Personally I hate this heat, I feel hot, sick, tired and grouchy. I cannot sleep due to the heat much prefering to sleep in a cool/cold bedroom. I love the spring and autumn, where generally we usually get nice weather (last year I got sunburnt in the spring) albiet this year it was rather wet! but Im happier working outside whilst its drizzling, I can always get warm again but find it so hard to cool down.
Saying that our fruit are doing very, very well, and if you water wisely you only need to water established fruit/veg/shrubs once a week with a really good soaking. On our heavy clay soil the soil is damp after a couple cm below the soil so we only give the plots a good soaking once a week, the rest in pots we water twice a day plus have water bottles in spikes and we hose the path in our greenhouse down to keep up the damp levels which helps keep the greenhouse cooler and deters red spider mite.
I normally love the heat but have somehow caught a terrible cold (Yes, in July!) and I'm feeling really rough in the heat. Watering the plants in the evening is lovely though and first thing in the morning too.
I'm enjoying the hot weather. Never had strawberries so big. Stuff which didn't do well last year is romping away. Fruit bushes have all done well. Abergines, cues and toms are all showing fruit in the GH. In fact I'm ever so pleased with the aubergines, fruit didn't start showing till at least August last year.
It was too hot to garden at the weekend but it was nice just to sit back in the shade with the papers and a book.
i am hating this humid heat.. my rheumatoid arthritis is so bad i cant mvoe much.. have nto been able to get out and dead head for last 2 weeks.. and when i checked long ranch forecast for isle of wight it is going to be like this upto the 16 aug.. and no signs of rain at all.. all our butts are empty now for the 5th time this year and i have to water pots from the tap now. we have not had rain since 19th may here. and i dont count the fine spray mist we had back beginning of june... that didnt even dampen the pavements.. rain!
my lawn is brown and dead and some of the plants even my long standing perennials are startin to wilt over now.
Gardeningfantic I'm so sorry that you feel 'under the weather'. I would have thought that you would have nice sea breezes on the Isle of Wight. My friend from Cornwall has just phoned me to discuss a BBQ she had with her family. I mustn't be jealous as here am I stuck in Cheshire! Seriously though I do hope you feel better soon.
daydaisy.. thank you.. once the heat and air pressure and humidity go..i will fgeel better.
we normally do have a breeze.. or should i say stiff strong breeze going onto very windy all the time.. but this last few weeks.. there is only a breath of air up on the cliffs.. so not normal for us.. must ay the washing is dry within an hour of putting out.. so that is good.. gets lots done..
My border reshaping is going slowly due to the iron hard soil but i am enjoying the sunshine very much, my other half on the other hand is also struggling with the heat poor thing.
Oh dear, this heat..I can sleep at night with air con machine on before sleeping then switching 2 fans on.. BUT feel like an owl.. I either get up real early like 6am to do things like shop or in evenings...during day its a nightmare...cannot take heat or get terrible head....so am indoors every day...
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I think geraniums are one of the best plants for the garden in the dry weather, no need to water!
Personally I hate this heat, I feel hot, sick, tired and grouchy. I cannot sleep due to the heat much prefering to sleep in a cool/cold bedroom. I love the spring and autumn, where generally we usually get nice weather (last year I got sunburnt in the spring) albiet this year it was rather wet! but Im happier working outside whilst its drizzling, I can always get warm again but find it so hard to cool down.
Saying that our fruit are doing very, very well, and if you water wisely you only need to water established fruit/veg/shrubs once a week with a really good soaking. On our heavy clay soil the soil is damp after a couple cm below the soil so we only give the plots a good soaking once a week, the rest in pots we water twice a day plus have water bottles in spikes and we hose the path in our greenhouse down to keep up the damp levels which helps keep the greenhouse cooler and deters red spider mite.
I normally love the heat but have somehow caught a terrible cold (Yes, in July!) and I'm feeling really rough in the heat. Watering the plants in the evening is lovely though and first thing in the morning too.
I'm enjoying the hot weather. Never had strawberries so big. Stuff which didn't do well last year is romping away. Fruit bushes have all done well. Abergines, cues and toms are all showing fruit in the GH. In fact I'm ever so pleased with the aubergines, fruit didn't start showing till at least August last year.
It was too hot to garden at the weekend but it was nice just to sit back in the shade with the papers and a book.
A beautiful sunset here now and a gentle breeze to cool everything down.
i am hating this humid heat.. my rheumatoid arthritis is so bad i cant mvoe much.. have nto been able to get out and dead head for last 2 weeks.. and when i checked long ranch forecast for isle of wight it is going to be like this upto the 16 aug.. and no signs of rain at all..
all our butts are empty now for the 5th time this year and i have to water pots from the tap now. we have not had rain since 19th may here. and i dont count the fine spray mist we had back beginning of june... that didnt even dampen the pavements.. rain!
my lawn is brown and dead and some of the plants even my long standing perennials are startin to wilt over now.
need some rain at night at least..
Gardeningfantic I'm so sorry that you feel 'under the weather'. I would have thought that you would have nice sea breezes on the Isle of Wight. My friend from Cornwall has just phoned me to discuss a BBQ she had with her family. I mustn't be jealous as here am I stuck in Cheshire! Seriously though I do hope you feel better soon.
we normally do have a breeze.. or should i say stiff strong breeze going onto very windy all the time.. but this last few weeks.. there is only a breath of air up on the cliffs.. so not normal for us.. must ay the washing is dry within an hour of putting out.. so that is good.. gets lots done..
My border reshaping is going slowly due to the iron hard soil but i am enjoying the sunshine very much, my other half on the other hand is also struggling with the heat poor thing.
Oh dear, this heat..I can sleep at night with air con machine on before sleeping then switching 2 fans on..
BUT feel like an owl.. I either get up real early like 6am to do things like shop or in evenings...during day its a nightmare...cannot take heat or get terrible head....so am indoors every day...