Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
It has been so cold and windy we have decided to install the full-length doors on the polytunnel. I was worried that the winter squash seeds might have rotted before germination so dug a few up but they were fine. Just not showing any signs of germinating. We need to increase the temperature in the tunnel (we have no heating in there - we rely totally on Nordic sunshine!) It has been getting up into the 30s inside the tunnel during the day but at nighttime the temperatures go right down to almost zero.
The problem is, the temperature can get way too hot when the doors are closed. That is not a problem before the seeds germinate, but once they are through, they are fragile and need protection from the heat. And lots of water. The weeds seem to be doing fine. Time to unroll the weed barrier.
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