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Message: [QUOTE="karstopography, post: 193055, member: 9257"] I’m 12-13 miles, about 20 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico. As long as the sea breeze kicks in like today, temps are pretty tolerable. 89-91 for the high, 32-33C. Heat index below 105, 40C. Forecast was for heat index to be up to 43C, but that didn’t pan out today, too much Southeast Breeze. Gulf of Mexico recently was running a bit below average on water temperature along Texas coast. Plants have been strong. I still have some open pollinated and hybrid larger type tomatoes on the vine, just a very few the squirrels haven‘t found yet. Don’t see much sign of any setting lately, but the plants look surprisingly strong for mid July. Lemon drop cherry is covered in tomatoes. Bell peppers are looking strong with various sizes of fruit. Serrano still setting fruit. I did take out my cucumbers this morning, picked the last one today. Those looked beat up from a variety of issues, bugs and heat. Eggplant, Okra, Pink Eye Purple hull peas, Red Noodle beans, all looking good. Inland away from the Gulf, I believe they are getting the brunt of the current heat wave. I‘m still going to likely pull up all the tomatoes plants soon. Most all the indeterminates are so tall and unmanageable at this point. The determinants are all gone already. Squirrels won’t leave the fruit be either. Some of the peppers I leave in through the fall, likely the same for the eggplant, okra, the Noodle beans. I put out some luffa gourd, butternut and a thai pumpkin seed and it all has sprouted and is growing. Space in garden has become available and more will open up soon and I’m not sure what all I will put in the places. I think I’ll try some fall cucumbers and some vining zucchini. Those I think need to wait a bit longer before I put them in. I’ve got few tomato and pepper sets going, but they mostly look kind of weak. I’m trying to do those outside, but I think I have them a little too exposed. I wish we would get some rain or have some in the forecast. I‘ll plant something if it looks like it will rain for a few days. [/QUOTE]

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