Hi Everyone,
I'm Tam, Canadian expat working in Saudi Arabia.
Great to be a member at the National Gardening Association even though i am currently residing in Saudi Arabia!
My questions is as follows, Does anyone have experience in growing fruits and veggies in a city or has lived in a country that has extreme hot weather during the summer time? if so, I would like some tips on growing during this season. I started some eggplants, peppers, ginger, beets, basil and a bunch of other veggies from seed in March and till now nothing has fruited, actually most of the veggies died except the eggplants and the peppers which still survive with very little foliage but have not yet produced anything. Will they survive till the next season and fruit or should I start seeds again now hoping for the weather to cool down a bit for them to flourish? at the moment the weather here is fluctuating between 40 Celsius to 50 Celsius and Humidity goes up to 60% !! so pretty hot during the day and at night too. The weather will started dropping and cooling down in Sept so im hoping that this will help.
Everywhere i read says, start your seeds before last frost indoors then transplant after the last frost, the problem is we dont have a frost here, just extreme heat ! so any tips or advice would be great. also tips on which seeds I can start outdoors now under shade in this extreme weather would you all suggest?
Thanks and looking forward to hearing your responses.
Thank,
Tam
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