[tomato] Re: CA weather
Shantihhh@aol.com (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:44:08 EDT
In a message dated 7/5/99 3:22:30 AM, owner-tomato-digest@GlobalGarden.com
writes:
<< I'm sure Mary-Anne is
watering correctly as most gardeners do in CA. None of us are on shortage
here.
Maybe it's just sunburn. Or maybe the plants just were a bit shocked by 107
degree temperature, which I still have a hard time fathoming, especially in
*Oakland*! >>
Tantrika,
I am not in Oakland, I am in Alamo which is between Danville and Walnut
Creek. We have even hit on a rare summer day 114 deg. F I have lived here
22 years and we are on timed drip systems, but this heat wave hit without
much warning. In Aug/Sept we can often have days over 100 deg. F. We are 25
miles East of SF near Mt. Diablo----it's much like Sacrotomato, CA. HOT!
and cold in the winter. This past winter we had numerous days under 30, as
low as 21 deg. F thus we lost many citrus.
Mary-Anne
USDA zone 9B
Sunset 14/15