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Post by daylilydude on Dec 30, 2017 4:32:41 GMT -5
What would you consider to be the best temperature to be gardening in if you had your wish?
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Post by aqua on Dec 30, 2017 7:31:56 GMT -5
Anything between 35º and 75º in the winter- with sun and Nights of 55º-65º and days of less than 95º in the summer but that ain't gonna happen.. daylilydude, you should add in your own answer to these questions, too!
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Post by spike on Dec 30, 2017 9:11:36 GMT -5
Temps no lower than 65° at night with a nice light rain. Sunny with a few slight clouds during the day with temps in the low 80's.
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Post by brownrexx on Dec 30, 2017 9:19:04 GMT -5
I vote for temperatures in the 80's
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Post by Gianna on Dec 30, 2017 10:27:47 GMT -5
80 max, and with really long, mostly sunny days. But, as long as it's not as cold as what many of you are currently experiencing, I'll take whatever our local climate churns out.
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Post by paulf on Dec 30, 2017 10:46:54 GMT -5
65 to 80 degrees.
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Post by meandtk on Dec 30, 2017 10:56:16 GMT -5
60-80 degrees. We have about two days like that in April, and occasionally in October
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Post by spike on Dec 30, 2017 11:35:40 GMT -5
as long as it's not as cold as what many of you are currently experiencing Made me giggle! Lord honey it is cold enough outside to nip your toes off BUT I am in my warm snuggy kitchen canning Chili and making pierogi!
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Post by ladymarmalade on Dec 30, 2017 12:01:52 GMT -5
Hawaii.
Is that an answer?
My BIL was stationed there for three years and I was always after my sister to start a garden- even just a few pots on her lanai! She had perfect weather all year round.
Wind chills of -25ºF in the sunshine today, so I'm dreaming of warm places.
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Post by Gianna on Dec 30, 2017 13:26:56 GMT -5
as long as it's not as cold as what many of you are currently experiencing Made me giggle! Lord honey it is cold enough outside to nip your toes off BUT I am in my warm snuggy kitchen canning Chili and making pierogi! That sounds quite cozy. But so is sitting in the sun in shorts. (Guess it's not nice to be so cruel, ...but I've still got another day to adhere to that resolution to be nicer, lol)
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Post by september on Dec 30, 2017 13:27:29 GMT -5
Well, if it's gardening for my personal comfort, I'd say 60F-75F and overcast! If it's sunny, I've been known to go take off my sweatshirt and go sleeveless into the 50's, that sun baking on bare skin makes a big difference -- assuming it's not really windy.
If the question is what's best for my garden plants, then sunny and 65-85F, with nights no lower than 50F.
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 30, 2017 18:04:48 GMT -5
I'm with the majority here sunny and 65ishF to 85ishF and nights not below 60F.
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Post by Gianna on Dec 30, 2017 18:36:15 GMT -5
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 30, 2017 18:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 30, 2017 18:44:50 GMT -5
I'm another with the 65-85°. 85° would be warm enough for most peppers (though habs like it even hotter), but perfect for tomatoes, and this temp would take quite a while to bolt most greens.
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Post by paquebot on Dec 30, 2017 22:05:52 GMT -5
There are times when I'm happy to see 40ºF and soil only with honeycomb frost. Never did like the heat as there's only so much that a person can take off. It could lock on with high of 80º every day through July and August and I would not complain. And low of 60º during those same two months.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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