Typical northwest Oregon weather here in Portland. Cloudy skies and dropping into the 50's at night. I think we dipped into the 40's a few days ago. The mild daytime temps are fine. It's the cool nights that mess with plants in pots. Plants in the ground won't be affected nearly as much as the ground stays much warmer than a 3-5 gallon pot which is what I'm growing in. Cold roots are not good.
My plants that are flowering are just starting. They don't look like they're in any hurry either. It's almost September and I only see one or two finishing before November which is going to put me into the danger zone outdoors where I'm at. Shit.
Going to take advantage of this cloudy day and cool weather to do a good foliar drench of a potassium silicate and sesame oil blend later. No PM anywhere in the yard yet but I'm sure it's just lurking waiting for me to let my guard down. I've been spraying weekly all summer in the evening after bee activity has ceased. I spray everything in the yard and garden. The squash plants are PM magnets. It's out there waiting to pounce. IPM is very critical this time of year.
I hope everyone's plants are doing great. Mine are just so so. I'll get some decent smoke if the weather holds though.
Happy Growing