Re: Extreme Heat!

We had a water main break tonight which reduced our water pressure to a
trickle.  With the black gumbo clay soil, it shifts so much in drought
conditions, it tears the underground pipes up. Took 30 mins. to fill the
tub, which I had to do before they started the repair and cut the water off
completely.  Just what we needed w/ 100+ temps, now in our 18th month of
drought and no rain in sight for the foreseeable future.  Lovely.  Just
lovely.

On 8/1/06, Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net> wrote:
>
> Also hot AND humid here.  My husky/lab comes in frequently to get a breath
> in the AC...she also finds the coolest spots to sleep during the night
> even
> though we keep the AC on.  For the first time in years I selected some
> succulents and cacti for a new container garden...this heat makes me think
> Xeric.
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: SueNY <sue.nyc@att.net>
> > To: <GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU>
> > Cc: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 8/1/2006 3:29:27 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Extreme Heat!
> >
> > Well it's a lovely 106 degrees right now and no end in site. It's
> supposed
> > to be equally hot the rest of the week. My plants are hanging in there,
> > although I know I can forget about any of the buds getting pollinated
> until
> > the heat goes down. A branch on one of my tomato plants split, even tho
> it
> > was staked firmly and caged.. It looks like it got hit by lighting
> actually.
> > Of course it was the branch with the most toms on it, but since it was
> still
> > attached to the plant I taped it up with plant tape and used garden
> velcro
> > to tie it to the cage and it seems fine..no wilting! My flowers are
> getting
> > cooked..my mini petunia's about given up...the impatients are loving it
> > though, and my rose bush has recovered very nicely!
> >
> > Sue(6B)
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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