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yeah cushman.....I guess I just bought a "20" lb regulator from dripworks and got the wrong one.

SIBERIANS, being a early cool spring tom, didn't survive long in Tomato Hell either. Maybe fall.

Is there a way you could provide some afternoon shade? If you can't move them to accomplish that, maybe you could rig a shade sail or some other type of canopy. I will probably purchase one of these by Coolaroo. Of course I will make sure there is one I can sit under myself

http://www.coolaroousa.com/view-products.do?category_id=Shade%20Sails
They are less expensive via Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Coolaroo-16-Foot-5-Inch-Triangle-Hardware/dp/B000SBDU30/ref=pd_cart_recs4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DT1X1D1PDYTADX495KY

Thanks for the help with advice on the tomato EB. It's great to have a resource like this forum to get info and learn from others and their experience! As I mentioned, I pulled the Iron Lady out, added additional 2 cups of Tomato Tone to the fertilizer strip and replanted. I used some Brandy Boy plants - a hybrid from Burpee that a local garden shop had in stock today. These are fairly large plants already.

http://forum.earthbox.com/index.php?topic=10404.0

Here are the Sweet Success cucumbers. They are in Solo Cups as mentioned by "Psyche" in a post about cucumbers and protecting small plants from the heat from the black mulch cover.

Here are the two Brandy Boy tomatoes I just put in today. I had to pull what I had in the box and replant after adding additional Tomato Tone. Hopefully these will do OK. Also see: http://forum.earthbox.com/index.php?topic=10399.0

I would be a bit more concerned with a roof-top EB system.

Is it possible that you can show us your whole garden.  I am interested in what you have your boxes sitting on.  I am looking for a way to raise my boxes up higher.  Love your videos.  Thanking you in advance.

Here's the latest video we shot this morning at the UNF. This demonstrates a quick and easy way to transition between crops within the same season. We grew a crop of mustard spinach and harvested last week. With 3 more months of hot weather we want to keep these EBs in production without a complete renovation of the EBs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMemiA4_lm8&feature=youtu.be

Love these videos.  Keep them coming.  Direct.  How to. To the point.  Really nice.

I grow Yamal which originates in coldest Russia also and it shuts down when it gets to be over 90 degrees but my nights stay cool.  Of course, it does great when the temps are chilly!