A wacky growing season Z4

[Coco]

hi
I have had the most wackiest growing season here in my zone 4 is any one else having a strange year? Right now I really don't know what to do about some things as the sun shine is so hot, but the ambient temps are ok? I have rain at times every 4 hrs. I have no clue what to do to help my tomatoes along, but my cold weather things are going gain busters this year.

Is anyone else experiencing such a difference or is it just my corner of the world?

[bigjon]

way too much rain=bell peppers just blossomed-planted mem day.

[geo in mi]

Originally Posted by Coco

hi
I have had the most wackiest growing season here in my zone 4 is any one else having a strange year? Right now I really don't know what to do about some things as the sun shine is so hot, but the ambient temps are ok? I have rain at times every 4 hrs. I have no clue what to do to help my tomatoes along, but my cold weather things are going gain busters this year.

Is anyone else experiencing such a difference or is it just my corner of the world?

Not trying to fuel the global warming debate here, but...... I believe we all should start learning ways and new ideas on how to deal with unpredictable
conditions. Too much rain, too little rain, insects, fungi, cold snaps, etc., etc. And all of them coming at just the wrong time, it seems. Here in SW MI we came through a severe winter, had a very slow Spring warm up, lots of rain with very few planting windows, then, on Aug. 1, the sun is baking everything, and now we have to irrigate.

Farmers and gardeners have always seen bad spells and crop failures but, to me they seem to have picked up the pace, plus they seem to be scrambled. I think we will have to learn how to scramble with it.

geo

[lurnin2farm]

Definitely one of the coolest summers that I can recall, ever. seems like a month ago temps were in the 90's and I thought my tomatoes would shut down because it was too hot. Then the last couple weeks nighttime temps in the low 50's so I was worried that my tomatoes would shut down.
No the worry is over since we have had so much rain and so little sun most of my tomatoes are dead or dying of blight.
On the positive side, my peppers for whatever reason are doing well, so is the cabbage and now finally cukes are setting fruit.
Still a good 75 days left before first frost so lets hope we get a decent finish to this years gardens.

[Steve in PA]

Been stuck with June weather all summer. It's August and I haven't picked a single tomato yet! The only peppers I have are from a plant I overrwintered inside as an experiment.

[MN Gardener]

I am also in zone 4 and hace had a cooler summer and have had one of my best gardens ever. Brassicas have done real well, have had a bumper crop of raspberries and blueberries. Carrots and potatoes are growning really well to. My Tomatoes are growing well and have lots of tomatoes on them, but I have only had a dozen get ripe yet, and those were cherry tomatoes! Oddly enough my peppers are doing well, usually they ripen after my tomatos. The only thing that isn't doing well in my garden is cucumber. I am really hoping we have a late fall or I am going to have a lot of unripened tomatoes.

[Slatewiper]

Originally Posted by lurnin2farm

Definitely one of the coolest summers that I can recall, ever. seems like a month ago temps were in the 90's and I thought my tomatoes would shut down because it was too hot. Then the last couple weeks nighttime temps in the low 50's so I was worried that my tomatoes would shut down.
No the worry is over since we have had so much rain and so little sun most of my tomatoes are dead or dying of blight.
On the positive side, my peppers for whatever reason are doing well, so is the cabbage and now finally cukes are setting fruit.
Still a good 75 days left before first frost so lets hope we get a decent finish to this years gardens.

I'm in SW Ohio and my problem has been not enough rain. Excluding the past few days I have had less than 2 inches since Memorial Day.

[sammyd]

here in central WI it has been a cool summer but the garden has done well.
Plenty wet for sure but not overly so. Don't think we've had more than 1 day above 90 the whole summer.
We have had more bell peppers so far this year than other years total.
the winter squashes are looking very good. Peas and beans made lots of production.
Tomatoes are bit behind on ripening but we have had a few and the rest are turning.
Potatoes were absolutely incredible this year..
I can't say as we're worried about much of anything with the garden this year....

[stillhere]

green Jersey tomatoes in Norther NJ. Tons of zucchini.

[Werforpsu]

Originally Posted by lurnin2farm

Definitely one of the coolest summers that I can recall, ever. seems like a month ago temps were in the 90's and I thought my tomatoes would shut down because it was too hot. Then the last couple weeks nighttime temps in the low 50's so I was worried that my tomatoes would shut down.
No the worry is over since we have had so much rain and so little sun most of my tomatoes are dead or dying of blight.
On the positive side, my peppers for whatever reason are doing well, so is the cabbage and now finally cukes are setting fruit.
Still a good 75 days left before first frost so lets hope we get a decent finish to this years gardens.

you sound exactly like me in central pa....no tomatoes, then the start of tomatoes, then blight, now dead tomatoes!