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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
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 Posted - Jun 28 2013 : 11:41:19 AM
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Any good ideas on something to cover and cool my broccoli and cabbage. It is suppose to get 100 plus in the next few days. I really don't want to spend any money.Would a bed sheet work?
Diana
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2013 : 1:15:46 PM
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sheet would work great, as long as it is white or very light colored, and I would also keep it damp, we are gonna be 112 plus, with heat indexes of 117 plus...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2013 : 08:17:55 AM
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Yeow....112 degrees? I heard it was 130-something in Death Valley the other day....that just seems unreal.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
"A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2013 : 10:34:55 AM
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Oh, girls! I feel so bad for you! Diana - I would definitely go with Tina's advice. I also read somewhere that if you fill plastic bottles with water and then place them around the garden (or individual plants) like a hedge it will help regulate the temperature around the plants, day and night. I haven't tried it, but if you have plastic bottles on hand and a supply of water available, it might be worth a try. You can also put water in plastic bottles and puncture a small hole into the bottom to give your plants and soil a slow watering - much better than a drenching in hot weather like that! I hope everything survives! Please take care of yourselves - stay cool and hydrated! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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