On 8/12/2016 10:57 AM, T wrote:
On 08/11/2016 04:27 PM, George Shirley wrote:
At 6:15pm CST the thermometer on our back porch, in the shade, is
showing 101F. I reckon that's as hot as I've seen in several years.
We're hiding in the air conditioned house.

Gardens will have to wait to be watered until around 9pm CST when the
sun is actually going down. Birds aren't flying or singing, maybe the
bug eating birds will fly after dark around the retention pond.

George

90 to 100F here in the day. 50-55F at night. Humidity
is about 30% right now, but will dip to abut 10 to 15%
as the day goes on. No rain in sight.
Humidity here is always high, we're fifty miles from the Gulf of Mexico
and have a river and several lakes nearby. Living near Houston, TX means
living with high humidity and to many people and vehicles. That being
said, this where our children, grands, and great live so we do too.

I have been watering after dark too. Is that a good idea?
It beats watering in the hot sun and letting the plants blister. Try not
to get the leaves and stems wet, we water with small soaker hoses and
keep an eye on them. We run the water on extreme low and sometimes let
it soak overnight. Wet plants at night can bring on mold and other
things you don't want.