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Worth1 · July 29, 2017

I should of said pre-cook using my cold water cooking method for potatoes.
Not pre-boil.

How on earth do you pre-boil something.

Worth

imp · July 29, 2017

A little slow cold front is meandering through, so we only hit the higher 90's today. Also will stay that way for a few days, maybe. Nice, but how odd to add "only", LOL.

The nice folks who cleared so much of my backyard of all the junk and brush, chinese stink trees and all the babies, had it better today. I can see ALL of my driveway now, and stand at the back door and see the back gates clearly!!! They were so nice.

b54red · July 30, 2017

Woke up to rain yesterday and went to bed with it last night. It rained steady to light all day long. I fear this will further my foliage problems on both tomatoes and peppers. This has definitely been the rainiest it has been in mid summer in a very long time. Last year we rarely got a sprinkle from June through October so it is good to have that drought recovery but it is really hard on the few things still growing in these steamy conditions. The forecast is for only a slight chance of rain for the next few days so that is promising.

Bill

Rockporter · July 30, 2017

Hope things pick up for you Bill.

81 degrees and 84% humidity, half hour ago it was 80 degrees and 88% humidity. Another one of those scorcher 105-09 heat index days. Found a cicada in my garden this morning.

SteveP · July 30, 2017

Sitting on the patio at 8am shirtless. Temp is 67f with humidity at 73 and a 5mph breeze. Feels wonderful. Birds are singing like crazy.

Anyone else enjoying this break in the heat?

SharonRossy · July 30, 2017

Wish we . had the heat! First time all summer that we have had two full days of sun. It's been one of the rainiest summers ever with temps all over the place. Right now its about 70 degrees at 9:30 am with low humidity. Apparently we might even have about 5 days of sun, with increasing humidity. First time I have not had one cucumber at this point of the summer. Now the squirrel wars are on.

Rockporter · July 30, 2017

No break in the heat for us here.

My Foot Smells · July 30, 2017

65 this morning, gor-jus. did a good job on the beer drinking yesterday, weed whackin' not so much. no humidity, a rare slice of heaven this time of year. a bluebird day for sure.

bower · July 30, 2017

We are having up to 2 inches of rain, started last night and continuing to midnight tonight. Much cooler day too, with a high close to 60 F. Luckily yesterday I had a chance to clean up my outdoor tomatoes, which I've been neglecting for the most part just letting them grow some "outdoor foliage" after leaving the greenhouse. Had to take off a fair bit of nasty leaf which I know would only get worse in the rain and spread to stems, fruit etc. There'll be new issues the day after, but at least I minimized the neglect effect.

@Worth and Salt. Too bad about even the water being hot!

The only warm water I ever get from the cold water tap is the bit that's in a hose lying out in the sun - and that is hot enough to wash your dishes or scald a plant. As soon as that's run out it's ice water again. No joke the deep well water is always really cold here running from the tap. No need for ice cubes. It's a challenge the tomatoes have to get used to especially in the early spring... water is gonna chill your roots every time.

Unless I cheat and use heated water, but that's only for very special, life or death kinda occasions.

AlittleSalt · July 30, 2017

At 4pm 7-30-2017 it's only 92F at DFW Airport. What a difference! Yesterday it got to 102 at our house around 5pm.

SteveP · July 30, 2017

We are 85 with 37% humidity and a 7 mph breeze. Just beautiful.

Rockporter · July 30, 2017

88 degrees and 60% humidity on the coast. We have surely cooled down.

imp · July 30, 2017

In the 90's, but I am making chicken stock. No room in the freezer for a carcass.

Gardeneer · July 31, 2017

Cooled of here a bit with the winds coming from Northeast.
Last night's low was 59F. Today's forecast is 89F for the high and very low RH of about 45%.
But come Thursday, winds will be coming from SSW, SW . Still the highs will be around 90F.
The good thing is that days are getting shorter and the Sun altitude lower..

Rockporter · July 31, 2017

Funnel cloud warnings here on the coast today. It's 96 degrees and 46% humidity out there now. The sun is hiding behind a few clouds but still very hot out there. When I went out to water this morning it had sprinkled some, enough to cool things down a bit. We have no heat index warnings today.

