tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post3494016209394758977..comments2023-07-18T11:19:20.821-05:00Comments on Jim Long's Garden: A Harsh Summer of Drought and HeatJim Longs Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12018979072600103985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-55646507788683456342011-08-08T11:26:35.068-05:002011-08-08T11:26:35.068-05:00I'm so sorry for your garden, but also it'...I'm so sorry for your garden, but also it's a relief to hear someone else's experience of going through the same hellish summer. I'm just below you in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Like you, I worry about new gardeners giving up in frustration. If nothing else, this year has taught me how much I love my t-tape & soaker irrigation hoses...and how much focus I intend to put on getting more organic matter deep in the soil via cover crops... I look forward to visiting your farm someday soon and will keep an eye out for any workshops you are offering there or in the area. So glad to find your blog. <br /><br />Leigh from A Larrapin GardenLeigh @LarrapinGardenhttp://www.ozarksalive.org/larrapinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-16681355146784348942011-08-08T11:19:10.906-05:002011-08-08T11:19:10.906-05:00I hope Adam is not too discouraged about his ambit...I hope Adam is not too discouraged about his ambitious garden plans; this was a tough year weatherwise, for you.<br />Here it has been staying about 70 for the past month, so I can only imagine triple digit heat.<br />Good point about millions of brand new gardeners getting discouraged and all those unsold plants.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-36143423346007829532011-08-05T14:10:07.662-05:002011-08-05T14:10:07.662-05:00Don't have a tomato on our plants yet. In thes...Don't have a tomato on our plants yet. In these temps, fruit won't even set. As I always say, gardening stinks!Grumpy_Gardenerhttp://grumpygardener.southernliving.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-69804265603639647192011-08-01T23:06:46.060-05:002011-08-01T23:06:46.060-05:00It certainly has been a strange year so far. Sad ...It certainly has been a strange year so far. Sad to hear your experiences are not meeting expectations.compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-5868354066543584662011-07-31T13:45:33.195-05:002011-07-31T13:45:33.195-05:00Here in Texas, it's the same as many other pla...Here in Texas, it's the same as many other places- consistent very high temps and no rain. I'm keeping a few container vegetables alive, but no fruit yet on cantaloupe or watermelon. Swiss Chard still producing, though, although I didn't get even one cucumber or squash. It just got too hot, too fast for them to produce. Raccoons, I think, are eating the few, small pears we had on the old pear tree. <br /><br />Deb is right, though, I like to think this is just a cycle. And, in the fall, I'll be ready to plant for the cool season. My husband, ever the optimist, says, "Well, a desert has to start somewhere..." <br /><br />Hopefully, we'll have some late summer rain for the early fall planting season.Herbiecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324010114933175021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445073115141249182.post-82517157215692257512011-07-30T14:41:11.064-05:002011-07-30T14:41:11.064-05:00Your post expresses the frustrations well. Here in...Your post expresses the frustrations well. Here in south-central Kansas, we are over 30 days of over 100 (with several 110 days) and no rain on our place. What we have kept alive, the grasshoppers are decimating, and really, I can't hardly blame them since everything else is brown and cripsy. <br />And yet, there are some celebrations. Just yesterday my daughter noticed that some of our grapes (in a hidden-away spot) were ripe, and nothing had gotten to them yet. :-)<br />I like to remember that weather always cycles. It may take a few years, but at some point, we will once again be griping about the mud!<br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com