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18. Pollination is temperature-sensitive

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:24 PM

12 hrs ago

A well-known issue -

Heat Stress and Tomatoes

Tomato Pollination and Excessive Heat

How excessive heat affects the vegetable garden

This is why places like TX and FL that have commercial crops of tomatoes, basically have to be done by April before the excessive heat hits.

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Wait until there's a giant release of hot air followed by fireworks! bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #1

They kicked out all 5 people? Norrrm 14 hrs ago #3

👍 underpants 14 hrs ago #6

Apparently that kind of heat can cause mirages PatSeg 13 hrs ago #15

I'll bet they shut it down because nobody is there. yardwork 14 hrs ago #4

How can they tell it is shut down? WSHazel 14 hrs ago #5

* snort * Talitha 12 hrs ago #17

Too cheap to install AC or even misting tents. underpants 14 hrs ago #7

Where are all the "This is God's wrath" people? mwb970 14 hrs ago #8

We wouldn't hear from them even if Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #10

It's Too Darn Hot--lyrics that will be banned in MAGA-fied America Vogon_Glory 14 hrs ago #9

I have tomato blossoms that will never get pollinated BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #12

Pollination is temperature-sensitive BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #18

That"s the hope BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #24

Same. yardwork 11 hrs ago #22

Mine is a "Sweet 100" (haven't grown in years) BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #25

5pm makes zero sense. ananda 13 hrs ago #13

So midnight it is. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #20

So they're going to reopen when it's even hotter mcar 13 hrs ago #14

So MTG was right and the Dems are controlling the weather? But of course. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #19

Did it reopen? It's now 5:20 in DC. yardwork 11 hrs ago #23

It's 96 F right now at 7:37 PM IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #26