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Picked a couple heads of cabbage last week and chopped and froze in vacuum bags for vegetable soup this winter. Still have cabbage out there for kraut and fresh eating. Will make some cabbage rolls to freeze too. Picked 2 big laundry baskets of mustard greens this morning early to beat the heat. Will blanch and put in freezer as well. Also want to can some greens too.
 
bigpaul said:
80-90 degrees here yesterday.
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When you have experienced 80-90 degrees at night - with 85% relative humidity - get back with us about your thoughts about sleeping without AC. That's what I grew up with in the summer. And I don't want to ever ever go back.
Swamp coolers?
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That just pushes the humidity to 100% relative humidity...without lowering the temperature.
 
Swamp coolers work in low humidity, like in New Mexico. They do not work where I live, where last week we did have 80 percent humidity and highs in the 90's, and not much cooler in the night. Thank goodness for dehumidifiers.
Am harvesting tons of elephant kale. I don't like it, but husband does. Some for the freezer, some for the dehydrator.
 
I grew up without AC, in an area that was common to get up to 110 and even 115 on occasion. I lived and worked in the middle east, Afghanistan and central Asia without AC. I survived it but was always uncomfortable and dripping with sweat 24/7. As long as possible I will never be without AC again. Even our side by side has AC.
 
Arcticdude said:
I grew up without AC, in an area that was common to get up to 110 and even 115 on occasion. I lived and worked in the middle east, Afghanistan and central Asia without AC. I survived it but was always uncomfortable and dripping with sweat 24/7. As long as possible I will never be without AC again. Even our side by side has AC.
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I dont blame you at all. . . take advantage where you can Bud. :) We have pups that seem to think that they can open the front door now and A:C everything outside. . . It's not going well with their training.
 
Helena is picking peas again today. The corn is at 3 feet tall now. The onions with seed heads are at 4 feet tall now. The beans and grapes are climbing the poles and the pumpkin creepers are 6 feet long. Onions are larger than pool balls and the watermelon plant is about 6 inches tall so far. Going shopping for more staples for the pantry, don't like the report about the Russians recalling their citizens at all. Gary
 
robinjopo said:
Earlier in the season, We were discussing netting over my berries. I am happy to report that the birds did not eat my gooseberries for the first time. I didn't have many but it wasn't hampered by the birds. I love just eating them off the bush.
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Mine are not quite ready yet.
 
Got the rest of the mangoes off my trees this week. Now just waiting for all the citrus, guavas, avocados and figs to slowly mature. The Barbados cherry is blooming again.
We're getting so many peppers too. There's enough to eat some, store some and share the rest with the neighbors.
 
I finally used some of the chicken poop I have had composting for up to 6 years. I made the mistake oof using fresh poop one year and the nitrogen made some beautiful plants, but no veggies. After that, I've been afraid to use it.

The guy at the feed store said corn requires lots of nitrogen and that's probably why I've never been able to grow it. This compost had sand mixed in from the coop floor. It is black and fine so I'm hoping it works. I would love to have some homegrown sweet corn.
 
robinjopo said:
I finally used some of the chicken poop I have had composting for up to 6 years. I made the mistake oof using fresh poop one year and the nitrogen made some beautiful plants, but no veggies. After that, I've been afraid to use it.

The guy at the feed store said corn requires lots of nitrogen and that's probably why I've never been able to grow it. This compost had sand mixed in from the coop floor. It is black and fine so I'm hoping it works. I would love to have some homegrown sweet corn.
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We planted our corn in the pig pen, along with squash and watermelon. They're all growing like...weeds.
 
GaRp58 said:
36°C is approximately 97-98°F and yes the swimming was good. Took the wife half an hour to get used to the water and the dog was in with us. Great day, had some watermelon flavored Ale and 2 glasses of tequila sunrise.
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That's way to hot for me. It hit 78 here today. The kids went swimming in the stock tank today.
 
The temp today here is forecasted for 86 F actual temp. With humidity it will probably feel in the low 90's. We got a shower yesterday from the tropical storm coming up from the gulf but most went south and east of us into Georgia and the Carolinas. Was hoping for more rain.

Noticed yesterday that the plums are ripening and gooseberries. Will pick first pickings of both on Monday. Planted field peas yesterday and okra as they love the heat. Elderberries are loaded with blooms right now.
 
My dwarf tamarillo seedlings have taken off. I need to find garden space for them today. The kiwano seedlings that I planted a month ago are finally growing like crazy too.
I'm going to take cuttings from my passionfruit vines and let those run up the carport trellis. The main vines look like they may flower soon.
 
I'm not in NM anymore, moved last year to Kansas. Kiwanos like heat, but I don't know about humid. It'll be interesting to find out. We had so many of them, our son decided to make wine with them. He got a carboy going to ferment, didn't put a fermenter cap on the top, added the sugar and stuff. Capped the top. Unbeknown to me, put it in our upstairs guestroom walk in closet and closed the door.
Weeks later, husband and I heard an explosion. Kiwano seed and gunk everywhere. Everything was covered. I could of killed him.
 
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