It's hotter than a...

[babice]

Can't believe I'm not seeing a post about the heat and humidity. So I'll start one! Dang - it's HOT. I went out to water about an hour ago - holy blazes of fire. It was already 97 with the heat index at 9am, with a 70 degree dew point. Have been watering my toms daily. The ones in the 23" planters are faring okay. The ones in the 10 and 5 gallon planters are looking a little sad. I'm planning to give them a spritz of fish emulsion later today when they're shaded. And I think I'm going to move those into a spot on the deck that gets more afternoon shade. Even the catnip, which I have growing in that afternoon-shade-spot, is looking rather sad. Might have to resort to watering twice daily now.

DH thinks I'm nuts but I'm not above putting a fan out there to help them deal with the humidity.

It's so hot that I really don't want to be out there working. Guess I'll finally start working on getting the house organized and catching up on laundry and such! Have been obsessed with growing tomatoes since March and neglecting those things!