]

I water like a cup of water every day morning and evening

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@USMCTriGirl]

Hi Gary ... and perhaps the viewing community at large ... you mentioned having trimmed your shade cloth and I'm curious, can any shade cloth be trimmed with ordinary scissors? I googled the idea and was directed to an Australian site that sells high end shade cloth and a special cutter for trimming. I was hoping to purchase AgFabric shade cloth via Amazon and trim it to fit some of my uniquely small little sections in need of shade. THANKS for posting all of your knowledge and passion!!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Yep it is easy to cut with scissors. Please visit my seed shop www.therustedgarden.com for Neem Oil, Peppermint & Rosemary Oil for pest and disease management. Calcium Nitrate for Blossom End Rot and for Seeds and Seed Starting Supplies. Thanks so much!

[@cperryisnow]

New Garden is great Gary ! Have enjoyed the videos of the build and now the growth. I see the garden hose in the video. Are we to assume you are hand watering everything this year ? Plan for a automated watering system at some point in future ?

[@virginiahorvath7595]

Wow - You seem to get an amazing amount of tomatoes on your plants. I am harvesting about 10 cherry/pear tomatoes a day, my paste tomatoes are not yet ripe and I've been able to pull off 1 Cherokee purple (just today). I have lost about 1 paste tomato to stink bugs each day, I harvested the Cherokee purple a day or two early because of those stupid things.

[@greatprovider8198]

Virginia Horvath you have to fertilize with Texas tomato food as soon as the plants start flowering. They then set the fruit and ripen. When hot flowers will not bloom or not pollinate. You see all the green tomatoes but that was from a month or more ago.

[@TheTenof12]

who knew that The Grim enjoys gardening too LOL

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I noticed that too LOL