We are in a severe drought warning in North Central PA. Glad I did 3’X3’ raised beds this year. Only taking a fraction of the 20’X 20’ fenced in area. I can direct the water to where I need it. Ground in between has DEEP cracks in it. Did 80% tomatoes this year for canning. All are heavy in green tomatoes. This heat will stress them but, the leaves are totally covering the bed base now. The water is not evaporating as bad.
Raised beds have worked out well for us too.
I pulled all my spring planted tomatoes except for 5, and they will come out this week. I planted a handful of fresh tomato plants for fall, and I’ve started seed (under lights) for broccoli, green cabbage, red cabbage, chinese cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, swiss chard, spinach, kale, mustard, collards, butternut squash, acorn squash, more cucumbers, dill, cilantro, and I plan to direct sow some other things like turnips and beets, a few beans and maybe some zipper cream peas. For fall, I’m rearranging the garden a little (ok, a lot) and shooting for a bio-intensive planting (John Jeavons style). I plant fairly closely anyway, but this will be a nice experiment.
Those of us that are in Western NY have been 3 1/2 weeks without any rain.
At least you should have gotten some rain last night
Be charitable - send some our way ! ..Please !
At least to the East of us, they got some rain along the Southern Tier, rite ?
We are in the 'severe drought stage', and the rains seem to just pass us bye !
92 degree days with humidity of 90% takes a toll on a body, and does worse in the garden .