This week has been brutal. The 4th of July dawned hot, and has grown steadily hotter ever since. Every day this week was at least 90 - yesterday was actually 95; the heat index was nearly 100! And the amazing thing about it is that, while the humidity naturally increases at night, daytime humidity levels (with the exception of a couple days, today included) have been almost desert-level. Yesterday was like a blast furnace - clear, sharp blue sky without a hint of haze, and relative humidity of 36%. Amazing.
As you might expect, the poor plants are suffering mightily. I've been watering morning and evening, but only the things in pots; the perennial beds have to fend for themselves, unless I see someone in undue distress. I just don't have the time, as I have about 3 dozen pots penned up in my veggie/cut flower garden in back, plus all the mail order plants that I haven't had the space or the opportunity to plant yet. Just watering those alone takes nearly an hour, much less everything else in this yard. Dear God in Heaven, I am tired of watering....... On the plus side, the front porch/sidewalk rebuild is (allegedly) to begin Monday morning. Once that's done, I'll be able to start replanting a lot of the aforementioned pots. Now, if we can just have some rain to soften up the ground so I can weed so I can plant!
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