The last rain we had in our area was June 17 and it was about one-half inch. Yesterday and last night, we had rain. Not a lot. Not enough to get through the leaves on the trees, but enough to cause humidity to increase. The past five days, the temps at night have been dropping into the 50s and it has been more cloudy. The temps dropped quickly from the 90s mid-day to the 70s and 60s at mid-day. So obviously the weather has changed, at least for now, to a fall-like late summer.
This year, a record was broken for the number of 90+ days in the year. So far, we have had 30 days, albeit, not in a row.
My fall plantings are all up with pix below. My cuks are doing well enough and it looks like we will get a total of five cucumbers from the two plants. My bell peppers are being harvested. We pulled 16 additional cobs from the corn with another 10, or so, left to grow, if they do. With the sudden cool down, it is unlikely that they will get much larger. The chickens will get those.
With the sudden cooldown, I have pulled the tomatoes, peppers and lettuce into the green house so that the cool nights don't stop them in their tracks. The fall plantings will appreciate this cooler weather and should do just fine.
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| Cucumbers with rain drops |
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| Fall Carrot Starts |
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| Fall Cilantro Starts |
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| Fall Lettuce Starts |
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| Fall Spinach Starts |
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| Red and Yellow Bell Peppers |
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