{"id":15630,"date":"2022-09-02T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:21:25","slug":"protecting-tomatoes-from-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/protecting-tomatoes-from-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting tomatoes from heat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a short video of what I do to protect my tomatoes when the heat hits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQOP_58QkL4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find shade cloth at a good nursery near you or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groworganic.com\/collections\/sun-protection\">Peaceful Valley<\/a> (Grow Organic) or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnnyseeds.com\/tools-supplies\/row-covers-and-accessories\/shade-cloth\/\">Johnny&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All of my Yard Posts are listed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/list-of-yard-posts\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/supporting-the-yard-posts\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> about how my Yard Posts are purely supported by gardeners like you, which is why there are no ads. 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