Thank goodness we received 1/2" of rain a few days ago, because now we have quite a heat wave anticipated for a full week. Daytime highs around 32C (90F), but feeling several degrees warmer with the humidity. Night time lows will only drop to 20C (68F), so not much relief there. Good chance we will be sleeping on the hide-a-bed in the basement for a few days. So much of the garden has gone from crispy to completely desiccated, and this next stretch will likely finish off some more. I will be covering some of the more vulnerable plants with white sheets, to keep their roots from getting scorched. We may try to add a layer of wide weave burlap over the top of the fall-bearing raspberries as well, since they are just starting to fruit and are rather sensitive to intense heat. I'll try to water a few sections of the garden each day too, but it is impossible to keep up-- and the soil is so dry that watering has less and less of a positive effect anyway. Hopefully this will be our last intense heat wave of the summer.
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