mrthing2000
Well-Known Member
Apparently my plants don't like the sun. Maybe I started too late--I probably should have started the seeds way earlier and planted them right after the first frost when they were big enough. Chalk that up to getting mold on the first seedlings and screwing up multiple times.
We had a string of 90+ days in June-July that are unheard of for the Northwest, and if I didn't move them to the shade they shriveled up and wilted and looked limp and hung down by noon. It will only get hotter from here on. They are too big for the pots now but I'm thinking planting them will only hasten their death. I might build some shade material but I'm thinking that's not typical for most growers unless they are doing CT Broadleaf. These are burley and virginia types.
Most are a foot tall and have good sized leaves. But with a direct sun blast, they looked like cooked spinach even if I watered them enough.
Am I doing something wrong?
We had a string of 90+ days in June-July that are unheard of for the Northwest, and if I didn't move them to the shade they shriveled up and wilted and looked limp and hung down by noon. It will only get hotter from here on. They are too big for the pots now but I'm thinking planting them will only hasten their death. I might build some shade material but I'm thinking that's not typical for most growers unless they are doing CT Broadleaf. These are burley and virginia types.
Most are a foot tall and have good sized leaves. But with a direct sun blast, they looked like cooked spinach even if I watered them enough.
Am I doing something wrong?