yardgranny6's Blog

The Long Hot Summer
Jun 4, 2008 | 6:59 PM PST
Tags: heat , cushions , tomato

Remember that old movie? It is one of my favorites. It seemed while you were watching you could just feel the humidity and the heat, even smell those wonderful sweet scents of the south.

Well I think I am in the middle of that movie this week. Heat index was 101 degrees this afternoon. Thunderstorms would be welcome about right now.

The plants seem to love this kind of weather. If they get enough water/rain they just grow and grow. Picked maybe 2 dozen cherry tomatos this evening, ate 5 little blueberries and about 6 wee strawberries. The Celebrity tomato plant does not look too good. It did well in the beginning and has a good number of tomatos but it looks as if it has just stopped blooming. I picked three that I didn't want the birds to get before they ripen, which they can do inside just as well. Hope it perks back up.

The new perennials I bought yesterday look great. The Twilight Echinacea has nice buds, can't wait to see a red flower.

Managed to get the cushions for my outdoor glider finished today. Looks pretty good. Since the heat will continue the rest of the week, I should be able to get all the outdoor chairs finished as well.

If I can manage to get out of bed early enough a day this week, I will do some poking around in the yard. When it is 80 degrees at 8am, there is not much yard work to be gotten out of this ole gal.

More To Come Later