Anonymous
07/03/2025 14:53
Subject: Shade Cloth
Yeah, it will help your tomatoes in the hottest part of the summer but not as much ime as planting the right varieties. Don’t just use the zone, look for lists from garden clubs in the south.
Anonymous
07/02/2025 20:04
Subject: Shade Cloth
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hello. My vegetable plants (tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash) seem to struggle in this heat year after year and often burn. I'm thinking of getting some shade cloth and basically building a canopy over my garden beds. Has anyone ever done this? Any thoughts as to whether this will help? Thanks
It's not the heat but the sun exposure. They can get too much if in full sun for too many hours a day.
So yes, some netting to give a reduction in sun exposure helps. Not a full on opaque cover though.
To answer the Q above, yes, I believe that they are getting enough water. We water them regularly.
Yes, I believe they get too much sun exposure. That's why I'm thinking about a shade cloth. Any recommendations? Thanks
Just some cheap netting. Most are nylon and will deteriorate in the sun so won't last too many seasons.
Anonymous
07/01/2025 07:30
Subject: Shade Cloth
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hello. My vegetable plants (tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash) seem to struggle in this heat year after year and often burn. I'm thinking of getting some shade cloth and basically building a canopy over my garden beds. Has anyone ever done this? Any thoughts as to whether this will help? Thanks
It's not the heat but the sun exposure. They can get too much if in full sun for too many hours a day.
So yes, some netting to give a reduction in sun exposure helps. Not a full on opaque cover though.
To answer the Q above, yes, I believe that they are getting enough water. We water them regularly.
Yes, I believe they get too much sun exposure. That's why I'm thinking about a shade cloth. Any recommendations? Thanks
Anonymous
06/30/2025 16:52
Subject: Shade Cloth
Anonymous wrote:Hello. My vegetable plants (tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash) seem to struggle in this heat year after year and often burn. I'm thinking of getting some shade cloth and basically building a canopy over my garden beds. Has anyone ever done this? Any thoughts as to whether this will help? Thanks
It's not the heat but the sun exposure. They can get too much if in full sun for too many hours a day.
So yes, some netting to give a reduction in sun exposure helps. Not a full on opaque cover though.
Anonymous
06/30/2025 15:35
Subject: Shade Cloth
Are your plants getting adequate water?
Anonymous
06/30/2025 09:03
Subject: Shade Cloth
My husband is also having problems with his veggy garden, but he thinks it's soil quality and is trying to improve that for this summer. Perhaps you can shade half your bed and compare at the end of the summer?
Anonymous
06/30/2025 08:49
Subject: Shade Cloth
Hello. My vegetable plants (tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash) seem to struggle in this heat year after year and often burn. I'm thinking of getting some shade cloth and basically building a canopy over my garden beds. Has anyone ever done this? Any thoughts as to whether this will help? Thanks