Heat Halt!
Garden reclamation and transplanting have come to a skidding halt here. Incredible temperatures of high 80's have dominated the weekend. No rain in nearly two weeks. Insanity for these parts.
Long range forecasts show a possible rain shower in six more days. Fire season has started early. Our famous 'East Winds' out of the Columbia River Gorge have had gusts in the Willamette Valley of over 40mph. It has been brutal on baby plants.
Usually, we have some mild days in May. Like, in the mid-60 degree range. May is typically a wet, spring month where cool weather crops shine and shade plants thrive. Not so much this year.
I have put much of my transplanting plans on hold and I have been watering all the plants in pots nightly. (I have quite the collection here.)
I am enjoying this rare, early May vitamin D, but it's messed with my gardening plans, man!
Any spring weather anomalies in your neck of the woods?
It has been crazy how warm its been. We got our deck stained. Yesterday, something that doesn't usually happen until later in summer. I've been watering since last week which jut seems weird. Very different from our last couple of springs. Hope all your plants survive
ReplyDeleteFrom last week's low of 28 to high 80s/low 90s this week! Last year I think we were complaining about the cold 60s the first week in May. My garden has really grown in the past 4 days though, the corn and cucumbers were popping out of the ground yesterday!
ReplyDeleteWow that is quite the collection! And I thought I'd accumulated quite a few in the past, you've put me to shame!
ReplyDeleteThis weather is crazy isn't? I'm trying not to worry about what August will mean for the garden.
Only that it has actually been a good weekend weather-wise which is unusual for a bank holiday!
ReplyDeleteUh-oh, and here I am planning to bring you even more... I thought I'd share a tip for how I keep my plants watered that are still in pots and haven't been planted out yet. I put them in plastic totes, like Sterilite makes, and drill a couple holes in the sides, about an inch up from the bottom. Place the pots inside and keep them bottom-watered. It's not a long-term solution, just one that works temporarily till they get in the ground. Too long and you'll get root rot, unless they're plants that really like wet feet. But it's a good solution for days with weather like this.
ReplyDeleteYou are having hotter temps than we are down here in sub-tropical s.e. FL. It is only 81 and breezy with no rain in the forecast for several days. We had a LOT of rain last week over a three day period and I was thankful for that.
ReplyDeleteHope you get a break so that you can continue planting in your gardens.
FlowerLady
Hmmm, this Climate Change thing is hard to understand! Uncharacteristically we have had some decent weather these last few days, despite it being a Bank Holiday weekend.
ReplyDeleteAll the emerald green lawns will not stay that way if this keeps up much longer. Thankfully, I have some long shady borders where I can weed comfortably. The sunny beds will just have to fend for themselves.
ReplyDeletePlease send it this way. It is so cold here I'm shivering as I type this. I just want a warm day, just one. I hope you get some rain soon. I understand how frustrating it is when you are ready to go and Mother Nature keeps you waiting.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty irate over the amount of watering I'm having to do this spring. If I'd known how dry it was going to be I wouldn't have moved so many plants in March and April. I just want rain every night and sun every day. Is that so much to ask?
ReplyDeleteWow, weather conditions can really change suddenly. We are a month behind so we'll probably be getting April showers in May and we have lots of strong winds which are blowing the plants around. Like say saying, I just try to 'keep calm and carry on'.
ReplyDeleteUs too! We had snow last week and hard freezes; this week we're in the 80's. Wow, it feels really hot! The kids were in the sprinkler today--that's usually a July activity around here. I may even get some bell peppers to grow this year, if it continues on this way.
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