July 29, 2017	#1126
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I should of said pre-cook using my cold water cooking method for potatoes. Not pre-boil. How on earth do you pre-boil something. Worth Last edited by Worth1; July 30, 2017 at 11:01 AM.

July 30, 2017	#1129
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Hope things pick up for you Bill. 81 degrees and 84% humidity, half hour ago it was 80 degrees and 88% humidity. Another one of those scorcher 105-09 heat index days. Found a cicada in my garden this morning. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

July 30, 2017	#1132
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	No break in the heat for us here. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

July 30, 2017	#1137
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	88 degrees and 60% humidity on the coast. We have surely cooled down. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

July 31, 2017	#1139
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,924	Cooled of here a bit with the winds coming from Northeast. Last night's low was 59F. Today's forecast is 89F for the high and very low RH of about 45%. But come Thursday, winds will be coming from SSW, SW . Still the highs will be around 90F. The good thing is that days are getting shorter and the Sun altitude lower.. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

July 29, 2017	#1127
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	A little slow cold front is meandering through, so we only hit the higher 90's today. Also will stay that way for a few days, maybe. Nice, but how odd to add "only", LOL. The nice folks who cleared so much of my backyard of all the junk and brush, chinese stink trees and all the babies, had it better today. I can see ALL of my driveway now, and stand at the back door and see the back gates clearly!!! They were so nice.

July 30, 2017	#1128
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Woke up to rain yesterday and went to bed with it last night. It rained steady to light all day long. I fear this will further my foliage problems on both tomatoes and peppers. This has definitely been the rainiest it has been in mid summer in a very long time. Last year we rarely got a sprinkle from June through October so it is good to have that drought recovery but it is really hard on the few things still growing in these steamy conditions. The forecast is for only a slight chance of rain for the next few days so that is promising. Bill

July 30, 2017	#1130
SteveP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,398	Sitting on the patio at 8am shirtless. Temp is 67f with humidity at 73 and a 5mph breeze. Feels wonderful. Birds are singing like crazy. Anyone else enjoying this break in the heat?

July 30, 2017	#1131
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Wish we . had the heat! First time all summer that we have had two full days of sun. It's been one of the rainiest summers ever with temps all over the place. Right now its about 70 degrees at 9:30 am with low humidity. Apparently we might even have about 5 days of sun, with increasing humidity. First time I have not had one cucumber at this point of the summer. Now the squirrel wars are on.

July 30, 2017	#1133
My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	65 this morning, gor-jus. did a good job on the beer drinking yesterday, weed whackin' not so much. no humidity, a rare slice of heaven this time of year. a bluebird day for sure.

July 30, 2017	#1134
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	We are having up to 2 inches of rain, started last night and continuing to midnight tonight. Much cooler day too, with a high close to 60 F. Luckily yesterday I had a chance to clean up my outdoor tomatoes, which I've been neglecting for the most part just letting them grow some "outdoor foliage" after leaving the greenhouse. Had to take off a fair bit of nasty leaf which I know would only get worse in the rain and spread to stems, fruit etc. There'll be new issues the day after, but at least I minimized the neglect effect. @Worth and Salt. Too bad about even the water being hot! The only warm water I ever get from the cold water tap is the bit that's in a hose lying out in the sun - and that is hot enough to wash your dishes or scald a plant. As soon as that's run out it's ice water again. No joke the deep well water is always really cold here running from the tap. No need for ice cubes. It's a challenge the tomatoes have to get used to especially in the early spring... water is gonna chill your roots every time. Unless I cheat and use heated water, but that's only for very special, life or death kinda occasions.

July 30, 2017	#1135
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	At 4pm 7-30-2017 it's only 92F at DFW Airport. What a difference! Yesterday it got to 102 at our house around 5pm.

July 30, 2017	#1136
SteveP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,398	We are 85 with 37% humidity and a 7 mph breeze. Just beautiful.

July 30, 2017	#1138
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	In the 90's, but I am making chicken stock. No room in the freezer for a carcass.

July 31, 2017	#1140
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Funnel cloud warnings here on the coast today. It's 96 degrees and 46% humidity out there now. The sun is hiding behind a few clouds but still very hot out there. When I went out to water this morning it had sprinkled some, enough to cool things down a bit. We have no heat index warnings today. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~