Rolling down my garden

It has been incredibly hot the past couple few days. We've literally jumped from spring to late summer. Temperatures are over 32°C (89.6°F), and although this means that there is no frost damage, it also means that the freshly planted seedlings will be struggling a lot. The afternoons in the garden are hell, I even had to change my gardening time from evening to sunrise and finish until 8am to avoid the heat. This is something I usually do in the middle of July, not in the first couple of weeks of May. Also, the extreme heat means that I have to water the seedlings every evening, especially since there hasn't been any rain this week. I use a whole barrel of water a day just to keep the seedlings watered. Even with these high temperatures the rest of the seedlings couldn't wait, so during the week, I've transplanted all the seedlings that were ready for transplanting, including cucumbers, the rest of the zucchinis, cabbages, kale, and some of the flower seedlings.  Most ...

 When the thermometer shows 28°C(82.4°F) there's no more reason to keep the seedlings away from the garden. The last frost date is May 15th, so there's no more danger of sudden temperatures drop. This is why this week, while my hubby is working on the new steps, I decided to transplant seedlings.  The first thing I've transplanted are the bell peppers. There were supposed to be two pepper beds, but since I've planted a part of peppers in the new veggie garden, I needed only one bed for all my peppers. As I said before the temperatures are pretty high, above average for this time of the year, and since we're in the stormy period of the year... Read more here As of June 2022, Rolling down my garden will be moving to its own side:  https://rollingdownmygarden.com Full new posts can be read on the new page.