SO wilty! Do our vegetables need more water or something else?

well i'll be ding danged.. where's my bucket i'm going to get the ducklings out of the pool and start waterin'!

i cant believe i didnt think about this - i've made compost tea before but didnt even think all those fuzzy little butts swimmin around out there are helping me out!
 
It's the heat.

I'm in Houston and we have had 8 straight days above 100. I think that today we are supposed to finally "cool down" to 95. Our temps have been running between 100 to 105 and I have had no significant rain since mid April. I have to water everyday now. I can soak a bed and by the end of the next day its a dustbowl. I'm sure that's what is happening to you. Hardest hit are my squash and cucumbers.

My spring garden has basically never known rain water only city water and while I am mostly happy with the garden, I think it would be doing much better if it had real rain and less heat.

By the way, while Houston is a hot place in the summer, it is extremely unusual for us to have 3-digit temps ever, and especially in June. Maybe a day or two in August every couple of years but usually in low 90's in June and a lot more rain than this.

Dennis
 
i was hoping somethign like this would work! after the 10th bucket my little arms were starting to give out. i think we have a pool pump around here somewhere.... we just have little kiddie pools for them...
 
I use duck poo too, it's awesome! And mine wilt some during the day too. They are much better by night and early morning. Mulch helps a bunch!
 
My entire garden goes through this every single day. If I don't water within an hour of them wilting, they fall over. I had to tie my squash to a dowel stuck in the ground so that the stem won't brake or injure itself. :rolleyes:
 
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