Per the usual, this time of year I have nothing to say but those words above. I spend 10 whole minutes a day outside in the garden trying to rescue things from frying to death in our porous soil, and its a total sweatbath. The heat just sucks up everything in my brain.
I shall be back once I unfry and find myself creative again. :) Hope you all are well.
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Jess, You have my sympathies. I'm a person who wilts in the heat, so I don't think I could manage in Charleston. You should come up to Maine and beat the heat! -Jean
ReplyDeleteI should!
DeleteI used to say, People don't get used to the heat, they just get used to sweating in public. When I first moved here I kept thinking I needed to shower again. Now I just drip all over town.
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice to have a little cottage in the mountains from July until September.
I always fantasize about having a little cottage in the UK. Where it rarely gets above 75! And somehow I could just work from over there, and literally move their from Jun 1-Sept 1. It would be fantastic.
DeleteYou know Jess I was just thinking about you this morning when I was reading other blogs further north that were complaining about the heat. Wondered, if it's hot in Illinois, I wonder how brutal it must be in Carolina? Here's my answer. Here's hoping you have air conditioning.
ReplyDeleteI totally have this whole heat wave thank god! My parents in Virginia who are less used to it, had no power for a week. Fortunately it cools down at night for them, otherwise I think they'd have had to leave! We are much wimpier than people of old!
Deletelikewise....mornings and evenings spent trying to prop wilting plants back up. Praying for rain this week
ReplyDeleteWe need some rain, that is for sure, its makes everything a bit more bearable.
ReplyDeleteJess I can feel the steamy heat through your photos. I whine when we reach in the mid 80s with humidity in the 70-90% range...I could not stand your summer heat. Must remember to visit int he spring or fall. You need to travel N in the summer.
ReplyDeleteWhats crazy is that THIS is the time that most tourists come here!! They are all insane. Spring and Fall are superb here, and winter is even so much better than most of the country. Why oh why would you come when it is 93 degrees with a dew point of 80? Every.Single.Day. The low last night at my house was 81. WHen I got up this morning it was already 84. Whine whine whine whine. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I know how you feel. When things get soooo hot in the summer, all I want to do is watch movies in the air conditioning!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry about your heat, and I hope you un-fry soon :). Our weather has been mostly cooler than normal, so far in the 80s, I am still waiting for my tomatoes to ripen...
ReplyDeleteI know your angst isn't supposed to be funny, but it is. Having lived in SC, I know the hell you speak of, or should I say haaayyyll. Throw some of your mint in a mojito, give those plants some kelp, and turn up the A/C. So glad you're back. Missed your spunk. :o)
ReplyDeleteJess, thank you so much for your thoughtful reply to my request for recommendations. Of course I had to look the pruners up...hadn't any idea what you meant. I think I will get those for him and I also found some cool watering cans on ebay. Thanks to you, he will get some fun retirement gifts! Have a good week and try to stay cool!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I hate summer too. Sweatsville gets tiresome!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about you Jess. I saw something weather-wise on the news about S. Carolina. I can't recall what it was now though but I thought of you. I'm sorry it's so stinking hot. I'll keep my fingers crossed that none of your plants fry. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteHi Jess, I am here in Charleston I too HATE the summers, specifically August. At least once a day in August I proclaim my hate for it! Your garden is beautiful...I've been struggling this year with my plants. My cone flowers are lovely, except the petals are gone as soon as they bloom, I can't figure out what is eating away at them. I've seen a ton of grasshoppers in my yard this year though....I've tried lady bugs, and praying mantis until I finally broke down and sprayed and still, something is munching away at my plants. Do you mind telling me if you use anything in particular in your garden to keep the pests at bay? Thanks! Teri
ReplyDeleteTeri- my biggest pest BY FAR is slugs, thanks to our humidity. If it is slugs, you have to diligently put sluggo down after each rain. Copious amounts. That will save stuff. Coneflowers are notorious slug food as are dahlias and zinnias and potato vines. Well, honestly they like everything but roses.
DeleteInterestingly, if you only have petals disappearing, but the stems and leaves aren't chewed and holey it sounds more like a fungus. While I do not spray for bugs really at all (for the most part I just deal), I do spray minimally for fungus control. Primarily one big time in early april, and again one big time in late September. It is very hard to spray here in the summer for anything because the combo of heat, high humidity and sandy soil nearly always end in crispy plants.
Hi Jess... I just discovered your blog through another and your first paragraph captured my sentiments precisely... it is the same here in east central Wisconsin... with every newly planted plant from this past spring that I lose, all I can do is tell myself that it could be worse... but strangely that provides very little comfort when you're dealing with triple digits and dew points in the high 70's. They seem to affect the mind of the gardener!! Larry
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! We have been in a drought and have had numerous 100 degree days with insane humidity here in Chicago...Yuck! I have lost several plants that I transplanted at the beginning of the season...oh well...guess there is always next year!
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