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boilinfrog said: LOVE TOMATOES: I live in Florida year round .....climate zone 9a.........and i'm looking for information on how to grow tomatoes successfully in the EXTREME heat of the summer months. When temperatures reach 95 degrees week after week, month after month, what can be done? SHADE CLOTH seems to be the answer. .........

(shade cloth) I want to know what to buy, where to buy it, and how to use it. The optimum temperature for tomato growing is 65 degrees - 85 degrees. Please reply if you know how to do it.............

@boilinfrog - I'm probably not the best person to offer advice on this, given where I live, but I think that although shade cloth could definitely be of help to you, for growing tomatoes in Florida you need to adjust the timing so that your plants are setting fruit before the weather becomes too hot. I do grow my tomato plants in a high tunnel type of greenhouse, so I have some experience with excess heat, but hopefully some actual southern growers will be able to help you out here