Short break!

babice · July 20, 2012

Oh man - it's gorgeous (temp wise) here today. Tomatoes should be happy - maybe the leaves will even uncurl finally? It's in the 80's and nice breeze; cloudy. Don't expect any rain but what a nice break from the 100's. We'll be back into 100-degree temps again by Sunday. So, I'm thinking of taking half day off of work today to get some work done outside while it's not too hot -- and finally get those extra tomatoes planted! If I can do this today while it's cool, I may even go ahead and till an area in the yard to plant these tomatoes in instead of putting them in containers!

Would be nice to have some in-ground toms in addition to all the container toms.

kath · July 20, 2012

Enjoy your break, babice! We've got quite a break from our hot droughty conditions, too- an inch of rain overnight and more predicted for today and tonight and the temps are in the 60's with a breeze!

I'm taking a break because it just started raining again, but I've been out there all morning wearing a lined windbreaker and socks!

Hope you get some rain, too, and some respite from the heat...it's so draining to work in that.

kath

babice · July 20, 2012

Yay Kath! Glad to hear you're getting a break too! Good time to do things like catching the toms up on watering and such and letting them cool off for a time. Maybe folks'll start seeing some toms ripening!

PA_Julia · July 20, 2012

YAY!! Kath and I are in the same area.
It's actually feeling kind of cool here today.
From yesterday to about an hour ago my rain gauge reads close to 2 " of rainfall.

I'm happy you are experiencing cooler temp's.

Julia

babice · July 20, 2012

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Originally Posted by PA_Julia

From yesterday to about an hour ago my rain gauge reads close to 2 " of rainfall.

Woah! That's awesome! Can't say that about us on the rain. But, I'm out there sweatin' it this afternoon and it's only in the 80's! So happy to be able to do some yard cleanup and think about where to plant those extra toms! Not tearing out too many weeds, though, cuz don't want to encourage any erosion since it's still drought conditions out there. Come to think of it, I am going to go put the sprinkler on one of my trees right now!

tam91 · July 20, 2012

I'm sure enjoying it, I can actually go outside without feeling like I'm roasting!

Baizanator · July 20, 2012

Hope y'all are enjoying it. Our forecast is at least 100 degrees over the next three days with 103 tomorrow. At least it's not too humid.

lakelady · July 21, 2012

This morning was absolutely beautiful (to me). I went out at 5:30 a.m. with my coffee to check the plants and it was very cool and beginning to drizzle. AMEN! For the past two months it felt like you couldn't "breathe" when you went outdoors. So incredibly hot and humid and no rain in ages. I just stood out there and got rained on and cooled off and it was about the most wonderful feeling; it really made my day!

July 20, 2012	#1
babice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 643	Short break! Oh man - it's gorgeous (temp wise) here today. Tomatoes should be happy - maybe the leaves will even uncurl finally? It's in the 80's and nice breeze; cloudy. Don't expect any rain but what a nice break from the 100's. We'll be back into 100-degree temps again by Sunday. So, I'm thinking of taking half day off of work today to get some work done outside while it's not too hot -- and finally get those extra tomatoes planted! If I can do this today while it's cool, I may even go ahead and till an area in the yard to plant these tomatoes in instead of putting them in containers! Would be nice to have some in-ground toms in addition to all the container toms.

July 20, 2012	#4
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	YAY!! Kath and I are in the same area. It's actually feeling kind of cool here today. From yesterday to about an hour ago my rain gauge reads close to 2 " of rainfall. I'm happy you are experiencing cooler temp's. Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

July 20, 2012	#6
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	I'm sure enjoying it, I can actually go outside without feeling like I'm roasting! __________________ Tracy

July 21, 2012	#8
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	This morning was absolutely beautiful (to me). I went out at 5:30 a.m. with my coffee to check the plants and it was very cool and beginning to drizzle. AMEN! For the past two months it felt like you couldn't "breathe" when you went outdoors. So incredibly hot and humid and no rain in ages. I just stood out there and got rained on and cooled off and it was about the most wonderful feeling; it really made my day! __________________ Antoniette

July 20, 2012	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Enjoy your break, babice! We've got quite a break from our hot droughty conditions, too- an inch of rain overnight and more predicted for today and tonight and the temps are in the 60's with a breeze! I'm taking a break because it just started raining again, but I've been out there all morning wearing a lined windbreaker and socks! Hope you get some rain, too, and some respite from the heat...it's so draining to work in that. kath

July 20, 2012	#7
Baizanator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamilton, Texas Posts: 382	Hope y'all are enjoying it. Our forecast is at least 100 degrees over the next three days with 103 tomorrow. At least it's not too humid.